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    MacBook and Games

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Aerozin, May 8, 2008.

  1. Aerozin

    Aerozin Notebook Guru

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    Im going to study in new zealand for a few months , and im going to buy one MacBook (2.4g C2D , 4GB DDR2,250GB 5400RPM)

    I want to know if i will be able to play those games on it:
    -Warcraft 3
    -Team Fortress 2

    Im not talking about the compatibility issues , im talking about the system requeriments

    thx
     
    Aerozin, May 8, 2008
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  2. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    warcraft 3 is fine, team fortress 2 is not.
     
    masterchef341, May 8, 2008
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  3. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    The MacBook uses the X3100, which is a graphics chip that borrows from system RAM. This makes it very poor for intensive applications, but gives better battery life than discrete chips.
     
    Bog, May 8, 2008
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  4. Aerozin

    Aerozin Notebook Guru

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    I can live playing team fortress 2 only in my desktop :p

    btw u guys know any 13" laptop better than macbook in the same price range(US$1650)
     
    Aerozin, May 8, 2008
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  5. ageezee

    ageezee Notebook Consultant

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    well if your looking for a mac your only option option is the air....if you want a pc i'd look at the dell xps 1330....

    with that budget you may also want to consider the 15" macbook pro....
     
    ageezee, May 8, 2008
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  6. Aerozin

    Aerozin Notebook Guru

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    im still thinking between macbook and macbook pro , i have to go to some apple reseller to check the size i like 13 becouse its very portable
     
    Aerozin, May 8, 2008
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  7. dmacfour

    dmacfour Are you aware...

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    the dell xps 1550 is a good gaming machine for that price range.
     
    dmacfour, May 8, 2008
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  8. niemassacre

    niemassacre Notebook Evangelist

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    Pretty sure the best gaming 13" computer is the Dell M1330, which can come with an 8400M GS (not a great card, but beats integrated cards big-time). If you step up to a 15", there's a very wide range of very capable gaming machines, including the MBP.
     
    niemassacre, May 8, 2008
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  9. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    With my current MacBook, I can run TF2 within Crossover at 800x600, at directx 8. It's not pretty, but playable.
     
    Lysander, May 9, 2008
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  10. Arwin

    Arwin Notebook Enthusiast

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    if you want to play games - the macbook is not your laptop. Go with the Macbook pro, or get a windows laptop. Sony has laptops at 13.3" or 14.1" that are much more capable of running games as the MB is.

    Though, the Macbook Pro is only slightly more heavy as the MB and it's probabay the most portable and sleek looking machine you can find in the 15.4" range. Oh btw it's probabaly really obvious, but please do tell me you are getting that bigger HDD and extra memory from a 3rd party and not Apple - as you'd be overpaying by a ton!
     
    Arwin, May 9, 2008
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  11. Cluny

    Cluny Newbie

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    The macbook 2.4 can handle css. there are some youtube vids showing that.
    if you are looking for a 13" PC
    Dell m1330 with the 8400
    or a more expensive alt. LG P300, with a 8600 256mb.
     
    Cluny, May 9, 2008
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