GardenGirl Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I am about to sell my soul and buy into the Mac world in the form of an iMac i5 as my current laptop won't render effectively and is a bit jumpy with big (3D) VW files. I have read the specs but am none the wiser really on whether it will be good enough (3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2560 x 1440 resolution 8GB memory, 1TB hard drive, 8x double-layer, ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB.) Can anyone advise? Quote Link to comment
mike m oz Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 (edited) That is my configuration and 2.5 months in it is working very well. Clarification - my configuration is the i5 quad core with the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card. Edited May 10, 2010 by mike m oz Quote Link to comment
M5d Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 You mention two different processors in your post, an i5 and a Core 2 Duo. Just be aware that the 2.66GHz i5's are Quad Core processors and much faster than the 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo's despite their lower GHz. Quote Link to comment
GardenGirl Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 M5d apologies you are right I was mid comparing the i5 Quad core with the 'ordinary' iMac core duo and posted the incorrect i5 spec. So the i5 it is then! Thanks for comments Quote Link to comment
Rossford Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 In reading the VW recommendations, they say Nvidea graphic cards are more stable with VW, and I don't think that is unusual for CAD type programs. Some ATI cards are more geared to video games, from what I understand. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Tamsin Slatter Posted May 9, 2010 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted May 9, 2010 Go for it Garden Girl! (Hi R!) T Quote Link to comment
Walter Wilcoxen Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I have had both i5 and i7 video cards in 2 successive macs. Seems to me the i5 was more stable, less dropout when zooming and no fading of the screen when I went off the paper, albeit a might slower. I left my i5 in Sweden and have my new i7 in NY. I need to check my Sketchup 3d and will repost. Anyone have similar issues with the i7? ww 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Quote Link to comment
Walter Wilcoxen Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Update re. i5 vs i7. Previous comments I made should be reviewed with the following considerations: The trouble I had with my core i7 and VW 2009 have been alleviated by an upgrade to VW 2010. I have 30 days to find the $ to upgrade. But, the core i7 is working very well with a noticeable speed increase over the core i5. Hope this helps! ww Quote Link to comment
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