BERNINA Embroidery Software will only be supported on Apple Macintosh computers that meet or exceed the minimum system requirements needed for V8.2 (see table below) and that have Windows 8.1/10 installed on a dedicated partition via Boot Camp.
*Please note the DesignWorks Suite also requires a graphics processor that supports DirectX 9 or greater.
BERNINA recommends using Apple’s Boot Camp Assistant to partition the drive and install Windows, as opposed to third party partition tools.
For more information on using Boot Camp and installing Windows on an Apple computer, please visit Apple’s support website, https://support.apple.com or contact an Apple specialist.
Virtual Machines:
BERNINA of America does not offer support for systems that are running Windows using a virtual machine such as Parallels or Fusion.
BERNINA DesignerPlus V8.2 System Requirements:
Component |
Recommended |
Minimum* |
CPU |
Intel® Core i5/7 or multi core processor with min. 3GHz |
Intel® Core i3 or AMD Athlon FX-60 |
Operating system |
Microsoft® Windows® 10 (64-bit Edition)with latest service packs and updates installed. |
Microsoft® Windows® 7, 8.1, 10 (32-bit or 64-bit Editions), all with latest service packs and updates installed. |
Browser |
Internet Explorer 11.0 |
Internet Explorer 11.0 |
Memory |
8 GB or more |
4 GB |
Hard disk type |
Solid State Drive (SSD) |
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) |
Free disk space |
40 GB or More |
20 GB |
Graphics card |
Support for DirectX 9 graphics with: |
Support for Highest Color (32bit) and resolution (1600 X 900) |
WDDM Driver |
||
2 GB or more of graphics memory (non-integrated) |
||
Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware bits per pixel |
||
Monitor |
1920 X 1080 screen resolution |
1600 X 900 screen resolution |
Internet connection |
Required for product activation and registration. |
Required for product activation and registration. |
* If Minimum Requirements are chosen, the software performance can be slow (also depending on how many programs are running at the same time). |
Comments