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Originally Posted by brokk
Does Bootcamp make your mac run slower??
If not, how would Bootcamp run on Mac Book Air?
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You do not want to run Bootcamp, that will require you to dedicate a significant chunk of your hard drive to Windows, and then to restart your computer every time you want to use it (i.e. dual booting). It sucks—I did it for years.
For running RC you have a few options:
- Use the native Mac RC. This will probably work fine for you, but there are a lot of weird issues and inconsistencies with it.
- Run a Linux VM (something without a desktop environment) and use X forwarding to use RC on Mac. This is the best solution imo, but requires some overhead.
- Run a Windows VM. Worst solution imo, hogs resources, slower, poor integration, etc.
For stuff like level editing or GANI editing, you will need to either use the online tools or run a Windows VM.
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Originally Posted by Tigairius
This is just my opinion of course, but I cannot stand apple computers, especially recently. Their devices are great, but the experiences I have had with the OS were pretty awful.
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100% agreement here. For anything besides casual web browsing, OS X is now a pile of crap. I used it as my main OS for over 5 years and switched this past summer to Linux because I just couldn't take it anymore.
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Bootcamp will run programs slower naturally
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Bootcamp does not run programs slower, but it does require you to restart your computer every time you want to go back and forth between Windows and OS X. Some of the Apple drivers (for stuff like the trackpad) are sub-par on Windows.
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mac book air will probably be the least of all the modern macbooks to be able to handle Graal well (although I'm sure it does).
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It will not have any problems at all with Graal (speaking from experience with the latest MBAs).
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I would stick to getting a Macbook Air if the primary purpose of your computer usage is Facebook and other basic tasks. I've had to do development on an Air before and it was a nightmare.
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This is a good assessment of the MacBook Air. It's nice as a portable computer, if that's what you're looking for—but not as a development machine.
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Originally Posted by Gos_pira
How long ago was it that you tried the Macbook Air, Tig? I can't really believe a new Macbook Air would suck that much.
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I have a MacBook Air (brand new, just got it a few weeks ago). It's got very nice hardware (can't recommend SSDs enough). Apple builds very solid laptops; I haven't seen any that are better in terms of appearance or build quality in the same general field. They
are overpriced, though, and imo the glossy screen makes it unusable in most cases (but most people aren't as bothered by glossy screens as I am).
If your goal is Graal development, get something running Windows. You wouldn't go wrong with a MacBook if development is only a secondary purpose, though.