Apple Intel Core Duo iMac and Pro/E

dear members,


Apple released the latest technology for its powerful iMac PC using Intel Duo Core processor with boot camp allowing both Mac OS.X and Win XP SP2 (only) runs together with no lacking of quality performance. The demo also shows the XP is exactly identical to normal XP from PC while the performance test shows it is the best 32 bit ever in its class (2GHz Duo Core processor).


Now, Im thinking of grabbing one while considering the specs as follow:


OS: Win XP SP2


Processor: Intel Core Duo 2GHz


Memory: 2GHz DDR2 SDRAM (2DIMMs)


Video processor: ATI Radeon X1600 256MB


Processor Cache: L2 Cache 2MB





Please advise if Pro/E WF 2.0 can run on it...As im thinking of grabbing one. Any input will be so much appreciated

I myself am looking forward to this capability by early next year. I'm waiting
for the Apple PowerMac replacement which is expected to exploit the 64 bit
Core Duo variant, in a dual processor configuration. By then I expect that
there will be standard installation procedures available.

I already run Pro/Concept under OSX.

hi Tmay, You said that u already run Pro/Concept under OSX...Did you mean You run in Win XP but using macintosh machine like via boot camp? or the pro/concept is readily available in OSX platform? Sorry, im not quite sure about pro/concept... I use a lot of modelling in surface, solid, assy, mechanica as well as molding. Not quite sure whether someone know if Pro/E will run in XP via boot camp

I have Pro/Concept up an running natively on OSX. I believe that it has been
available for OSX since version 2 (it is now at version 3).

I think there are a lot of Industrial Designers who prefer macs for creative
work and this was the reason PTC made this product available. It appears to
be a very nice product from my limited usage (I'm not an Industrial Designer,
but, it fits in with my interests).

I wouldn't be surprised if many PTC users have never seen this option, let
alone mac users.

Just curious, why would one want a 2Ghz Intel Core Duo Mac, when PCs
have had higher clock speeds for a while now? Also, Maximum PC
magazine has done benchmarks of Macs and PCs in the past and the PC
always takes the lead, other than in a few productivity apps, such as
Photoshop.



I have only used a Mac once or twice in college, so I do not know much
about the Mac. I am really just interested in the reasoning for
wanting a Mac. It seems with such a wide array of hardware and
software support on the PC, it would offer the most robust upgrade
solution.



Curious Jim

Jim,

The Core Duo are dual core processors and I think that whether PC or Mac,
these are giving some impressive levels of performance, exceeding in most
cases the previous Pentium standards, including the Extreme game
processors.

Buying a mac gives you the option of running Unix, Linux, OSX and
Windows.

tom

So it is a preference of operating system. I agree the duo core
chips are great. Too bad I bought a single core a month or so
before they came out. Now I am stuck with my notebook for at
least 2 years.



Thanks for the insight,

Jim

As much as I adore my 12" PowerBook G4, I fail to see why one would want to do CAD on a Mac.

Hardwarewise, they are just another PC these days. Only better looking and more expensive and with worse specs than most alternatives.

Softwarewise, you get the disadvantages of Windows combined with the bother of running it inside a virtual environment.

How is this better than using say a Thinkpad, really?

When I feel like hurting myself, I try to run Wildfire in Linux for a while.

I don't want to taint my loving relationship with my Mac with any of that.

Back in 1999 we would run Pro/E thru VNC on a MAC. That one
button mouse makes it a real laugh. I would be eager to see Apple
run Pro/E.



I know in terms of Maya most hard core Mac users still use a PC for
their Maya efforts. If that new machine can do what it says it
can then ...



PC gots to be cheaper tho.







Edited by: design-engine