Anyone using a Macbook pro here?
Roo:
I also switched from a Dell to a Macbook Pro, and I have to say everyday life wise it was the best decision I ever made. However, most of what I do is film editing and digital art, which Macs seem to be geared towards. I don't game on a regular basis, and Sims 3 is the only game I play. (No WoW, etc.) I've played Sims 3 on my Macbook for extended periods of time, generally on roadtrips, and it drains the battery pretty fast. However, I've found that using NRaas No Intro and No CD have stopped my machine from overheating when running the Sims 3. I currently have LN & Ambitions installed with no stuff packs.
Here are my specs:
I am on a 13" Macbook Pro running OS X 10.6.6 with a 500 GB HD
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Memory: 4 GB
Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 320M
Hope that helps you out. Happy gaming. --Roo
edit: I forgot to mention, I don't run my game graphics on high. It drains the battery and heats my system up pretty quickly. Medium works just fine though. Also be aware that programming can kind of be a pain in the ass on OS X.
wizard_merlin:
Go find the local Apple dealer and talk to them. I did that before I built my latest PC and bought my Toshiba laptop. Apart from gaming, I do alot of photo editing and was interested in the Macbook for when I travel, and would have considered and Apple desktop instead of Windows. After talking to the Apple sales guy, it only took approx. 2 minutes for me to decide not to go Apple and stay with Windows, for either system. Then I built a high end PC which handles photo editing as good as any Apple machine would, and is way superior for gaming, and went with a Toshiba laptop, which performs what I want it to do quite well for what it is, and lets me play some game when traveling. As money was limited for the laptop it doesn't have the higher speed CPU that I would prefer, so things are a touch slower, but perfectly acceptable and no heating problems.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: Narmy on 2011 February 11, 19:29:03
This is an extremely misleading picture. It is important to firstly, identify how long the WARRANTY is, and secondly, the CAUSES of the failures. I would rather buy a computer that has a 100% chance of failing during the warranty period than a computer which will most likely fail shortly AFTER the warranty. Additionally, CAUSE of the failure is important. A motherboard/chipset/CPU failure is merely mildly annoying, as long as they occur within warranty. Make sure they do, even if you have to abuse it harder. Hard drive failures are very bad, but also preventable by identifying the brand of the hard drives they install and replacing them. It is important to identify how time-to-failure correlates with the warranty period, so you can subject the laptop to the correct amount of abuse to ensure failure within that period. Remember: All laptops die. What matters is how likely you can kill it within the warranty period. Malfunction rates are irrelevant: What MATTERS is the quality of warranty replacement and how much you have to do to kill it within that period.
Narmy:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2011 February 15, 13:50:59
This is an extremely misleading picture. It is important to firstly, identify how long the WARRANTY is, and secondly, the CAUSES of the failures. I would rather buy a computer that has a 100% chance of failing during the warranty period than a computer which will most likely fail shortly AFTER the warranty. Additionally, CAUSE of the failure is important. A motherboard/chipset/CPU failure is merely mildly annoying, as long as they occur within warranty. Make sure they do, even if you have to abuse it harder. Hard drive failures are very bad, but also preventable by identifying the brand of the hard drives they install and replacing them. It is important to identify how time-to-failure correlates with the warranty period, so you can subject the laptop to the correct amount of abuse to ensure failure within that period. Remember: All laptops die. What matters is how likely you can kill it within the warranty period. Malfunction rates are irrelevant: What MATTERS is the quality of warranty replacement and how much you have to do to kill it within that period.
Maybe if I post the article it would make more sense.
I don't write internet statistics, and don't expect them to be 100% accurate, seems like a fairly in-depth study though.
Pelasope:
Pescado isn't confused by the graph, he just wants a different one.
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