Mac book with maya

[Crazzy Legs]

if I remember correctly the integrated intel graphic chips are not considered certified hardware by Autodesk for maya. You should check this out on their website. Go with that and you wont have problems. It might cost more, but the wait is worth it.

[oodle]

performance is good..very good for a laptop
in osx(tiger..havent try leopard yet) you'll get a minor glicth in viewport(objects turns bright white when you moving around camera)
it runs fine on xp(bootcamp)
:thumbsup:

[ThomasMahler]

If you only use it for animation with simple objects/characters, you should be fine. The GPU is from hell though, so everything a little more complex will bring the system to a crawl.

[enian82]

Hey folks
Thanks for those valuble sugessions
thanks in milllions
enian

[enian82]

Hello
Is it possible to connect to external monitor ..a secondary display using mac book...
enian

[osxrules]

Yes it's possible to hook up a secondary display as high as a 23" but no more.

I would not recommend getting a Macbook for Maya, especially if you're doing animation. Maybe the Windows version of Maya is different but there were more problems than the viewport. No support for hardware rendering for example and garbled textures in the viewport using images whose resolution was not a power of 2.

I would strongly suggest getting a refurbished Macbook Pro. At least you don't have to put up with a glossy screen that way too.

I've seen refurb MBPs get as low in price as the MB and they come with a year's warranty just the same. Maybe avoid the Core Duo models as they tended to get a bit hotter but anything with Core 2 Duo and an X1600 or more will be much better.

The new Macbook with the X3100 chipset might not have the same problems as the GMA 950 but the performance will still be very poor. You'll be lucky to get 100,000 polys in a scene and as soon as your history gets even slightly full, it will turn into a slideshow.

[enian82]

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enian

[VeryPC]

I have to concur with OSXrules, the new macbooks (which are essentially intel based PC's) use x3100 series integrated graphics.
This adaptor is certainly not suitable for 3D work.
The new Macbookpro has an 8000 series nvidia card, which will woop ass.

Its definately worth the extra cash to get the MBP

[RiKToR]

Not suitable... but that doesnt mean not usable. I personally have a macbook with the 950 GMA and I have to say its pretty on par for my old alienware with the GeForce FX 5600. Its not ideal but it will get the job done. However there is a viewport glitch in OSX that is due to the poor opengl support for intel graphics, it will work normal in windows.

That being said, if you have the money to pick a up a pro then I say get it.

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