Goodday, I fly the pmdg 737 900, does pmdg programs work on an apple computor, or only window based operating systems. thank you

Windows Only (unless someone has written an ap for that :( )

To clarify, you can run FS and our stuff fine in Windows if you use Bootcamp on a Mac - as there is no OSX native version of FS, it follows that our products won't work natively. There actually used to be a Mac version of FS a long time ago, the first time I saw FS was actually on a Mac when I was very young,

How about this for a datapoint:I actually run FSX in a 100 GB or so Windows Vista Business partition on my MacBook using BootCamp. Mainly for getting my FS fix while I'm traveling -- or even around the house, whenever I happen to be away from the computer room. It would probably do Win 7 just fine, but I just haven't found a compelling reason to spend hundreds of $$$ for the OS upgrade when it is not my primary OS on this system.This MacBook (bought in 2009) comes with the Nvidia 9400M GPU, although it does not have dedicated graphics memory like a desktop PC graphics card would. I have upgraded the system memory on the MacBook to 4 GB (2x2 GB DDR3 SODIMMs), so I have plenty of memory to use for the GPU as well as regular system memory. Still, I do dial back a few of the features and graphics settings in FSX, versus what I normally run on my desktop PC. Overall, though, I still get a pretty satisfying flight experience on the MacBook. I have the PMDG 747, MD-11, and J41 installed, and they all work more or less just fine. I even have UT2 installed for realistic AI traffic, although I don't have any of the fancy weather, sky, or scenery packages installed. As long as I don't overdo it, it works pretty well.I don't think I would try FSX on an older Mac or MacBook that uses the Intel GMA GPUs, though. That is just asking for trouble.

Yeah, it doesn't work well at all on the Intel GMA stuff, I've tried ;)I really want to get one of the new 15" MBPs with the i7 and the 3 series graphics.

How about this for a datapoint:I actually run FSX in a 100 GB or so Windows Vista Business partition on my MacBook using BootCamp. Mainly for getting my FS fix while I'm traveling -- or even around the house, whenever I happen to be away from the computer room. It would probably do Win 7 just fine, but I just haven't found a compelling reason to spend hundreds of $$$ for the OS upgrade when it is not my primary OS on this system.This MacBook (bought in 2009) comes with the Nvidia 9400M GPU, although it does not have dedicated graphics memory like a desktop PC graphics card would. I have upgraded the system memory on the MacBook to 4 GB (2x2 GB DDR3 SODIMMs), so I have plenty of memory to use for the GPU as well as regular system memory. Still, I do dial back a few of the features and graphics settings in FSX, versus what I normally run on my desktop PC. Overall, though, I still get a pretty satisfying flight experience on the MacBook. I have the PMDG 747, MD-11, and J41 installed, and they all work more or less just fine. I even have UT2 installed for realistic AI traffic, although I don't have any of the fancy weather, sky, or scenery packages installed. As long as I don't overdo it, it works pretty well.I don't think I would try FSX on an older Mac or MacBook that uses the Intel GMA GPUs, though. That is just asking for trouble.

You got me interested! I've got a macbook pro 13 w/ the 2.26 ghz processor. So your saying you get resonable frame ratesrunning the J41 and the newer pmdg planes. Do you have to shut off autogen and scenery or can you get some resonable looking stuff? I might install windows and give it a try. I'm assuming you have a 13 inch is that big enough to see the instruments clearly on?

Ya, Ryan I want one of those new Macbook pros but not sure if my parents will buy it for me for a grad present.

I am personally not a fan of the way macs operate, and OSX just drives me insane. (Probably why I don't like windows 7). You could probably buy a PC notebook for far less and have it customized for you.

I am personally not a fan of the way macs operate, and OSX just drives me insane. (Probably why I don't like windows 7). You could probably buy a PC notebook for far less and have it customized for you.

You're aware you can install Windows (anything XP or later) in a dual boot config with OSX on the Intel Macs?I actually love OSX, it's support for gaming is crap, but the OS itself I generally think is really good. I'm not sure what Win7 has in common with it though aside from the superficial similarity in how the taskbar looks vs. the dock.

Mac is making a comeback though. Steam is releasing games for mac now and any games you have for the PC you can have for Mac for free and just to let you guys know, you can get Portal right now for free on steam for pc and mac.

You're aware you can install Windows (anything XP or later) in a dual boot config with OSX on the Intel Macs?

Yep. If I wanted to run windows, I would just buy PC hardware for less.

I actually love OSX, it's support for gaming is crap, but the OS itself I generally think is really good. I'm not sure what Win7 has in common with it though aside from the superficial similarity in how the taskbar looks vs. the dock.

I personally don't like the taskbar/dock design in OSX or Win7. To me, it is just adding complexity to something that works well in XP. The other issue I have had with OSX is it's stability. I have had photoshop/dreamweaver crash on me more times than I can count working in OSX. Using CS4 Extended on XP, I have never had a single glitch. However, to each his own. These kind of things really boil down to personal preference.

Wow, stability is not something I expect to hear people fault OSX for - it's been exceedingly stable for me in the 4 or 5 years I've had Mac laptops. The OS is based on Unix, which itself is incredibly stable - huge servers that need 24/7 uptime are run on it in data farms everywhere. I rarely ever see crashes in either Win7 or OSX. In fact, I'm honestly not sure I've ever seen OSX crash - maybe an individual program every once in a while, but absolutely never the whole OS.I love the Win7 taskbar, but like you said, to each his own I guess. I just can't believe people think a 10 year old OS is the pinnacle of design... :(

Wow, I'm really glad I decided to read this thread. I've been debating a conversion to Mac for the past 6 months or so and my one hesitation has been using FS through Bootcamp. But if you guys think FS runs fine then I'll be replacing my desktop with an iMac!MichealkSEA

You could probably buy a PC notebook for far less and have it customized for you.

Ding ding ding ding ding! We have a winner!You could get a Thinkpad for 2/3 the price and it would have better specs and build quality. :( <<<<<< Not a Mac a really excited user

Ah, there we go again. In the end, you tend to love what you came to know first, although this seems to be changing for many people who switch to Mac and love it. I personally have used Macs for 18 years and Windows for probably 8 years, and whenever I want to do something serious (be that write something in Word or repaint aircraft in Photoshop) I start Mac OS X. Windows, for me, is the gaming OS and that's what I mostly use it for. However, if I find a Mac version of a game I want I tend to buy it even though the Windows version might be a bit cheaper. Why? Simply because I love working in Mac more than in Windows.It's a personal thing. I could name lots of stuff that I think is better in Mac than in Windows. I can name many things that I think make Mac a better streamlined and easier-to-work-with OS than Windows. In the end, though, it may be the other way around for you. So, although we can call for statistics on how the OSs operate, actually talking about how one experiences a certain OS can be a death trap, because perceptions are so very different.A few days ago I was talking with some people, and we ended up discussing Mac vs Windows. Eventually, one of them sort of admitted he never really used Mac (so how can he have an opinion then?!), and the other simply disliked the stuff I liked about - it can happen, you know... The only thing I DO NOT like, is the omni-present idea that "Mac fans don't know what's in the computer", "that Mac fans NEED a simple computer, not just WANT it", and of course, not to forget: "Macs have only one mouse button". I mean, seriously, that last one is such a terribly argument against Macs. Why? Easy: "What one doesn't know, one doesn't miss". I didn't know it existed so I didn't care about it. When I started using Windows I kind of liked the right mouse button, but it soon appeared that Macs had the ability for some time already, you just didn't have a mouse suitable for it. You ahd to hold the command key (I think...) to enable the right click. But sure enough, you got the little pop-up menu. And now my Mac mouse has 4 buttons and I can program a right mouse button functionality right into it. So, there goes this argument.So, in short: It