I’ve been wanting to buy an iMac for a long time but I’m having a few second thoughts! I’ve been reading a lot of the threads posted here and reading up on the whole ‘Mac versus Windows’ debate and am now more confused than ever! I would appreciate if you all wouldn’t mind giving me some kind of idea of what machine would be better for what I want to use it for.
In my current job I use a Windows machine, using AutoCAD a lot and I am more than likely going to get into Inventor in the very near future. I’ve heard Macs don’t run well with cad and while I don’t use either of those at home I will have to in the future. I know there is software out there similar to cad for Macs but there would be no point using that unless the files could also be opened in AutoCAD on a Windows machine. If there is a program out there that will allow me to do that then please let me know.
I’m also looking into 3D animation and I’ve heard Macs are great for graphics. But are they any better than a Windows based machine?
Lastly I’m not going to pretend to know a lot about computers but I do know I’ve never had trouble with my XP machine. Are Macs really as good as everyone makes out or would be I wasting my time learning a completely new OS when a Windows machine will work just fine for what I want? Anyway let me know what you would do!
In my current job I use a Windows machine, using AutoCAD a lot and I am more than likely going to get into Inventor in the very near future. I’ve heard Macs don’t run well with cad and while I don’t use either of those at home I will have to in the future. I know there is software out there similar to cad for Macs but there would be no point using that unless the files could also be opened in AutoCAD on a Windows machine. If there is a program out there that will allow me to do that then please let me know.
I’m also looking into 3D animation and I’ve heard Macs are great for graphics. But are they any better than a Windows based machine?
Lastly I’m not going to pretend to know a lot about computers but I do know I’ve never had trouble with my XP machine. Are Macs really as good as everyone makes out or would be I wasting my time learning a completely new OS when a Windows machine will work just fine for what I want? Anyway let me know what you would do!