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On 9/30/2023 6:05 AM, RabidPedagog wrote:
> I see more potential from the Mx processors
> than I do from the x86-64 platform. Some might not mind the fact that
> they need twice the amount of RAM, a much bigger battery and powerful
> fans to get the same kind of performance, but I do. I don`t see myself
> buying another PC once this one becomes obsolete.
The Mx processors are excellent in performance/watt. Alas, many
commercial, industrial, educational, medical, business, and engineering
software programs are x86 only. Running them in a virtual machine, or
via remote access, is not a great solution.
From University of Colorado (most universities have similar warnings):
"Many engineering applications only develop versions that are available
on the Windows operating system. Students with Mac computers can access
these applications by leveraging our remote access tools."
science-6>.
Perhaps if the Mac gains more market share, like 20-25% then this
situation will change. In 4Q22 Macs hit a peak of 17.2% after being as
low as 10.2% in 1Q21. But now it`s fallen to 13.3%
share-apple/>.
Right now I`m on a project where we really want one of of our
sub-contractors to use Solidworks but he uses a Macbook and can`t run
it. So he`s using some other 3D modeling program which is not nearly as
capable, even though in the past he used Solidworks.
--
"If you are not an expert on a subject, then your opinions about it
really do matter less than the opinions of experts. It`s not
indoctrination nor elitism. It`s just that you don`t know as much as
they do about the subject."--Tin Foil Awards
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