The 15' MacBook Pro is the one you want. The graphics cards on the 13' MBP and MacBook Air will struggle with AutoCAD.

SSD Storage Make quicker work of everything. The 13-inch MacBook Pro includes a solid-state drive that’s blazing fast, with sequential read speeds up to 3.0GB/s. 10 The standard configurations have twice the capacity of the previous generation (256GB, 512GB, or 1TB), and with up to 4TB of storage, you can take all your photos and videos with you no matter where you go. This book fills a huge void in the world of AutoCAD. For me this is the most Comprehensive book on Using AutoCAD for MAC that has been published to date. Why only four stars, you may ask? While it does cover most of the aspects of MAC it does not even touch on some of the problems with the program AutoCAD for Mac. SmartDraw (Best 2D CAD For Mac) If you’re looking for something powerful for 2D CAD design but.

I'm currently using the 15' MBP with Windows 7 (BootCamp) and running AutoCAD 2012. This is a far better option than running AutoCAD for Mac as I, like you, have a requirement for 3rd party plug-ins.

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In addition to the plug-in requirements I also have the need for AutoCAD software that actually works! The AutoCAD for Mac is a half baked idea and really needs a lot of development. I tried to use it for a while but switch to the BootCamp solution as soon as I discovered that AutoCAD for Mac has no function to export to DWF.

But back to the point. 15' MacBook Pro minimum for smooth effortless performance.

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Bryan

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Aug 3, 2011 4:39 PM