From PC to Mac

After many months of vacillating, I've finally made a decision concerning the move from PC to Mac. I've done my due diligence(as much as I could) and settled on the Mac Mini. here is my conundrum, I've been using windows xp, now i could just upgrade, but, I am also using Land f/x with Autocad 04. Land f/x will no longer support 04, so I have to come into the 21st century and get 2012. This all entails partitioning the Mac and installing windows in the partition so I can run cad and other programs I need for work. I would also like to use 64 bit as opposed to 32. When looking at win7 my head almost exploded trying to figure out which to use.

So(finally), my question is which win7 should I use?

Please keep your answers as simple as possible since I am somewhat computer challanged.

Thanks all.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Garulay, RLA on December 14, 2011 at 5:10pm

ACAD or FX?

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Permalink Reply by henry cohen on December 14, 2011 at 6:08pm

Andrew, acad, I have f/x.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Garulay, RLA on December 14, 2011 at 7:18pm

Great deal!

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Permalink Reply by Chris Whitted on December 15, 2011 at 11:18am

That is a pretty good deal. I will note, however, that the last time I was involved in the sale of copies of CAD software they (Autodesk) did require a transfer of license with a fee. Just something to keep in mind.

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Permalink Reply by henry cohen on December 17, 2011 at 4:53am

Cris, appreciate the heads up. I contacted them and an awaiting a reply. I'll let you know what they have to say.

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Permalink Reply by henry cohen on December 19, 2011 at 8:16am

Cris, just got off the phone with the software folks. The price is all inclusive.

But thanks for the heads up.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Garulay, RLA on December 17, 2011 at 5:00am

Henry,

Were you using FX with Bricscad before? If so, why are you changing to ACAD?

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Garulay, RLA on December 19, 2011 at 6:53pm

I learned that Land F/X has made a deal with Autodesk so that they can use an altered form of Acad Lt 2012 as an engine for a stand alone version called F/X CAD. It does everything Land F/X does although the cad ability is limited to that of Lt ... in other words, no 3d. It runs @ just under $2k, but currently on sale for $200 off.

I'm demo-ing Bricscad w/ Land F/X and finding that I can't deal with using Bricscad and that F/X is not adding enough to excite me. ... leaning to sticking with plain old Acad Lt.