IMac model/upgrades needed to run design software smoothly?
As a designer, I need to run Autocad, Vectorworks, Rhino, the Adobe suite, as well as arcGIS and Vue on a Windows partition...preferably with room to breathe. I want to buy an iMac (27") but I am wondering which upgrades would be most beneficial considering the breadth of programs that I will need to run... Any thoughts on which upgrades (RAM, hard drive etc...) would be best for my needs?
Max the RAM out 1st thing, bigger or more HDDs, next, & choose the 2GB DDR5 graphics option.
It can hold up to 32 GB of RAM...
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/2011/DDR3_21.5_27
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6. Last is Q. Q is a freeware emulator that is compatible with Intel Macs. It is much slower than the virtualization software, Parallels and VM Fusion.
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Which designing software I can run on mac book pro?
Hi,
I am an engineering student. I need to use designing software such as ansys, catia, autocad, pro-e, and many more. Also I have plan to buy mac book pro. I need to know which designing software I can run on mac machine and what specification it should have? Thank you.
Jaydeep2.2 Ghz 15" MacBook Pro with high res anti-glare would be the best machine for you.
The 17" is fine too if you want a larger screen.
The 1GB Radeon 6750M video card will give you all you need for GPU performance for eh next 3-5 years or longer.
So the above is a future proof choice for the long haul.
(avoid the 13" and the 2.0 ghz 15", not so good graphics performance)
The anti-glare because you going to using your laptop in many different enviroments and your not going to be able to control the lights, etc to reduce the screen reflections. money well spent to see your screen properly.
Mac's can run a lot of software, they can also direct boot into Windows for Windows only programs.
Windows can also run inside OS X using virtual machine software like VMFusion (Apple likes) and Parallels, just takes a 50% performance hit on 3D games and animation.
Another nifty thing is if you set up a "bootcamp" partition of Windows for direct boot, virtual machine software can use that as a copy for the virtual machine OS in OS X. So no need to double install.
Also if your geekish, you can make a Mac triple boot. OS X, Windows and Linux too. So all software is avaiable with full hardwre perfromance.
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I have a mac book pro, I need to run a software package that requires Windows Access for it to work
The software is SBEM (A building calculation software)
Any ideas
Many ThanksDirect you to the proper forum for MacBook :
MacBook Series Forumshttps://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks?view=discussions
Mac OS X Forums
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro
Mac 101: Using Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1461
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Boot Camp Support
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My early (white plastic) 2006 imac freezes. I'm running Snow Leopard and have formatted and reinstalled the software 3 or 4 times. Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Until I installed the SMC FanControl application my screen would "break up" into strange patterns and then would eventually freeze. Please help.If you are trying to upgrade using a gray-faced OS X disk from another system, that won't work, as those disks are locked to the system types they are delivered with. You'll need to drop the $29 on a retail copy of Snow Leopard, which is available from the Apple online store. Note Snow Leopard requires 1GB minimum, and you may want at least 2GB for better performance.
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Problem
High running Temperature
Specification
iMac 27 inch
Mac OS X Includes Software Snow Leopard upgraded to Mountain Lion OS X 10.8.03 (1278)
251 GB Flash Drive
2 TB Sata disk
Processor 3.4 Ghz Intel Core I7
Memory 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6970 2048 MB
Video: Software Final Cut Pro X 10.0.8
I use the imac mainly for editing Video which when doing so it has reached temperatures of near to 60° C which causes the program to become unstable and needs to be cooled down to operate correctly.
An Apple technician (by phone) advised me to download an smcfancontrol. This allows each individual fan to increase speed and also advises the current temperature at °C. The smcfancontrol has been downloaded but this has not resolved the problem. By increasing the speed of the fan more heat is generated and creates additional noise.
I have since taken the iMac to an Apple Store for examination as suggested by APPLECARE when the fans were found to be working correctly. An Apple Store technician carried out a test, but not whilst working under the pressure of FINAL CUT PRO when the iMac generates a high temperature.
The Temperature Specification for this model is
Operating Temperature 20 °c to 35°C
Storage Temp.47°c
Clearly the temperature my iMac is operating at is excessive and could cause the computer to break down prematurely. Has anyone experienced this problem.
Frank HowellWhen was the last time you cleaned/vacuumed out all of your iMac's vents, slots and ports.
You need to do this with the iMac powered down, disconnected from power and everything disconnected.
Lay your iMac, screen down, on a soft surface, like a heavy towel. Use a small electronics vac, or portable or full size vac with hose and a crevice tool attachment and carefully and slowly vacuum every vent, slot and port on your iMac.
Then reconnect everything up, power up and download and install iStat Pro. Start working, then report the temps of your iMac after this has been done.
When using SMCFan Control, it is important not to run the fans at too high an RPM. This doesn't generate heat on its own, but will suck in more dust, lint and dirt into your iMac, and that will be the cause of additonal increases in heat.
I run my fans in the range of 1400-1600 RPMs. You can go as high as 1800 RPMs but it is important to keep the RPM range below either 1800 or below 2000 RPMs.
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I have an imac 2006 running 10.6.8 but I still can't upgrade to Mavericks. Is this model not able to run mavericks, or is there a way to download? Apple says any imac running snow leopard or later.
Again, some proof would be nice
Instead of just making a casual, blanket statement, why don't you just post the actual install procedure here, then.
Also, the 2006 models really do not have sufficient RAM specs to run Mavericks well.
So, I seriously question that your 2006 model iMac is running well on Mavericks.
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New iMacs ship with a much better 8 GBs of RAM.
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I have a PowerPC G4, 1.5 Ghz, with 1.5 GB of ram.
Currently running OSX 10.4.11.
Question: Can I upgrade to 10.5.8 (or higher)? Need to load new software and said that was the minumum requirement was 10.5.8
Thanks, WPC-2012Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard installation system requirements
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24950
Leopard is no longer available at the Apple Store but may be available by calling Apple Phone Sales @ 1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800-692-7753).
If you can't obtain a retail install DVD from Apple, look on eBay or Google the installer part numbers to possibly find at an on-line store. Here's what to look for:
MB427Z/A Leopard 10.5.1 install DVD
MB576Z/A Leopard 10.5.4 install DVD
MB021Z/A Leopard 10.5.6 install DVD (single user)
MB022Z/A Leopard 10.5.6 install DVD (5-user family pack)
Installing Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1544
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Installation and Setup Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/leopard_install-setup.pdf
After you install the base 10.5, download & install the 10.5.8 combo update at http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update
The DVD should look like this
Caution - Leopard does not support classic mode. So, if you currently open OS 9 apps in classic mode, you won't be able to do this if you upgrade to Leopard.
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Can my 2007 iMac be upgraded to run Leopard and Adobe CS5?
I have an iMac I purchased in 2007, along with all new software. I now find I need to upgrade my software, but cannot also afford to buy a new computer. It's ridiculous that a 3 year old computer is obsolete. Especially at these prices.
Rant finished. Please help. Can I add memory, ram, a new video card? I'm a designer... not a mechanic. Apple just wants me to buy a new machine - they offer no help at all.
Specs on iMac below.
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM51.0090.B09
SMC Version: 1.8f2
Thank you for any help!!!Hi ivyleaf
You can run either Leopard or Snow Leopard on your iMac.
+(I ran Leopard on my 4,1 Core Duo for over a year and now run Snow Leopard without issue)+
Apple no longer sells or updates Leopard, so if you want Leopard you will have to find a black Retail Leopard Upgrade Disk on E-Bay or somewhere like that.
2GB is enough for OS X, but I suggest that you upgrade to 4GB of RAM for CS5
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/5300DDR2S4GP/
then buy a Retail Snow Leopard Upgrade Disk for $29 and run that.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDAzOA&mco=MTc1MTEzNjY
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What kind of upgrades are my iMac model eligible for?
Hi, I have the same problem and was wondering if someone could walk me through what I need to do to find out what kind of upgrades the iMac model I have is eligible for?
<Re-Titled By Host>The model identifier info provided shows what may be a 20-inch or 24-inch, as iMac7.1
These may see an upgrade in RAM so as to facilitate running a system software upgrade:
Maximum Memory 6.0 GB (Actual) 4.0 GB (Apple)
Memory Slots 2 - 200-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM
Until some time ago there had been a Firmware Update: iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.3
however, now the link previously available, appears to no longer function.
According to http://mactracker.ca database application, your general iMac7.1 series is
able to run as new a system as Yosemite 10.10; however some users had found that to
be a bit far of a reach for this old a model due to hardware limits of the vintage. If not
already running at least Snow Leopard 10.6.8, you could get & try Mountain Lion 10.8.5
(buy $19. upgrade code, from Apple; that would unlock Mac app download) as Mavericks
10.9.5 is no longer available as an upgrade to older systems. The theory is that if a Mac
could use Mavericks, it should be able to accommodate Yosemite. But, not always.
Some people liked Snow Leopard 10.6.8 - and it is on retail DVD for easy offline restore
or bootable utilities on the same disc - still available from Apple $19. It should run fine
unless you have some need to upgrade further. This system is needed to go to App Store
and other aspects of the newer OS X available from the internet only.
The site http://everymac.com has a fair database of most things Mac, so that in addition
to the download MacTracker app, are good references and hardware example data.
Hopefully this helped some.
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I need the Click Once Add-in for 5.0.1 to run a software application on Win 7. Is this available?
We run a software designed to work with Microsoft's ClickOnce technology.
I used the add-on FFClickOnce 0.8 with the older version of Firefox but it is not compatible with 5.0.1.
Now I am back to IE :(.
Is there a new add-on like this to use with the current version of Firefox?
Many of our staff are disappointed they can no longer use 5.0.1!Hi,
If you'd upgrade to LV5.1 or 6 you could use the 'standard' vi's for this.
You need a VI called "Write BMP File.vi". It's not shipped with LV5.0.1.
This vi only uses 3 subVI's, so perhaps someone at NI can convert it and
send it to you (sorry, I won't, it's copywrited).
If you cannot get this VI anywhere, you'll need to figure out the BMP file
format yourself. It's not too complicated, but still could take some days.
Perhaps someone figured it out before LV5.1 was released.
Regards,
Wiebe.
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> I want to use Get Panel Image in Labview 5.0.1 and need details on how
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> I am trying to generate an application that saves a copy
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> Print VI to HTML but this does not work in an .exe format. I have seen
> elsewhere that you have to use the Get Panel Image method, but no
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I am running snow leopard
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Install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo
That should reinstall the App Store for you.
Restart your Mac after the combo is finished installing.
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