MHBrown Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I'm back in the self-employed world after 15 years and I need to find a Vectorworks 2018 solution...on a budget. I have a MacPro early 2008 (see attached image). It runs El Capitan and VW2017, but with a 256MB video card and only 2GB ram it is not real quick. My 2015 Macbook Pro blows it away. My question is this: I think I can purchase a 4GB video card for around $500 and 16GB ram for $160, for a total of around $700 after shipping. The drive is fine for now, though a little small at 384GB, it is 7200rpm. My other option is a Mac Mini. I have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, so all I need is the CPU. Is the Mac Mini a reasonable VW machine? What configuration is the best? Can I upgrade it as I make a little money? I need to figure this out fairly quickly or I'll be doing all the work on my MacBook. I also need to run Adobe Cloud, but that's another forum. Lastly, I could purchase a reasonably equipped iMac for around $1,700 (faster video card) and add RAM as I go. See specs on the old Mac Pro below. Any thoughts are very much appreciated. Thanks, Mike Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Adam Robinson Posted September 13, 2019 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted September 13, 2019 Hi @MHBrown, If you try running Vectorworks 2018 on your current Mac Pro then it will most likely crash. Personally I would recommend that you purchase a new Mac. Please make sure that what ever you end up getting meets the system requirements here: https://www.vectorworks.net/sysreq?version=2018 Quote Link to comment
MHBrown Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 Thank you, Adam. That's good advice. Mike Quote Link to comment
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