Is Macbooks easily compatible for the programs unimelb use?

[nadiaaa]

Hi,
i have a macbook 2013, it still works perfectly fine and i just upgraded the storage (i had 128 and now 512gb) however, ive been hearing things that its hard to use macs because not many programs are compatible? Ive spent a lot on the upgrade..and my parents might kill me if i ask for a windows laptop.. SO is this true?
IM in a the bach of design course for IT, soo should i just put windows on my mac? (do i have to pay to do that?)
Thanks in advance

[jamonwindeyer]

Hi,
i have a macbook 2013, it still works perfectly fine and i just upgraded the storage (i had 128 and now 512gb) however, ive been hearing things that its hard to use macs because not many programs are compatible? Ive spent a lot on the upgrade..and my parents might kill me if i ask for a windows laptop.. SO is this true?
IM in a the bach of design course for IT, soo should i just put windows on my mac? (do i have to pay to do that?)
Thanks in advance

Hey! Most universities I know of have a way for you to download Windows 10 (or whatever version you want) for free on an Education license. I run Windows 10 on my Mac this way and it works perfectly to handle any Windows-only programs I need to run through university. Definitely no need to buy another computer if you still like your MacBook

[spectroscopy]

Hi,
i have a macbook 2013, it still works perfectly fine and i just upgraded the storage (i had 128 and now 512gb) however, ive been hearing things that its hard to use macs because not many programs are compatible? Ive spent a lot on the upgrade..and my parents might kill me if i ask for a windows laptop.. SO is this true?
IM in a the bach of design course for IT, soo should i just put windows on my mac? (do i have to pay to do that?)
Thanks in advance

At Melbourne MacBooks outnumber pc's by more than 20-1. I've gone into lectures where they've talked about how the branding of Apple is successful and the lecturer would say "look, all of you have MacBooks *looks at me* oh nope I see one windows"

MacBook will be fine. Especially for design a lot of the design software is designed for MacBooks. You should be fine, even if you neee to use windows software you can use the computers at uni for that, and worst case, if that time comes, put windows on your MacBook. But I'm almost certain it won't come to that. 


Tl:dr MacBooks are fine don't install windows

[Inside Out]

short answer: yes. unless you're a gamer get a macbook.

[msxcbvc]

Why not both? You can have Windows 10 and Mac OS on different partitions. 

[izzydes]

You can see in the handbook for the subjects you intend on taking (https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au), and look under 'prescribed texts' where they tell you if you need particular software and if you need a PC or not. For example in one of my subjects, ARCH10001, it says 'Note: Apple-Mac users will require Windows operating system.' and as a MAC user I will probably try and get one of those softwares that allow you to run windows on a mac

[mahler004]

To be honest, these days the opposite is true just as often (there's a lot of scientific software that's Unix-only). Granted, you probably won't run into this in first or second year.

You can get a copy of Windows for free through the uni, and dual-booting with Bootcamp is a piece of cake if you're at all competent with computers. If you're a little more competent, a VM is also worth considering.

[Edward Elric]

To be honest, these days the opposite is true just as often (there's a lot of scientific software that's Unix-only). Granted, you probably won't run into this in first or second year.

You can get a copy of Windows for free through the uni, and dual-booting with Bootcamp is a piece of cake if you're at all competent with computers. If you're a little more competent, a VM is also worth considering.

lol whats the point of getting a macbook just to run windows, just get a windows laptop, more reliable and easier to use. Stop following the masses people.

[jamonwindeyer]

lol whats the point of getting a macbook just to run windows, just get a windows laptop, more reliable and easier to use. Stop following the masses people.

I'd totally agree if the OP was planning on running Windows all the time and didn't have a laptop, but he has a MacBook he's just upgraded! No point it going to waste imo, MacBooks run Windows really nicely (be it a bootable partition or VM)

[nadiaaa]

Where do i ask the uni for that bootcamp program?
Also i just checked my subjects and none of them require a windows operating system thank god.
Thanks for the replies everyone

[ultimateone]

Where do i ask the uni for that bootcamp program?
Also i just checked my subjects and none of them require a windows operating system thank god.
Thanks for the replies everyone

Bootcamp comes pre-installed on Macbooks. Just check your Applications folder for 'Boot Camp Assistant'. The process itself is a piece of cake as the wizard guides you through the steps and does the work for you really, but you do need a Windows .ISO file to install, which you can download from Windows' website.

[nadiaaa]

Bootcamp comes pre-installed on Macbooks. Just check your Applications folder for 'Boot Camp Assistant'. The process itself is a piece of cake as the wizard guides you through the steps and does the work for you really, but you do need a Windows .ISO file to install, which you can download from Windows' website.

Thank youu