Apple's Boot Camp & Games

Wow, so with dual boot on the intel macs, playing games like Oblivion etc on Macs should be a nice experience. What do you guys think?

 

Yeah it will. Oblivion will be on Macs in not too long anyways though. Every popular game does eventually, it just takes a couple months longer than the PC version. However Oblivion isn't announced yet. It will fairly soon I'm sure.

http://www.aspyr.com/games.php/mac/complete/

 

Agreed. It should look very nice on the macs now (although it would have been just fine before)

 

I'd personally never buy a mac for games. The choice is too limiting and all those great, free games on the web for windows won't work!

 

Question: couldn't you just Dump MacOS and reformat with windows in the past? Some people might think that it would be stupid to buy a mac if you werent gonna run macOS but their harware is nice (if not a little overpriced)

 

if you want to do that, save a few hundred $$ and go with something else..the only reason to have a MBP, is for Tiger..i dont see any other reason to shell out a few hundred more for a shiny notebook.

pb,out.

 

How is the MacBook Pro overpriced? You get a 15.4" machine that weighs less than 6 lbs, Has the Core Duo processor, and an ATI Mobility X1600.

The only other comparable system is the Acer TravelMate8204, which comes wiith *slower* RAM, *doesn't* have lighted keys or the MagSafe power connector, no SPDIF output, and annoyingly blows hot air on your mouse-hand.

And these two systems (with the same processor speed, hard drive size etc) cost the SAME, but the MacBook has more features and is better-designed.

So how can you say it's overpriced? I'd like to buy one and ONLY put Windows on it because it's the best-featured mid-size laptop on the market right now. I'm just waiting for those 3D ATI drivers to get written and to hear some performance specs on the latest games.

 

i find it easier to type without the lite up keys, but that is me. on top of that, ASUS is the BEST notebook i have ever owned (coming off a 17 inch g4.) the asus build quality it FAR superior to the powerbook that i own.

http://www.proportable.com/detail.aspx?ID=107

need i say more?

W3J
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Intel Pentium-M T2400 Yonah (1.83Ghz; 667mhz w/ 2mb Cache)
14" WXGA (1280 x 768) Color Shine (glaretype) LCD Panel
Asus W3J w/ Intel 945PM Chipset
1024MB DDR2 667 (1024mb x 1)
100GB; 5400RPM
ATI Mobility Radeon x1600 PCI-E Graphics w/ 256MB VRAM (512MB Hyper Memory)
Built-In Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 A/B/G miniPCI
8x Super Multi DVD Burner
8-Cell Li-Ion; Approximately 4-5 hours of normal use life

Windows XP Pro w/ SP2
13" (length) x 9.7" (width) x 1.18"-1.28" (height)
~5.0 LBS w/ US standard 8 cell and travelers drawer
~5.4 LBS w/ US standard 8 cell and optical drive

1 year global parts and labor through ASUS

Microsoft Works Suite 8
Norton AntiVirus 2005
NERO Express V6.0
ASUSDVD XP 5.0
Power Director V3.0 DE
Medi@Show V2.0 SE

54mm Express Card Universal Slot (no legacy PCMCIA)
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Anodized Brushed Aluminum Lid
Gigabit LAN
Rich Cinematic Audio
Audio DJ - instant on music
S-Video out
4 in 1 memory card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO)
Swappable Optical Bay (optional 2nd battery, optional 2nd hard drive, travelers drawer)
No Carrying Bag

Price: $1,799.00

pb,out.

 

Yea, that looks nice too. Although I wish they'd gone for a 15.4" screen instead of a 14"; that extra inch and a half makes a big difference.
I also note from that website you pointed out:

"ETA for the second shipment is likely Mid-May or later."

If I'm still in the market then, I'll be shopping for a dual-core Turion notebook.

 

to me, i travel to and from every other day to school, 14 inch is perfect..and at 5lbs...its nothing..my Z70VA is very light also, and its got a 15.4 inch screen...beautifulness.

pb,out.

 

Don't buy a Mac for games. . they're overpriced ( my opinion) to begin with. You can get a lot better Windows-based notebook designed to play games. They will have much better performance.

If you want to play games, buy a Windows machine. No way around that if you plan to play games. The primary purpose of buying a mac is so you can run the 'OSX'.

 

I know its too soon to ask this... but I am curious as to whether there will there be a significant difference when running a game on the MBP and another PC laptop (Both with 256mb x1600) ?

Shapy

 

MacBooks tend to score around 2900-3000 not OCed in 3DMark05, whereas a comparable notebook such as the AcerTM8200 scores 4000-4100 not OCed.

Reguarding games for Mac - if you were going to game, I'd ONLY do it in "Windows-mode". Mac games are way overpriced (IMO) and don't have a wide selection.

 

The Windows machine will be faster - macs don't have 'entirely' the same hardware as a real Windows notebook does.

Go with Windows and a non-mac to game.

Chaz

 

i agree 100% with xAMDvsIntelx and Chazman421. macs arent the best for gaming..leave gaming to windows.

pb,out.