Chris50 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Hello fellow chiefers. Getting ready to upgrade my system and was wondering if anyone uses chief on an Apple iMac pro computer? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenGreene Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I have a MacBook Pro and it works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I did not find CA performed any better than how it performed on an iMac. You might want to save the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris50 Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Hey Scott, how does the iMac compare to a regular windows based pc ?? Is it faster for rendering? Any problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electromen Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 i have a 2017 Mac Pro. If you want to post a plan and time some things, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris50 Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 Scott was it the basic iMac pro machine that you tested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris50 Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 The basic IMac pro comes with 32gb memory and 8 cores. Do you all think that going up to 10 cores would make it faster at rendering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco2017 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 @Chris50 I don't want to beat a dead horse, but did you ever buy the iMac Pro? I was considering replacing my main desktop work station from PC to Mac. The 5k price tag is a little rough, but I don't mind as long as it can handle Chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 9/14/2019 at 10:52 AM, dshall said: I did not find CA performed any better than how it performed on an iMac. You might want to save the money. Because Chief is poorly optimized for current hardware. Its a real shame. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 5:56 AM, Chris50 said: Hey Scott, how does the iMac compare to a regular windows based pc ?? Is it faster for rendering? Any problems? I've played with this and it feels to me that Mac version of CA runs a bit better. It's not super noticeable, but after spending some time in the app it just felt a bit snappier. So you know, I was using the exact same processor in the PC as Mac (it was a hackintosh). The graphics card in the PC was theoretically better even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para-CAD Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 My iMac is old so I had Puget Systems build me a windows machine. It works great. Back in X7 days, I would share plan files created on my mac with a windows CA user and the text would often get all out of whack. Not sure if that's still a thing. I love the macOS as a platform but their H/W could be more robust if it carries a "pro" moniker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNestor Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 My iMac is 5+ years old and still works just fine for creating plans in Chief...a new iMac would be faster but not a whole lot faster. Apple computers are expensive but they work. I don’t believe a new Mac Pro will really run Chief any faster than a much lower cost iMac. I’m waiting for the next generation iMac...which should come out in a year or so. Hopefully... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco2017 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Steve, I was actually going to send you an email regarding this. I've noticed that you use a mac in your videos. Currently I switch between my laptop and desktop to work on projects. Sometimes I'd rather sit on the patio with a glass of wine, rather than sit at my desk all day. Do you think there would be issues working on a plan on a mac desktop and them switching to a windows laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNestor Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 27 minutes ago, Rosco2017 said: Steve, I was actually going to send you an email regarding this. I've noticed that you use a mac in your videos. Currently I switch between my laptop and desktop to work on projects. Sometimes I'd rather sit on the patio with a glass of wine, rather than sit at my desk all day. Do you think there would be issues working on a plan on a mac desktop and them switching to a windows laptop? Ross - I don't think you'd have any issues...give it a try on a project that isn't that important. I believe Chief works across platforms seamlessly.... There are probably others on this forum that know better...I don't use any windows products currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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