11.6" and AutoCad

[stridemat]

Would a new 11.6" MacBook Air be 'enough' computer to run a 22" monitor and Autocad for Mac. This would become my primary machine so it would need to work well.

I had a play on a one in an Apple Store and fell in love.

 

[CaoCao]

Would a new 11.6" MacBook Air be 'enough' computer to run a 22" monitor and Autocad for Mac. This would become my primary machine so it would need to work well.

I had a play on a one in an Apple Store and fell in love.

My Dad's office runs AutoCAD on Pentium 4s, I think the MBA will manage just fine.

My advice is to buy it test it for a week and then decide if you want to keep it (you get 14 days to decide if you want to return it without restocking penalty)

 

[Hellhammer]

Apple® Mac® Pro 4,1 or later; MacBook® Pro 5,1 or later (MacBook Pro 6,1 or later recommended); iMac® 8,1 or later (iMac 11,1 or later recommended); Mac® mini 3,1 or later (Mac mini 4,1 or later recommended); MacBook Air® 2,1 or later; MacBook® 5,1 or later (MacBook 7,1 or later recommended)
Mac OS® X v10.6.4 or later; Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
64-bit Intel® processor
3 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
2.5 GB free disk space for download and installation (3 GB recommended)
All graphics cards on supported hardware
1,280 x 800 display with true color (1,600 x 1,200 with true color recommended)
U.S., U.K., or France keyboard layout
Apple® Mouse, Apple Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MacBook® Pro trackpad, or Microsoft®-compliant mouse.
Mac OS X-compliant printer

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=15435044

It should run but I wouldn't expect miracles.

 

[stridemat]

My Dad's office runs AutoCAD on Pentium 4s, I think the MBA will manage just fine.

My advice is to buy it test it for a week and then decide if you want to keep it (you get 14 days to decide if you want to return it without restocking penalty)

Lets just say it won't run at all on my 2007 MacBook (its not supported).

Cheers for the HellHammer, I have been on the Autodesk website already. I just wondered if anybody has some real world experience. I need to make sure it's usable (not supported) before I put my money where my mouth is.

 

[CaoCao]

Lets just say it won't run at all on my 2007 MacBook (its not supported).

Cheers for the HellHammer, I have been on the Autodesk website already. I just wondered if anybody has some real world experience. I need to make sure it's usable (not supported) before I put my money where my mouth is.

Buy MBA, download trial. Evaluate at ten days and return if not liked.
Cost if not liked: $0