what is Avid-qualified Mac or PC means ? Will a laptop with Windows 7 and 6GB ram works ? Does it have to be a specific version of Windows ? Thanks.
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Yes, I am using Windows 7. 6GB ram is more than enough, in fact I think as little as 2GB will work but, of course, the more the better!
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OMG yes. You need 4 GB ram for a pleasant windows experience, but these machines are crazy fast. I sell laptops, and the Precision m6300 is the only one i buy.
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Pro Tools 10. If you have a 2011 MacBook like me you have to upgrade to Pro Tools 11, which is free when you register with Avid but you have to download the upgrade which is about 5GB if i remember right. Hope this helps, it was certainly a big pain for me.
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It really depends on how you use it. For example, on my 128 GB Mac Air I have installed Parallels Desktop to use Windows and several games for Windows. Throw in several big programming languages and I have left about 10 GB. On the other hand, if you just use it to do some office work (or you don't play games), 128 should be more than enough.
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I, too, have a Mac and a Windows. I've ended up having separate hard drives for each. Most of my data--years and years of documents and images--are on my Windows computer. I got the Mac because I needed a laptop and didn't want to get Vista. My experience is that I can plug the Windows hard drive to the Mac and it will recognize and read just about everything. The PC, on the other hand, will not recognize the drive from the Mac (at best) or will have a blue-screen tantrum (at worst--so far).
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Hi, good question I didn't have an answer for so I googled it. Lots of answers all saying the same thing. Windows 7 (32-bit) will support up to 4GB but I think it only use 3.3GB of RAM.
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Hi. The one I purchased indicated System Requirements on the box: "Windows 7 or Windows 8, 32- or 64-bit OS only. 1 GH processor with SSE2 support, 2 GB RAM & 2 GB available disk space". The application on my hard drive shows 25,110 kb but not sure if this included all the associated files or not. You can go to www.office.com/information to learn more. Hope the helps.
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I don't know about from a PC, but from a Mac, you can't do anything special! That's my big disappointment with this product - it's advertised as Mac-compatible but it is only for the most basic functions.
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My understanding is that it will work for either Windows or Mac but will need to be formatted when used with a Windows system. It is my understanding that once it is dedicated it is not recommended to the use the Gdrive back and forth between the two different computer systems. Hope this is helpful.
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I would also like that information. I am sitting on the fence and wondering which I should buy PC or MAC?Also how do I transfer my folders? I also have a laptop that is a PC and want to be able to use it as well. My family all say get a desktop MAC. But I am not sure it is worth it for me. I am a writer and I get my e-mail and that is about it. I hate being on the learning curve with the MAC. What to do?
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I re-read your question. It sounds like you want to use it on BOTH a MAC and a PC from interchangeably. One to do this which I am familiar with is to format the drive to FAT32. This makes it readable and writable by both mac and windows os...however there are file size limitations with FAT32...but as long as your files are smaller than a couple GB you should be good. There are other solutions....but would be best if you conduct the research yourself.
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It actually is mac specific. The way to determine is via our model numbers and release period. I wouldn't test this on a PC. There are many other options out there that will be designed to work with your PC. It might work, but I wouldn't run the risk of trying.
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I don't know. All of my stuff is PC based, I have no Mac hardware or software experience at all.
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According to the company, their product is both Mac and PC compatible, but bear in mind that it came out long before Windows 8. Check their site to find out if they have updated the installation software to accommodate the latest Windows OS.
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There is no "Mac version" or "PC version". It is just a SSD drive. It is up to computer makers and operating system makers to support it. If Apple supports this SSD, then you can install it, but since Apple pretty much locks down their hardware, so only certain parts from certain manufactures work in Apple computers, you would have to ask Apple if this is an upgrade option.
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Have no clue. I use Mac 85% of the time. I use Windows 7 about once a week through Parallels. Not that familiar with using Windows on the subject of finding drivers. Sorry.
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I use it with Windows, but I checked the operating manual. Under the section called Included Software, PDF Manuals it lists the system requirements for both PC and Mac. The Mac section lists the following requirements: Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 Computer: Computers running one of the above operating systems (preinstalled), with an included USB port and Internet connection Processor: Core Duo 1.83 GHz or higher (still images), Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or higher (movies) RAM: 1 GB or more (still images), 2GB or more (movies) Interfaces: USB Free Hard Disk Space: 550 MB or more Display: 1024 x 768 resolution or high It then says to check the Canon website for the latest system requirements, including supported OS versions. I hope this helps!