Advice needed on Electronic Purchase

Post by **Reese** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:40 am

So I am looking for a laptop that will hold ip to gaming needs (Civ V et al). At this point I have nothing with more than 1.8ghz CPU.

At risk of severe beating by fDood, I have been considering jumping to a Mac. But I know nothing of their ability to game. I was thinking of the 13" MacBook pro.

The question is will this handle gaming or is there a better PC you all have found to game from bed? My PC issue is I have burned through 4 laptops in as many years.

And before you ask I am limited for space so the desktop is not likely to work out as I have no place for it.

Reese, flame on

Post by **Cuspar** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:44 am

I bought the biggest, fastest Toshiba Qosmio and it's sick for gaming. Runs SC2 at highest settings no problem. It weighs 10 pounds though.

Post by **Happyclam** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:26 am

The problem with the Mac is that you're still limited in choices for your games, but as a laptop, it should suit your needs.

Post by **Gandolfini** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:54 pm

If you BootCamp it with Windows, you will be able to run most games. Personally, I find a 13" screen too small.

Post by **Bulwark** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:04 pm

Gandolfini wrote:If you BootCamp it with Windows, you will be able to run most games. Personally, I find a 13" screen too small.

So, basically you pay more to get a mac laptop, but by using bootcamp it runs slower.
I think your best option is to skip the mac if you want to play games.

Post by **Dood** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:34 pm

Bulwark wrote:
Gandolfini wrote:If you BootCamp it with Windows, you will be able to run most games. Personally, I find a 13" screen too small.
So, basically you pay more to get a mac laptop, but by using bootcamp it runs slower.
I think your best option is to skip the mac.

Fixenudoed.

Post by **Veela** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:59 am

Reese, just a reminder -- MacBook Pros don't even come in anything faster than dual core for the 13" models. So think about that before you invest in one!

Post by **Reese** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:03 am

Veela wrote:Reese, just a reminder -- MacBook Pros don't even come in anything faster than dual core for the 13" models. So think about that before you invest in one!

After buying diapers I can't afford more than a hamster on a wheel. And it best be a used wheel. Or used hamster (looks a fDood).

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