MacBook Pro for Gaming?

Captain EBD · Jan 13, 2006, 12:01 AM

With these specs...

1.83GHz Intel Core Duo with 2MB shared L2 Cache

667MHz frontside bus

2GB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM

100GB 7200rpm Serial ATA hard drive

ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB GDDR3 memory

Would the macbook pro be good for gaming? and since you can dual boot with Vista you can play any windows game.

Vikingod · Jan 13, 2006, 03:59 AM

Don't know specifically, but won't the Mac just emulate Vista? If so, I doubt you will be playing games on it.

Rule of thumb, you want to play games, get a PC. If you don't play games, and want a mac, get a Mac.

That is a kickin computer though.

Captain EBD · Jan 13, 2006, 04:22 AM

yeah its a nice computer.

how is it emulating Vista? You load Vista by itself just like you do on a pc.

g35x · Jan 13, 2006, 12:32 PM

get a laptop with an athlon for gameing http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834224016 or a bit cheaper.... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16834224014R i wouldent like the emulating vista thing..... and athlon is a better cpu....or get a barebones laptop and build your own

swimtech · Jan 18, 2006, 07:28 PM

The Macbook is probably the best Mac Laptop ever for gaming - but only for games written to run on a Mac.

XP won't run on it, and Vista, um - might - maybe - with help...

Edit: One more thing - the Core Duo processor does not look to have Intel's 64 bit extensions either (the processors currently in the latest Imac and Macbook Pro) but, still, they are nice Macs - should be a nice improvement.

Jan 13, 2006, 12:01 AM	#1
Captain EBD i like computers. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 296 Rep Power: 0	MacBook Pro for Gaming? With these specs... 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo with 2MB shared L2 Cache 667MHz frontside bus 2GB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM 100GB 7200rpm Serial ATA hard drive ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB GDDR3 memory Would the macbook pro be good for gaming? and since you can dual boot with Vista you can play any windows game. __________________ .......

Jan 13, 2006, 04:22 AM	Thread Starter #3
Captain EBD i like computers. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 296 Rep Power: 0	yeah its a nice computer. how is it emulating Vista? You load Vista by itself just like you do on a pc. __________________ .......

Jan 13, 2006, 12:32 PM	#4
g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	get a laptop with an athlon for gameing http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834224016 or a bit cheaper.... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16834224014R i wouldent like the emulating vista thing..... and athlon is a better cpu....or get a barebones laptop and build your own __________________

Jan 18, 2006, 07:28 PM	#5
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	The Macbook is probably the best Mac Laptop ever for gaming - but only for games written to run on a Mac. XP won't run on it, and Vista, um - might - maybe - with help... Edit: One more thing - the Core Duo processor does not look to have Intel's 64 bit extensions either (the processors currently in the latest Imac and Macbook Pro) but, still, they are nice Macs - should be a nice improvement. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it. Last edited by swimtech; Jan 18, 2006 at 07:53 PM.

Jan 13, 2006, 03:59 AM	#2
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Don't know specifically, but won't the Mac just emulate Vista? If so, I doubt you will be playing games on it. Rule of thumb, you want to play games, get a PC. If you don't play games, and want a mac, get a Mac. That is a kickin computer though.