
ToasterBoy
My names Grant. Eagerly awaiting me kit to arrive.
I'm a puppeteer with the Jim Henson Company and I'm excited to try my hand at building an animatronic puppet. Control the mouth and eyes/eyelids with the kit.
I am a die hard Mac computer user. I know my options are Parallels on a Mac but it's $70 for Parallels and then $199 for windows 7. I'm thinking for $250 I could just get a PC laptop to use exclusively with my robots.
Being a die hard Mac guy, I'm wondering what the minimum requirements are to run the software? Or the optimum requirements. I've poked around on the site and didn't see them butnifmive missed them I apologize.
Thanks so much! Can't wait to join the fun.
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I was contemplating a used HP Mini or similar netbook, but was discouraged when I upped the camera resolution on my 2011 i7 MacBook Pro (Running Window$ in Boot Camp). The camera FPS was deadly. Couldn't track a thing. So I returned to the original resolution.
I'm sure others are thinking the same... at least until my iPad 3 is fully supported 100%
Thanks for asking Grant and welcome! It's a great and fun hobby and you'll find this community truly friendly and helpful.
Gateway 15.6
Decent reviews online and seems like it'd be powerful enough as it runs windows 7/8
As with any software, it'll "run" on any machine - but because ARC is a development suite, you're CPU will be dependent on how complicated the robot projects are.
My first suggestion is to wipe the laptop clean with a fresh install of Windows. Don't install much on it - keep it barebone as possible. My testing machines and development machine are very boring systems with no software installed
If you're thinking of using EZ-Robot for work related items, let us know through the Contact Us page and Alan will provide you with bulk pricing.
Looking forward to see what you build with the kit!
Please give all the Muppets a big "Hello!" from me and be sure to give '80s Robot a hearty handshake from me. He captured the '80s-ness of robots for sure. '80s Robot can be a house guest of mine anytime. Tell him he can stop by when he's in town.
@DJSures - I actually don't build puppets for the company, I just puppeteer them.
Thanks again. Still looking for a laptop, maybe Craigslist. As I said I'm a Mac guy so this would be devoted EXCLUSIVELY to EZ-Robot. My kit should arrive tomorrow. I'm excited to get going.
2012 netbook CPU comparisson
I'm not sure if you're looking for a netbook like I am but I think for the size and portability it would be best for a good EZ-B Controller. slap an SSD in it an the battery life should be good too.
Good luck and FYI: Fraggles > Muppets ANY day in my books!