I need a work laptop (new). Help me out

[davsel]

Apples to oranges. I know more about computers than I do about home audio/video and I knew next to nothing about older receivers not being compatible with newer tv's.

My 27" iMac has been going strong for 7 years. The only issue it has given me was the hard drive failing a year and a half ago. My 2012 macbook pro is 6 years old and still in mint condition working great.

I've never had any issues with updating, no grey screens of death, no component failure, no slowing down.


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Apples to Apples when considering general lack of subject knowledge.

The OP said he needs to run Xactimate and provided a link to the requirements of said software.
First sentence of second paragraph in link states:

Xactimate and other Xactware products are not supported on Mac Operating Systems

Had you bothered to educate yourself on what the OP needed before spitting out your comment, you may have considered otherwise.

[CoGirl303]

Apples to Apples when considering general lack of subject knowledge.

Had you bothered to...blah...blah...blah

I know what the OP said.

you can run bootcamp and do a dual os setup and run windows and mac os x or you can get VMWare Fusion and run Windows from a virtual environment and run Xactimate either way.


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[thedave1164]

I know what the OP said.

you can run bootcamp and do a dual os setup and run windows and mac os x or you can get VMWare Fusion and run Windows from a virtual environment and run Xactimate either way.


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ROFLMAO

[davsel]

I know what the OP said.

you can run bootcamp and do a dual os setup and run windows and mac os x or you can get VMWare Fusion and run Windows from a virtual environment and run Xactimate either way.


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You have obviously never attempted this with any CPU or graphics intensive software. Cute theory though.
Keep trying, you'll get there.

[CoGirl303]

You have obviously never attempted this with any CPU or graphics intensive software. Cute theory though.
Keep trying, you'll get there.

Obviously I have or I wouldn't have commented, so you can stop patronizing me as if you know me, because you don't.


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[CS1983]

I know what the OP said.

you can run bootcamp and do a dual os setup and run windows and mac os x or you can get VMWare Fusion and run Windows from a virtual environment and run Xactimate either way.


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Running OS > running program to run another OS to run another program (which is resource intensive) > running another OS > running program = an insane amount of tolerance stacking and resource usage.

While fun in a lab environment, not the most practical thing for what Irving needs.

[davsel]

Running OS > running program to run another OS to run another program (which is resource intensive) > running another OS > running program = an insane amount of tolerance stacking and resource usage.

While fun in a lab environment, not the most practical thing for what Irving needs.

Eyes on your own papers!
EVERYONE MUST DO THERE OWN WORK!!

[brutal]

Running OS > running program to run another OS to run another program (which is resource intensive) > running another OS > running program = an insane amount of tolerance stacking and resource usage.

While fun in a lab environment, not the most practical thing for what Irving needs.

I'd agree for what I assume Irving needs is a graphic intensive app.

I run all my work stuff in a VM - VMware on my W540 4-core i7, 32GB, SSD + SATA drive for local storage for work. VirtualBox for personal stuff on the home machine (I can also port my vmdk's to VB if needed). Makes recovery so easy, and creating a backup after first setup that I can go back to if things go sideways is beneficial. Then again I also light up various OS' and simulators, etc. so running some kind of virtualization is a must.

[Irving]

I know what the OP said.

you can run bootcamp and do a dual os setup and run windows and mac os x or you can get VMWare Fusion and run Windows from a virtual environment and run Xactimate either way.


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I could do that, just like I could bolt my 32' ladder to my 40' ladder in case I ever need a 70' ladder. But I'd probably just rent a lift.

[JohnnyEgo]

I could do that, just like I could bolt my 32' ladder to my 40' ladder in case I ever need a 70' ladder. But I'd probably just rent a lift.

When I was in your shoes many, many years ago, I asked a wise old IA what he did when he ran out of ladder. He said he backed his pick-up truck up to the garage and put the ladder on the bumper. I thought that sounded like a good idea, so I backed my monster Chevy Express up to the property and lashed the base of my ladder to the roof rack. When my old boss found out what I was doing, he almost had a heart attack.