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Miscellaneous laptop discussions : How are games on a Macbook?
How are games on a Macbook?
by rob54w - 1/30/08 3:13 PMHas anyone used Parallel Desktop (or any other program that allows you to run Windows on a Mac) to play some of today's games on a Macbook? I'm looking at gaming laptops, but really like Macs (oxymoron? maybe.) and I want to know how the $1099 version of the Macbook runs games. In other words, is the Macbook's graphics card good or not? I'm really into RPGs and MMORPGs if that helps.
Sorry.
by R. Proffitt
- 1/30/08 3:16 PM
In reply to: How are games on a Macbook? by rob54w
It runs just as good as any comparable x3100 GMA video based laptop. You need to get the Pro to see games work nice just like any gamer laptop.
Bob
So...
by rob54w - 1/30/08 3:24 PM In reply to: Sorry. by R. Proffitt
It can still run them? I don't need insanely realistic graphics, I just need the game. I want it to run smooth, but it doesn't need to be a flawless experience. I don't really know what you meant by x3100 GMA, I'm not exactly a computer guru.
Thanks for the response!
Let me be more blunt.
by R. Proffitt - 1/30/08 3:36 PM
In reply to: So... by rob54w
The Intel GMA x3100 is poor to terrible for gamers. It's a crapshoot if your game will run on not.
-> Don't do this.
Aw man!
by rob54w - 1/30/08 5:04 PM In reply to: Let me be more blunt. by R. Proffitt
That's unfortunate darnit cuz the Macbook is awesome
I'm easily confused.
by R. Proffitt - 5/12/08 4:29 AM
In reply to: Macbook's fatal (for some) flaw by a4phantom
If gaming is an issue, then you get 3D display chipsets. The MacBook Pro has such so why isn't that the choice here? You see this same choice in other non-Apple laptops so my confusor is why this is not a simple choice.
Bob
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