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#1
Posted 26 July 2014 - 10:10 AM
I am particularly concerned about the graphics capabilities, but if there are other other concerns feel free to point them out.
Apple 13" MacBook® Pro with 500GB Hard Drive
Features:
2.5GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz
Internal 4GB DDR3 RAM
500GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
Intel HD 4000 Graphics
13.3" Widescreen LED-Backlit Display
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Dual USB 3.0 Ports & Thunderbolt Port
Native 1280 x 800 Resolution
FaceTime HD camera and omnidirectional mic
Backlit keyboard
OS X Mountain Lion
How about this?
Apple 15" MacBook Pro® with Retina Display - 8GB
Features:
15-2/5" LED-backlit Retina display
Quad-core Intel® Core® 2.0GHz i7 processor
6MB cache memory
8GB 1600MHz memory
256GB PCIe-based flash storage1
Intel Iris Pro graphics
Mac OS® X Mavericks operating system
Built-in Wi-Fi™
Bluetooth® connectivity
720p FaceTime® HD camera
Integrated stereo speakers and dual microphones
Full-size backlit keyboard
Multi-touch trackpad
SDXC card slot, two Thunderbolt® ports, two USB ports, HDMI™ port, headphone port and MagSafe 2 power port
Includes power cord, power adapter, AC wall plug and software
Dimensions: 14-13/100" W x 71/100" H x 9-73/100" D
Weight: 4.46 lbs.
#2
Posted 26 July 2014 - 11:19 AM
#3
Posted 26 July 2014 - 11:38 AM
#4
Posted 26 July 2014 - 12:47 PM
So question, why an overpriced laptop with a special case and fruitful name, instead of a better gaming laptop?
#5
Posted 26 July 2014 - 12:53 PM
Goose, on 26 July 2014 - 11:38 AM, said:
Intel i5 processors are quad core, not dual core.
I do agree that they are not ideal gaming machines. But macs rarely are.
#6
Posted 26 July 2014 - 01:06 PM
anyway, I wouldn't expect it to run well. might be playable on very low resolution.
#7
Posted 26 July 2014 - 02:03 PM
DV McKenna, on 26 July 2014 - 12:47 PM, said:
So question, why an overpriced laptop with a special case and fruitful name, instead of a better gaming laptop?
In short, I have a ton of frequent flier miles I can redeem for one of them (or some other computer in the catalog. Due to recent developments I cannot forsee ever using the miles for a flight, and my current laptop is dying...
Flapdrol, on 26 July 2014 - 01:06 PM, said:
anyway, I wouldn't expect it to run well. might be playable on very low resolution.
Yeah this is what I was concerned about- would it be unplayable, or 15FPS "Playable", or...?
#8
Posted 26 July 2014 - 02:31 PM
#9
Posted 26 July 2014 - 04:30 PM
Crazy Strat Testing, on 26 July 2014 - 02:03 PM, said:
Yeah this is what I was concerned about- would it be unplayable, or 15FPS "Playable", or...?
Damn free laptop? Well you can't argue with that
You have two options here:
1.) Get the laptop, use it; MWO will be playable, probably at a mix of low and medium settings and maybe 720p
2.) Get the most expensive MBP you can afford, don't open it, sell it as new for some obscene sum on Ebay or Amazon, use said obscene sum to get a more powerful computer
Edited by Catamount, 26 July 2014 - 04:31 PM.
#10
Posted 27 July 2014 - 10:48 AM
#11
Posted 28 July 2014 - 05:57 AM
Catamount, on 26 July 2014 - 11:19 AM, said:
Just as an aside, how would this stack up?
Helpful (to you, but to me it is largely incomprehensible ) link.
#14
Posted 28 July 2014 - 11:06 AM
DV McKenna, on 28 July 2014 - 09:50 AM, said:
Not well, intel's onboard GPU's are rather lacklustre.
Sephlock, on 28 July 2014 - 09:54 AM, said:
How bad is it, really? Is it worse than the iris pro? Or just the iris? A LOT worse? unplayably bad?
Because the other stats on it look quite nice, and the price is right (although tigerdirect has gotten a lot of bad press, which makes me hesitate...)
#15
Posted 28 July 2014 - 11:36 AM
Edited by ninjitsu, 28 July 2014 - 11:38 AM.
#16
Posted 28 July 2014 - 11:46 AM
ninjitsu, on 28 July 2014 - 11:36 AM, said:
Oh wow. That one looks super sexy.
Any objections?
I have no idea how to compare mobile video cards to the recommended (desktop) video cards.
Or integrated graphics stuff, for that matter.
#17
Posted 28 July 2014 - 02:39 PM
Crazy, are you intended to just plop down some cash potentially, or are you considering my suggestion to grab the 15" MBP (the second model you listed) and sell it for the funds? If it's the latter, you'd have no less than $1200 to play with, and likely upward of $1400 or $1500, if you look at current ebay listings for that model.
#18
Posted 28 July 2014 - 03:00 PM
#19
Posted 28 July 2014 - 05:36 PM
That's why I was wondering what his plans were.
Edited by Catamount, 28 July 2014 - 05:38 PM.
#20
Posted 28 July 2014 - 06:36 PM
Catamount, on 28 July 2014 - 05:36 PM, said:
That's why I was wondering what his plans were.
I'd prefer to hover around 1k if possible. (not even sure what would be acceptable for MW:O amongst those).
OTOH PGI already has my soul, so I guess I can just start selling my organs if push comes to shove.
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