New Mac Pro: Hardware Compability with Rhino for Windows

You wont have any issues running Rhino 5 on this configuration on a Mac Book Pro with Bootcamp. I run it every day on a similar Mac Book. This issue to be aware of is the underlying pain in the behind that using a Mac with Bootcamp is. If you have a need for both a Mac and Windows, there is some merit to it, that’s how I started out. I quickly got tired of switching between the Mac OS and Windows and moved everything over to Windows, because I used Rhino all the time. The weakness of using a Mac and Bootcamp to run Windows exclusively, is that you have a convoluted operating system that you have to maintain. If something goes wrong with the either Mac OS or Windows side, you’re in trouble. Running some form of Windows back-up on the Bootcamp side won’t help if you run into trouble in Windows, the hybrid system keeps most good back-up software from working properly, plus you still have to maintain the Mac OS side with proper back-ups. I had an issue on the Windows side and thought my back-ups would help, no luck. I had to totally rebuild my Bootcamp system from scratch and re-install everything. The lesson learned is that I use a Windows back-up program for files only, Time Machine to back-up the Mac and WinClone (on the Mac side) to back-up the Bootcamp partition and Windows Operating system. Like I said, it’s a pain. I like Mac’s, but if I had to do it again (and the next time I get new hardware), I’d not go the Mac/Bootcamp route again. I’d stick with a good PC and save myself the hassle. If you plan on using Rhino all the time, my advice would be to buy a good CAD PC. Hopefully, my next purchase will be a laptop from Boxx Technologies: http://www.boxxtech.com/.