Hi Li-ting Hsia,

The guides linked to by Steven are out of date as regards the newer M1 Macs.

The only option usable right now (May 2021) of the three mentioned there is Parallels. Bootcamp is not supported and VMWare has yet to release an M1 version of Fusion.

So running Trados on an M1 specifically means this:

1. Installing Parallels
2. Using Parallels to install a Windows Insider Preview version of Windows that runs on the Arm64 platform (i.e. Apple Silicon)

One thing in Studio's favour is that it is not a 64-bit app, which is good, since 64-bit app support has only recently been added (in the last six months) by Microsoft to the Insider Preview version:

blogs.windows.com/.../

I guess someone like you or me is just going to have to buy an M1 Mac and find out...

Cheers,

Ed

Well, yesterday I took the plunge and went out to buy a MacBook with the M1 chip. I was able to install Parallels, then Windows OS 10 via Parallels at no charge, and finally Trados Freelance on the Mac - a lengthy process but everything worked! I opened my first translation package this morning and got right to work. Thanks for your comments and support!

Tony

Great news Tony, hope it continues to run flawlessly for you!

Hi Antonio,

I am curious, would you mind telling us how much RAM is in your macbook. I am thinking of buying one, but here, only 8GB model is available, and I wonder if that will be enough for running everything smoothly: Parallels, Windows, Studio and a browser with a ton of tabs open?  Ehat do you think?

Daniel

Hi Daniel,

My MacBook Pro is running on 16GB of Ram, with the M1 chip.

Hi Daniel,

My MacBook Pro is running on 16GB of Ram, with the M1 chip.

Hi Antonio,

Thanks for the answer. Well, I guess I'll go with a pc laptop for now. Although, I am running Studio on a MacMini, with only 4GB.

But it is not enjoyable, so to speak... Slow, slow...