looking to buy a new computer (laptop and SU would be the primary role) and wondering what sort of specs I need to look for
I will probably only use the free version (web) as I cant justify the cost for the actual time I spend using it and anything I do is very basic
The last 10 years or so I have been using an Imac but we recently replaced it with a Macbook something or other that my wife mainly uses, I just use my phone but have not been doing any drawing.
I would want to be able to use a mouse and have a decent sized keyboard
Is the web version as reliant on the GPU as the standalone version ?
you’ve been on a mac for the past decade, if there are no imperative reasons to switch to a pc, don’t, just stay on macs.
get an external keyboard and mouse. many on the forum will recommend logitech, but it’s really a matter of comfort. regardless of the laptop you pick, go bluetooth, modern laptops are a bit light on available usb.
yes but a lot less. a high speed connexion will also be useful.
and if you’re going with a mac, it’s all irrelevant. Any current M-series mac available is overpowered for your needs.
you could buy the cheapest macbook air and still be very comfortable or years. My mum has a 2021 (I think) macbook air M1, and in term of power, it’s still a lot more than needed to run SU web.
this is the limiting factor due to AI techbros speculating. this will cost you.
16GB is a minimum, if you can go with 24+ it’ll be more comfortable longer
right now, all brand new macbooks (air and pro) run the M5 chip.
don’t be afraid to go second hand. ok, M1 is a bit old, but you’ll find M2-3-4 macbooks a lot cheaper than a brand new one yet again, still way above what you need to run sketchup web.
I’m guessing safari ? try firefox, or chrome (errrrk) or opera, or whatever other browser there is out there.
and if clicking on a face doesn’t work, nor do zooming in and out, it sound more like an interface issue.
at the bottom of sketchup web, you can pick if you want to use a mouse or a trackpad. and maybe you have a mouse issue.
Chrome, Im guessing its to do with the interface as you said, I did choose trackpad but it doesn’t really matter on this laptop as I am only playing around
The main thing is that if I choose to buy another machine it doesnt need to be anything fancy to run the web version
I’m still using my 2021 M1 Max MacBook Pro and it works great with the latest version of sketchup and I know it will work fine with the next release of sketchup . It has 64 gb of memory, now the price of Random Access Memory and storage is insane, people used to complain about the upgrade prices from Apple but now they’re actually cheaper than memory for PCs.
The unified memory for Apple Silicon is directly on the chip, so the global supply chain for RAM is irrelevant to it. I think the impact on Mac’s is that memory chips are needed for the SSD.
Apple still uses memory ddr5 made by different manufacturers, I guess the had a huge supply acquired when the prices were low, but this memory and storage scarcity will affect them at some point, actually they’ve increased the prices of some of their products. The M4 Mac mini is almost impossible to get, and if you manage to get it in an Apple Store it’s 100 dollars more expensive than it was when it was released. People are selling them online two times more expensive.
. It has 64 gb of memory, now the price of Random Access Memory and storage is insane, people used to complain about the upgrade prices from Apple but now they’re actually cheaper than memory for PCs.