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All-TigerNet [14282]
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iHateMackrzy
Mar 11, 2013, 2:04 PM
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looks like I'll be getting a Macbook Pro for work. The "High performance" pc the company has approved is half as powerful. I have the option of specing my own, but it will take much longer and odds of it getting shot down are greater.
I guess I should buy apple stickers for my car?
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Oculus Spirit [81683]
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That sucks, sorry.***
Mar 11, 2013, 2:07 PM
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All-TigerNet [14282]
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Yep, not looking forward to it.
Mar 11, 2013, 2:08 PM
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I use one for my church (av stuff) and I'm just not a fan. Oh well, it beats the 32 bit version of Windows 7 that the pc option gives me.
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Oculus Spirit [81683]
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Man, that's awful. They're willing to drop the exorbitant
Mar 11, 2013, 2:10 PM
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amount on the MBP for you, but not the same cost for a Windows machine (same cost would be twice as good as MBP)...#companyITlogic
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All-TigerNet [14282]
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Yep and they don't even offer support for Mac
Mar 11, 2013, 2:13 PM
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lutz
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Oculus Spirit [81683]
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Yea, facing your decision, might as well milk them for the
Mar 11, 2013, 2:14 PM
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MBP.
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CU Medallion [53224]
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I wish I could spec my own work PC.....
Mar 11, 2013, 2:09 PM
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oh wait - I did.
5 grand later, TS has a screamer!
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Oculus Spirit [81683]
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#jelly, I'm on a decent laptop, still surviving but one of
Mar 11, 2013, 2:10 PM
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the worst working class video cards for CAD.
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CU Medallion [53224]
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I travel a good bit, so I went with Dell mobile workstation
Mar 11, 2013, 2:13 PM
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I'm running NVidia Quadro 3000M
not the best anymore, but still kicking. I do a good bit of high calc renders as well - and it manages very well for a laptop.
It's effin huge though. And gets about hot enough to burn ya. But, I like it
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Oculus Spirit [81683]
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Yea, I'm on the Dell M4500 with Quadro FX 880M...
Mar 11, 2013, 2:16 PM
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Any 3D CAD models bring it to its knees.
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Orange Blooded [4712]
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Can't IT get you something reasonable???***
Mar 11, 2013, 2:18 PM
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Oculus Spirit [81683]
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You think Corporate Jao would allow that? Heck no, screw
Mar 11, 2013, 2:19 PM
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them, our IT sucks balls. Did you see he gave himself a promotion?
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CU Medallion [53224]
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Re: Oh man.........I'm sorry to hear that.
Mar 11, 2013, 2:36 PM
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I am spinning 3 million poly's at 30fps with a 200$ ATI gaming card. I nolonger drink the quadro koolade.
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Orange Blooded [4712]
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An engineer that prefers macs...
Mar 11, 2013, 2:11 PM
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... shows about as much lack of sound professional judgment and is about as big a menace to public safety as an engineer who decided to get his degree from the University of South Carolina.
Message was edited by: TigerNotAtGT®
Message was edited by: TigerNotAtGT®
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CU Medallion [53224]
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uhm-hmm - sho nuff ee-ya***
Mar 11, 2013, 2:15 PM
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Rock Defender [53]
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I have a Mac airbook that I like using.
Mar 11, 2013, 5:39 PM
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I mean, i like carrying it. Thats the only real reason i have it--because ita easy to carry in airports and on a plane.
I use Windows 7 in a Fusion VM for doing pretty much anything I need to do work related.
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