@mike lucey said:

Hi Rob and welcome,

I to am a Mac user and have been since Macs started using the Intel chip. I have never looked back and am now on my forth MBP.

To answer your question. From what I gather SketchUp works fine with the MacBook but if your girlfriend will be working on large models, it gets slow, as with any low spec lappie.

Mike

Cheers Mike, thanks very much for the reply.

Just one thing: Can you please clarify the specs of your Macbook - does it have integrated graphics or a dedicated graphics card?

Hi guys,

I'm not a Sketch Up user but my girlfried has just become one and needs a new laptop and has asked me to help her find one.

She currently uses an HP laptop which is getting a bit long in the tooth. I've suggested a Thinkpad T420 or T420s but she doesn't like the look of them; she is quite keen on a Macbook. But I don't know anything about them so what I'd like to know is: What is the minimum specced Macbook that will run Sketch Up nicely?

The recommended specs call for a dedicated graphics card and from what I've found that would require a MacBook Pro that is significantly more expensive than the base model - and is very expensive compared to a PC of similar spec. I guess what I'm asking is will the program run okay on the entry level MacBook Pro or even a Macbook Air?

Cheers,
Rob