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    Parallels Performance on 2011 MBA 13''

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by calidist, Oct 18, 2011.

  1. calidist

    calidist Notebook Enthusiast

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    Any feedback on how Parallels performs on the 2011 MBA 13'' with the 1.7 i5? Can the processor and 4 gb of RAM run it smoothly? I'd primarily be using Parallels for very light gaming (mostly just Football Manager and Counter-strike). Would they run ok or would boot camp be necessary to effectively play them? Thanks for the help!
     
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    niko2021 Notebook Evangelist

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    Probably on low-med settings fluently. I would never game on a macbook, especially an air, with an exception for mac app games. I think you have a better chance playing them on a mac OS, at least for cs source because it can play it natively. I know the fan can kick up and the laptop can heat up a lot even during video rendering.
     
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