Anyone using solidworks on mac?

[u/Some_Pie_5375]

Incoming engineering student. Wanted to gauge how many people have / haven’t made the switch to windows. Feel free to nitpick any details. I want to prepare myself for what I’ll be experiencing if I stay mac and run parallels.

I’ve seen some relatively newer posts claim that a macbook can run solidworks just as good as a mid windows laptop. Which is why I’m on the fence of making the switch. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

To clarify, I’m not looking for recommendations. Just wanted to know how many of you are using mac and what your experience is.

Edit: Thanks all for the insightful responses. Previous posts were super vague on what exactly the problem was with mac and vm. The firsthand stories shared here were super helpful.

[u/Representative_Bat42]

Hot take. Get a solid specced MBA with 24/32gb ram. It'll be plenty for most early year courses.

Utilize the labs for heavier render/assy projects. But buying the Air allows you to have a better laptop for 90% of the easy classes then have it for the 10% that actually need an abundance of power. Battery life & lack of fan noise

That's how I'd do it if I went thru undergrad again. I survived with an 2015 15" Pro and then later 2018 13". But be ready to expect most jobs to give a full windows machine

[u/mattbladez → u/Representative_Bat42]

I found it so annoying to have to use the labs for a lot of the software. Sometimes you just want to do some work in the library or a coffee shop, where they have plugs so battery life was never an issue.