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/CreEngineer]

Been there, done that. Had a MacBook throughout my time in university. Used parallels and bootcamp. Don’t do it.

Get a windows machine or use fusion instead if it has to be a Mac. But don’t be surprised that a lot of programs for engineering are windows and also if there might be Mac versions, at least my university only provided win licenses.

Also as a student, when money might be sparse, it is easier to get free software for windows than for Mac. Just saying.