I second max 2011. It works better for me, and you have all the new and latest options available to you. And whats best about max 2011 imo is that you can save out max 2010 files. This means that if you need to open your work in max 2010 for some reason (in my case I work freelance with people who do not have max 2011 and…
I have the ability to get either as a present. Which one should I go with? I want to use max instead of maya because I think the 3d community is much bigger plus there are more tuts out there for it. I also I want to know how to use both :) Also where can I get spec list to see if either will run on my laptop? Thanks.
I'd wait until 2011 was out awhile until I made a decision. Max usually has some crazy bugs and f-up's until a service pack is released :P If you need to choose RIGHT NOW, I would go with 2010.
* Increased memory support beyond that of the 4-GB addressable memory space that is available in a 32-bit operating system * Increased program performance for programs that are written to take advantage of a 64-bit operating system so using 64-bit max on a 64-bit OS allows it to use more memory with better memory…
being able to run multiple older versions of max is a subscription benefit. http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=13571542&siteID=123112 I'd go for 2011 myself. A big issue for staying with older versions is plugin compatibility which isn't an issue in this case as plugins for 2010 work on 2011. 2011 also saves…