Time to pull the trigger.....
 

My Dell laptop has been mostly dependable since I got it 15 years ago. But lately it's starting to show it's age. I've been told that I hould step up and replace it with a Mac. I'm learning cad which seems to overload windows quickly. What should I be looking for in a Mac that lends itself to Cad design and the like ? What would you recommend?

What cad are you running?

I use Onshape, works fine on a base apple laptop, and my 5yo dell.

I add a big screen, eyes aren't so good anymore.

I like the integration & compatibility with my iPhone and iPad.

Right now I'm using TinkerCad for learning the basics. I've not settled on any specific programs just yet.

Are there any cad progs that run on Mac’s without a dual boot?

Look at the Dell refurbished options. Economical, and reliable.

Unless you move to gaming or some more serious CAD work, most of what they sell now should be fine for you.

Me too. I need a better laptop for digital music creation.

What do you experts think of these specs?

NCLUDEDAW m18 : 1 Year Premium Support
Pre Built Specs
Processor
Intel Core 13th Generation i9-13900HX Processor (24 Core, Up to 5.40GHz, 36MB Cache, 55W)
Hard Disk Drive
4TB PCIe M.2 NVMe Gen 4 Class 40 Solid State Drive
Memory
64GB (2X32GB) Up to 4800MHz DDR5 SoDIMM Non-ECC
Windows 11 Home
18 inch QHD+ (2560 x 1600) Wide View Angle Anti-Glare 165Hz 3ms 100% DCI-P3 ComfortView Plus Non-Touch Display, NVIDIA G-SYNC + DDS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 16GB GDDR6

oh it's about $3K

Right, I was wondering the same.

If a particular type of software is the goal then the computer needs to support that software.

Been a few years since I looked (intel mac days) and Bricsys supported Mac Windows and Linux.

Very reasonably priced compared to AutoCAD