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    • M Offline
      mk11
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      Researching new boxes... Does the amount of video memory matter to SU? In case... is there a performance impact on a 2GB vs 4GB video card in a new iMac?

      Marc Kleinmann
      SU Pro 2015
      Mac & Win

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        oceanembers
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        Video memory will definitely have an impact, but I'm not sure to what extent you will notice between a 2GB and 4GB card. Also, just a word of advice, go for a PC. Sketchup has had always been slightly problematic with Macs, if the accounts are to be believed.

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          mitcorb
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          Hi,
          Here is a link you might want to read:
          http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/36208

          I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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            slbaumgartner
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            @oceanembers said:

            Sketchup has had always been slightly problematic with Macs, if the accounts are to be believed.

            Pretty vague, sweeping, and in my experience (I use a Mac) unsubstantiated statement! There are some problems that occur only on Windows and some that occur only on Mac, but neither is "slightly problematic".

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              oceanembers
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              @slbaumgartner said:

              Pretty vague, sweeping, and in my experience (I use a Mac) unsubstantiated statement! There are some problems that occur only on Windows and some that occur only on Mac, but neither is "slightly problematic".

              Ok ok you got me -holds hand in air- I used a vague and unsubstantiated statement in the hopes of convincing this kind man to avoid paying for overpriced hardware in a pretty box with a clunky OS 😉

              Seriously, not gonna go any further into this because I have a definite bias here, but I really don't think a Mac is worth the price you pay.

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                mk11
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                Hahaha... I somehow knew this would turn to the Mac vs Win issue eventually. All joking aside, I'm a huge MAC fan and think the platform is far more stable and superior to Windows. But there's no denying that a superfast Win box is superior for SU. We're running SU on both Macs and Win and when it comes to large models and large SU files, the Win machine wins - granted it has a slightly faster processor - but double the perceived SU speed.

                Marc Kleinmann
                SU Pro 2015
                Mac & Win

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                  numerobis
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                  you can monitor your vram usage to see how much you need

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                    slbaumgartner
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                    @oceanembers said:

                    @slbaumgartner said:

                    Pretty vague, sweeping, and in my experience (I use a Mac) unsubstantiated statement! There are some problems that occur only on Windows and some that occur only on Mac, but neither is "slightly problematic".

                    Ok ok you got me -holds hand in air- I used a vague and unsubstantiated statement in the hopes of convincing this kind man to avoid paying for overpriced hardware in a pretty box with a clunky OS 😉

                    Seriously, not gonna go any further into this because I have a definite bias here, but I really don't think a Mac is worth the price you pay.

                    I'm also not interested in a religious war. I use both PC and Mac. But I object to innuendo offered without any facts, just based on rumor and bias. I would react the same way to a Mac bigot.

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