Really thats as far as gaming goes, but 12 - 30 hours a week where i could be kicking some ass on TF2 while getting paid makes it worth while, rite?
Personally, I'd just get a DS or PSP.
But if you really want to play PC games at work or at your girlfriend's place, then you could probably manage it on a Macbook Pro.
However, if you are anything like me, you will imagine some sort of portable PC gaming utopia before you buy the laptop, only to find that it's a big hassle for sub-par gaming in reality.
One other thing -- Despite the likelyhood that TF2 may indeed achieve Blizzard-caliber longevity, in a couple of years when another instant classic comes along, you'll have the unfortunate reality that you simply can't play it on your laptop. If you're fine with mid-2008 being the cutoff for games you can play on it, enjoy, but know that it may get frustrating later.
This is exactly what happened to a friend of mine several years ago when he bought a "desktop replacement" for gaming and not extremely long afterward found that he was pretty much limited to Enemy Territory at LAN parties.
This is where I segue into nostalgia for the early 2000s, but I'll stop.
I've seen a few different recommendation for cleaning a white MacBook, what have PAs found that works well?
Which bit?
Cleaning the outside is tricky. A slightly damp micro-fibre cloth is about all I've been able to use without scratching it. It really is scratch-prone.
For the wrist-rest, I've used a "Chux Magic Eraser" with some success. It seems to get rid of the stains that build up over time. Just don't use it on any shiny surfaces, since it is abrasive.
I don't really see this portable vs. desktop argument quite so clean cut. I never use a laptop as an actual laptop. To me, the value in a laptop is being able to pack it up and take it with me when I travel. That's portability. A laptop that can play games is therefore the ultimate LAN-gaming machine, since I can move it around with relative ease. I always use a laptop in conjunction with a desk and an electrical outlet, and never have any reason to do otherwise. To be able to use one for serious purposes on a car, bus, or plane I'd need an ultra-portable with an 8-hour battery life, and a MacBook doesn't come anywhere near that extreme.
Computers are my life, and I need to be able to keep my life with me when I travel, and as such I also need a computer with decent power (play/program a few games, fit a few documents on the screen) and ergonomics. A MacBook Pro is perfect on all fronts except for the price tag.
I suppose if my desktop wasn't packing a Radeon 9800 I'd use it more for games than my laptop, but still. Laptops may be ill-suited for gaming, but as long as they work that's fine by me.
Don't forget that the portability of laptops also reduces the footprint and annoyingness of a computer tower. Even if you simply plug in an external monitor and keyboard/mouse to a laptop, you can put the LCD monitor on top of the laptop and have an exceedingly small footprint.
It's one of the reasons I own a semi-old laptop that runs Windows and Linux (1.8ghz amd64). It's not fast, it can play Planescape:Torment which is enough for me for Windows gaming, and it generally never leaves the house. But the few times I need another computer for shit, or simply want to surf on the couch, it's great to not have an entire desk devoted to a computer setup I don't use.
I can import a .avi compressed with ffmpeg into Final Cut and scrub through it just fine, but when I render out a section and play it back, the audio is choppy. I'm very familiar with digital video but not so much with FCP. I'm sure there is just some setting that I'm overlooking, but if I am doing everything obviously wrong, I'd like to hear that too.
Upon exporting to any format, the audio choppiness persists.
Hey guys, I figure this is as good a place as any to ask:
Would this memory get along ok in a MacBook? I've heard not to "skimp" on ram for Macs. I've always had good luck with OCZ, but what do you guys think?
Also, I'm going to have to use this baby to run Visual Studio 2008 sometimes. Think a VM would be good enough, or should I just use Boot Camp?
Don't forget that the portability of laptops also reduces the footprint and annoyingness of a computer tower. Even if you simply plug in an external monitor and keyboard/mouse to a laptop, you can put the LCD monitor on top of the laptop and have an exceedingly small footprint.
It's one of the reasons I own a semi-old laptop that runs Windows and Linux (1.8ghz amd64). It's not fast, it can play Planescape:Torment which is enough for me for Windows gaming, and it generally never leaves the house. But the few times I need another computer for shit, or simply want to surf on the couch, it's great to not have an entire desk devoted to a computer setup I don't use.
Wait, whoa, stop. Don't put an LCD monitor on top of your laptop. They aren't meant to hold that kind of weight for extended periods of time, and it's not good for the laptop's display. Especially if it's a laptop like a Macbook that uses the keyboard to vent heat.
If you really want it out of your way completely, just get one of those under the desk keyboard things to put it on, or find a way to mount it so it sits vertically against the wall. Or pick up a shelf that sits a couple of inches high for the monitor and slide the laptop under that.
If you had an exceedingly light LCD, like a 17" at the most probably, and a laptop with a design like the IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads, that's probably okay. Especially if it's an older, heavier duty design.
I'd never do it with an Apple laptop, though.
Hell if I was using a Macbook as a desktop replacement and had an LCD I'd just stretch the display across both.
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IT'S GOT ME REACHING IN MY POCKET IT'S GOT ME FORKING OVER CASH
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
Hey guys, I figure this is as good a place as any to ask:
Would this memory get along ok in a MacBook? I've heard not to "skimp" on ram for Macs. I've always had good luck with OCZ, but what do you guys think?
Also, I'm going to have to use this baby to run Visual Studio 2008 sometimes. Think a VM would be good enough, or should I just use Boot Camp?
That RAM you linked was PC2-5400 and you need 5300. Any of this RAM will do fine. I've never dealt with anything aside from Crucial RAM so I can't speak to OCZ as a brand but if you've had good luck before, I see no reason for continuing said luck. How often do you have to run VS2008? If it's daily use (or otherwise intensive use) I'd say Boot Camp so you take full advantage of system resources.
Hey guys, I figure this is as good a place as any to ask:
Would this memory get along ok in a MacBook? I've heard not to "skimp" on ram for Macs. I've always had good luck with OCZ, but what do you guys think?
Also, I'm going to have to use this baby to run Visual Studio 2008 sometimes. Think a VM would be good enough, or should I just use Boot Camp?
That RAM you linked was PC2-5400 and you need 5300. Any of this RAM will do fine. I've never dealt with anything aside from Crucial RAM so I can't speak to OCZ as a brand but if you've had good luck before, I see no reason for continuing said luck. How often do you have to run VS2008? If it's daily use (or otherwise intensive use) I'd say Boot Camp so you take full advantage of system resources.
Ah, I didn't know if the 5400 vs 5300 would matter, but it apparently does. Thanks.
Yeah, VS will probably be about a once a day thing unfortunately. I'll go with BootCamp then.
If you had an exceedingly light LCD, like a 17" at the most probably, and a laptop with a design like the IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads, that's probably okay. Especially if it's an older, heavier duty design.
I'd never do it with an Apple laptop, though.
Hell if I was using a Macbook as a desktop replacement and had an LCD I'd just stretch the display across both.
Also remember Apple laptops vent heat through the keyboard, which is why you can't (officially) operate them closed.
If you had an exceedingly light LCD, like a 17" at the most probably, and a laptop with a design like the IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads, that's probably okay. Especially if it's an older, heavier duty design.
I'd never do it with an Apple laptop, though.
Hell if I was using a Macbook as a desktop replacement and had an LCD I'd just stretch the display across both.
Also remember Apple laptops vent heat through the keyboard, which is why you can't (officially) operate them closed.
I've been using a MacBook as a desktop replacement now for almost two years (got one at launch) and it hasn't given me any problems.
I've got it on one of those laptop cooler pads and haven't had a problem with any temps getting too high
If you had an exceedingly light LCD, like a 17" at the most probably, and a laptop with a design like the IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads, that's probably okay. Especially if it's an older, heavier duty design.
I'd never do it with an Apple laptop, though.
Hell if I was using a Macbook as a desktop replacement and had an LCD I'd just stretch the display across both.
Also remember Apple laptops vent heat through the keyboard, which is why you can't (officially) operate them closed.
Sure you can. You plug in a monitor, input devices, and the power and close the lid and reawaken the laptop. That's not a hack, it's the official way you're suppose to do it...
If you had an exceedingly light LCD, like a 17" at the most probably, and a laptop with a design like the IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads, that's probably okay. Especially if it's an older, heavier duty design.
I'd never do it with an Apple laptop, though.
Hell if I was using a Macbook as a desktop replacement and had an LCD I'd just stretch the display across both.
Also remember Apple laptops vent heat through the keyboard, which is why you can't (officially) operate them closed.
Isn't that terribly inefficient? What with all the resistance posed by the keyboard keys?
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It's been so long since I've posted here, I've removed my signature since most of what I had here were broken links. Shows over, you can carry on to the next post.
So what games do people play on your macs?
I'm spending a lot of time away from home these days. I'm looking for something I can play during the odd evening... I used to have a copy of fallout that was a lot of fun.
So what games do people play on your macs?
I'm spending a lot of time away from home these days. I'm looking for something I can play during the odd evening... I used to have a copy of fallout that was a lot of fun.
Also, I'm going to have to use this baby to run Visual Studio 2008 sometimes. Think a VM would be good enough, or should I just use Boot Camp?
How often do you have to run VS2008? If it's daily use (or otherwise intensive use) I'd say Boot Camp so you take full advantage of system resources.
Yeah, VS will probably be about a once a day thing unfortunately. I'll go with BootCamp then.
Thanks Satan
I've been running VS2005 in XP/VMWare (and Parallels before that) with no problems... it doesn't need that many resources. It'll wind up a bit slower then Boot Camp, but it more then makes up for the hassle of needing to reboot. If you're going to be running it in Vista, just make sure you turn off the background indexing - that killed my VMWare performance until I did. (I'd also strongly suggest 4GB of RAM, but it looks like you're on that already.)
Keep in mind both Parallels and VMWare let you run your Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine, so you can have the best of both worlds.
So I've been having battery issues on my MacBook, and not sure whether I should blame that on me not calibrating it recently, or it just being 19 monthes old.
Using Coconut Battery, it shows the current battery capacity to be 1480 mAh, though I swear it was around 2500 before I calibrated it last night. It's been through 330 cycles so far. I use my MacBook pretty much everyday, for several hours at a time, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's just time for the battery to go. Luckily I don't need to use it for my classes to take notes, so I can lay off on buying a new battery.
One thing I did notice, when I calibrated my battery, I followed the instructions and waited for it to go to sleep on its own before I went to sleep. When I turned it on ~12 hours later, it still had the flashing light on, and didn't turn off at all. Should I try and calibrate it again?
Sure you can. You plug in a monitor, input devices, and the power and close the lid and reawaken the laptop. That's not a hack, it's the official way you're suppose to do it...
It depends on the model. Google is your friend in this situation.
The reason, as I said, is because some of them vent heat through the keyboard. It's crazy shit like this that means Apple laptops run quieter than most; they're always looking for somewhere to vent heat. Venting heat directly onto the LCD is not a good move, which is why those models don't let you do it.
I play TF2 on my MacbookPro, which is great for me since I'm going to be studying abroad in New Zealand for 10 months very soon, and I'll at least be able to play something while I'm over there.
I play TF2 on my MacbookPro, which is great for me since I'm going to be studying abroad in New Zealand for 10 months very soon, and I'll at least be able to play something while I'm over there.
Sure you can. You plug in a monitor, input devices, and the power and close the lid and reawaken the laptop. That's not a hack, it's the official way you're suppose to do it...
It depends on the model. Google is your friend in this situation.
The reason, as I said, is because some of them vent heat through the keyboard. It's crazy shit like this that means Apple laptops run quieter than most; they're always looking for somewhere to vent heat. Venting heat directly onto the LCD is not a good move, which is why those models don't let you do it.
So what games do people play on your macs?
I'm spending a lot of time away from home these days. I'm looking for something I can play during the odd evening... I used to have a copy of fallout that was a lot of fun.
What do you guys play? New Games? Old games?
World of Warcraft!
(Are there any other OSX games?)
Civ4 is pretty damn good. Runs real smooth on OS X. Played a ton over Christmas.
I play TF2 on my MacbookPro, which is great for me since I'm going to be studying abroad in New Zealand for 10 months very soon, and I'll at least be able to play something while I'm over there.
Nightly Firefox builds if you want to try it out. The application is actually called Minefield so you don't have to overwrite your nice and stable 2.x release application file. Just be warned that these might not even run and could cause serious data loss of all sorts. Don't blame me if you get caught with your hand in the cookie jar!
So what games do people play on your macs?
I'm spending a lot of time away from home these days. I'm looking for something I can play during the odd evening... I used to have a copy of fallout that was a lot of fun.
What do you guys play? New Games? Old games?
World of Warcraft!
(Are there any other OSX games?)
The situation has become pathetic, honestly. There are a huge number of legendary old Mac games that you'll only run with a PPC Mac and Mac OS 9 (or earlier). Then when OS X was new there were a decent number of carbonizations (not nearly enough though) and now very few of those are making it to Intel. Now everything I see being ported (all two ports this year) is using Cider.
I have not seen a single example of a Cider port being high performing, stable, or quality.
The Macbook Pro running Windows XP or Vista natively is a perfectly serviceable gaming machine, with a few things:
1) It gets very hot. Ridiculously hot. The bottom surface usually becomes too hot to touch with your hands after any extended period of gaming. In fact, sometimes it gets too hot and the video driver hangs, which depending on the game and OS can either result in the screen going black for a few seconds, or the game crashing, or the whole machine freezing up. If you plan to game you should get a cooling pad and always make sure there's nothing blocking the vent at the back.
2) Vista handles those video driver hangs a lot better than XP.
3) Everything runs reasonably well, even modern games. Some engines, such as Source and Unreal 3, run perfectly. I'm blown away by the performance I get out of UT3 and COD 4, even at maximum settings. However, the entry-level model only has 128 megs of VRAM so I sometimes have to turn down the texture detail a little bit in certain titles, especially strategy games. And Crysis is pretty much out of the question.
4) You have to get your nVidia drivers from www.laptopvideo2go.com because nVidia doesn't officially support mobile graphics chips.
Other than that it's great for gaming, it's like half the size of any comparable PC, the screen is fantastic and it's perfect for LANs. The only major problem I've encountered is heat, and that's easily solved.
Anyone want to make a logical guess as to when the iMacs will be refreshed/bumped/updated/whatevs? I need to replace my aging G4 desktop before I lose the ability to use my student discount.
Anyone want to make a logical guess as to when the iMacs will be refreshed/bumped/updated/whatevs? I need to replace my aging G4 desktop before I lose the ability to use my student discount.
http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/
I would expect a performance bump (no redesign) in July (whenever the hell WWDC is this year). If they don't announce then, you need to buy it then or wait until January. You'll be super pissed if you pick it up in October only to see it updated in January 2009.
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So speaking of Macs and gaming, how well does a Macbook handle WoW? My videocard on my PC just died, and I'm in the process of saving for a Macbook. I'm wondering if I should just buy the Macbook, and a videocard down the road, or videocard now, and wait to buy the Macbook.
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"Friends are just enemies in reverse."
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My MacBook Air, let me show you it (later when I borrow my girlfriend's digital camera). If anyone has questions about it, feel free to ask. I'll run any kind of tests that people may be interested in.
Will it still fit in an envelope if it's addressed to me and sent via airmail?
(seriously, I cant think think of any questions but some hands-on talk about the multitouch and some nice photos would be awesome)
Anyone want to make a logical guess as to when the iMacs will be refreshed/bumped/updated/whatevs? I need to replace my aging G4 desktop before I lose the ability to use my student discount.
http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/
I would expect a performance bump (no redesign) in July (whenever the hell WWDC is this year). If they don't announce then, you need to buy it then or wait until January. You'll be super pissed if you pick it up in October only to see it updated in January 2009.
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My MacBook Air, let me show you it (later when I borrow my girlfriend's digital camera). If anyone has questions about it, feel free to ask. I'll run any kind of tests that people may be interested in.
I wasn't expecting a redesign, we just got a major one. I was just wondering if we'd see a processor bump anytime soon. I need to purchase it between now and May (when I graduate) so I'll likely just be stuck with the current model.
Anyone want to make a logical guess as to when the iMacs will be refreshed/bumped/updated/whatevs? I need to replace my aging G4 desktop before I lose the ability to use my student discount.
http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/
I would expect a performance bump (no redesign) in July (whenever the hell WWDC is this year). If they don't announce then, you need to buy it then or wait until January. You'll be super pissed if you pick it up in October only to see it updated in January 2009.
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My MacBook Air, let me show you it (later when I borrow my girlfriend's digital camera). If anyone has questions about it, feel free to ask. I'll run any kind of tests that people may be interested in.
I wasn't expecting a redesign, we just got a major one. I was just wondering if we'd see a processor bump anytime soon. I need to purchase it between now and May (when I graduate) so I'll likely just be stuck with the current model.
Yeah, there probably won't be a bump between now and May.
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ben: I think it would fit but nice try ;-) As far as the multitouch goes, I don't have any real experience with it. I dicked around in iPhoto with a couple sample images but as I'm not a photo guy (see borrowed camera comment) I don't see much use for it. While I'm trying very hard to make the jump to Safari, I haven't yet. I played around with forward/back and that was pretty nice. Scrolling is cool but I'm not sure if that is MBA-specific (I'm pretty damn ignorant when it comes to Mac laptops).
Photos to come around 10 or 11 tonight (about 2-3 hours from now).
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Personally, I'd just get a DS or PSP.
But if you really want to play PC games at work or at your girlfriend's place, then you could probably manage it on a Macbook Pro.
However, if you are anything like me, you will imagine some sort of portable PC gaming utopia before you buy the laptop, only to find that it's a big hassle for sub-par gaming in reality.
This is exactly what happened to a friend of mine several years ago when he bought a "desktop replacement" for gaming and not extremely long afterward found that he was pretty much limited to Enemy Territory at LAN parties.
This is where I segue into nostalgia for the early 2000s, but I'll stop.
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Which bit?
Cleaning the outside is tricky. A slightly damp micro-fibre cloth is about all I've been able to use without scratching it. It really is scratch-prone.
For the wrist-rest, I've used a "Chux Magic Eraser" with some success. It seems to get rid of the stains that build up over time. Just don't use it on any shiny surfaces, since it is abrasive.
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Computers are my life, and I need to be able to keep my life with me when I travel, and as such I also need a computer with decent power (play/program a few games, fit a few documents on the screen) and ergonomics. A MacBook Pro is perfect on all fronts except for the price tag.
I suppose if my desktop wasn't packing a Radeon 9800 I'd use it more for games than my laptop, but still. Laptops may be ill-suited for gaming, but as long as they work that's fine by me.
It's one of the reasons I own a semi-old laptop that runs Windows and Linux (1.8ghz amd64). It's not fast, it can play Planescape:Torment which is enough for me for Windows gaming, and it generally never leaves the house. But the few times I need another computer for shit, or simply want to surf on the couch, it's great to not have an entire desk devoted to a computer setup I don't use.
Upon exporting to any format, the audio choppiness persists.
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Would this memory get along ok in a MacBook? I've heard not to "skimp" on ram for Macs. I've always had good luck with OCZ, but what do you guys think?
Also, I'm going to have to use this baby to run Visual Studio 2008 sometimes. Think a VM would be good enough, or should I just use Boot Camp?
eeeeeee, I'm excited. :P
Wait, whoa, stop. Don't put an LCD monitor on top of your laptop. They aren't meant to hold that kind of weight for extended periods of time, and it's not good for the laptop's display. Especially if it's a laptop like a Macbook that uses the keyboard to vent heat.
If you really want it out of your way completely, just get one of those under the desk keyboard things to put it on, or find a way to mount it so it sits vertically against the wall. Or pick up a shelf that sits a couple of inches high for the monitor and slide the laptop under that.
I'd never do it with an Apple laptop, though.
Hell if I was using a Macbook as a desktop replacement and had an LCD I'd just stretch the display across both.
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
Yeah, VS will probably be about a once a day thing unfortunately. I'll go with BootCamp then.
Thanks Satan
Also remember Apple laptops vent heat through the keyboard, which is why you can't (officially) operate them closed.
I've been using a MacBook as a desktop replacement now for almost two years (got one at launch) and it hasn't given me any problems.
I've got it on one of those laptop cooler pads and haven't had a problem with any temps getting too high
Sure you can. You plug in a monitor, input devices, and the power and close the lid and reawaken the laptop. That's not a hack, it's the official way you're suppose to do it...
Isn't that terribly inefficient? What with all the resistance posed by the keyboard keys?
I'm spending a lot of time away from home these days. I'm looking for something I can play during the odd evening... I used to have a copy of fallout that was a lot of fun.
What do you guys play? New Games? Old games?
World of Warcraft!
(Are there any other OSX games?)
I've been running VS2005 in XP/VMWare (and Parallels before that) with no problems... it doesn't need that many resources. It'll wind up a bit slower then Boot Camp, but it more then makes up for the hassle of needing to reboot. If you're going to be running it in Vista, just make sure you turn off the background indexing - that killed my VMWare performance until I did. (I'd also strongly suggest 4GB of RAM, but it looks like you're on that already.)
Keep in mind both Parallels and VMWare let you run your Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine, so you can have the best of both worlds.
So I've been having battery issues on my MacBook, and not sure whether I should blame that on me not calibrating it recently, or it just being 19 monthes old.
Using Coconut Battery, it shows the current battery capacity to be 1480 mAh, though I swear it was around 2500 before I calibrated it last night. It's been through 330 cycles so far. I use my MacBook pretty much everyday, for several hours at a time, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's just time for the battery to go. Luckily I don't need to use it for my classes to take notes, so I can lay off on buying a new battery.
One thing I did notice, when I calibrated my battery, I followed the instructions and waited for it to go to sleep on its own before I went to sleep. When I turned it on ~12 hours later, it still had the flashing light on, and didn't turn off at all. Should I try and calibrate it again?
It depends on the model. Google is your friend in this situation.
The reason, as I said, is because some of them vent heat through the keyboard. It's crazy shit like this that means Apple laptops run quieter than most; they're always looking for somewhere to vent heat. Venting heat directly onto the LCD is not a good move, which is why those models don't let you do it.
It also runs very well which is a plus
In other news, New Zealand isn't all tractors
You're thinking of the iBook.
or sheep
The situation has become pathetic, honestly. There are a huge number of legendary old Mac games that you'll only run with a PPC Mac and Mac OS 9 (or earlier). Then when OS X was new there were a decent number of carbonizations (not nearly enough though) and now very few of those are making it to Intel. Now everything I see being ported (all two ports this year) is using Cider.
I have not seen a single example of a Cider port being high performing, stable, or quality.
Edit: Good god this is depressing
Screw depressing, Return to Dark Castle's DONE! That thing's been in development limbo for several years. So snagging it on release.
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1) It gets very hot. Ridiculously hot. The bottom surface usually becomes too hot to touch with your hands after any extended period of gaming. In fact, sometimes it gets too hot and the video driver hangs, which depending on the game and OS can either result in the screen going black for a few seconds, or the game crashing, or the whole machine freezing up. If you plan to game you should get a cooling pad and always make sure there's nothing blocking the vent at the back.
2) Vista handles those video driver hangs a lot better than XP.
3) Everything runs reasonably well, even modern games. Some engines, such as Source and Unreal 3, run perfectly. I'm blown away by the performance I get out of UT3 and COD 4, even at maximum settings. However, the entry-level model only has 128 megs of VRAM so I sometimes have to turn down the texture detail a little bit in certain titles, especially strategy games. And Crysis is pretty much out of the question.
4) You have to get your nVidia drivers from www.laptopvideo2go.com because nVidia doesn't officially support mobile graphics chips.
Other than that it's great for gaming, it's like half the size of any comparable PC, the screen is fantastic and it's perfect for LANs. The only major problem I've encountered is heat, and that's easily solved.
Switch: 6200-8149-0919 / Wii U: maximumzero / 3DS: 0860-3352-3335 / eBay Shop
I would expect a performance bump (no redesign) in July (whenever the hell WWDC is this year). If they don't announce then, you need to buy it then or wait until January. You'll be super pissed if you pick it up in October only to see it updated in January 2009.
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My MacBook Air, let me show you it (later when I borrow my girlfriend's digital camera). If anyone has questions about it, feel free to ask. I'll run any kind of tests that people may be interested in.
- Gary Busey
A Glass, Darkly
Will it still fit in an envelope if it's addressed to me and sent via airmail?
(seriously, I cant think think of any questions but some hands-on talk about the multitouch and some nice photos would be awesome)
I wasn't expecting a redesign, we just got a major one. I was just wondering if we'd see a processor bump anytime soon. I need to purchase it between now and May (when I graduate) so I'll likely just be stuck with the current model.
Switch: 6200-8149-0919 / Wii U: maximumzero / 3DS: 0860-3352-3335 / eBay Shop
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ben: I think it would fit but nice try ;-) As far as the multitouch goes, I don't have any real experience with it. I dicked around in iPhoto with a couple sample images but as I'm not a photo guy (see borrowed camera comment) I don't see much use for it. While I'm trying very hard to make the jump to Safari, I haven't yet. I played around with forward/back and that was pretty nice. Scrolling is cool but I'm not sure if that is MBA-specific (I'm pretty damn ignorant when it comes to Mac laptops).
Photos to come around 10 or 11 tonight (about 2-3 hours from now).
(I would actually appreciate it).