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The Sims 2 on a MacBook
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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Hey, I was wondering if any of you guys had tried to play the Mac (or Windows in parallels) version of The Sims 2 on your MacBooks ... I read on another forum that it worked well (believe it or not) but they didn't specify which platform it was on, nor did they answer my PM's  . Anyway, if any of you guys have tried the Sims 2 on a MacBook and could give me a few specs, that would be great!
It's basically the only graphics-intensive game I ever play (unless you count Pac Man... just kidding) so if it were to work on the MacBook that would PWN life.
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Black MacBook 2.0GHz Core Duo, 1GB RAM.
Logitech V270 Bluetooth mouse, Brenthaven Metro (black).
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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When I first got my MB, I put Boot Camp on it, and tried the sims 2 under windows. It worked surprisingly well, at medium settings. If I took all the settings down to 0, game play was perfect.
AFAIK, the Sims 2 for Mac is not yet a universal binary, so even on the MBP w/ a good graphics card will perform poorly with that version. You also say in your post Windows in Parallels - I doubt the Sims will even launch in parallels due to the lack of graphics utilities in parallels.
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iMac Core Duo 1.83 Ghz | 1.25GB RAM | 160HD, MacBook Core Duo 1.83 Ghz | 13.3" | 60HD | 1.0GB RAM
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Toronto, ON
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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On the MacGameStore site it says these are the requirements:
Radeon 9000 or better
GeForce FX5200 or better
Maybe try the Gaming forum here and someone there will have a better answer.
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27" iMac C2D
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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aaahh, man, looks like I'd need to rebot to do it .
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Black MacBook 2.0GHz Core Duo, 1GB RAM.
Logitech V270 Bluetooth mouse, Brenthaven Metro (black).
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Pittsburgh
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My brother is running XP on his Mini (Core Solo) and plays Sims 2 on it no problem. It should be fine on a Macbook.
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Macbook Air | 1.6 Ghz Core 2 Duo | 2 GB | 80 GB
Macbook (Black, Week 22) | 2.0 Ghz Core Duo | 2 GB | 120 GB
Mac Mini | 1.25 Ghz G4 | 40 GB | 1 GB
iPods | Touch 16 GB | 4G 20 GB | 5G 30 GB (White) | Nano 2 GB (Black) | 2G Shuffle 1 GB
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yeah, I just hate rebooting  . Um, does your brother run XP as his primary OS? I mean... like that defeats the purpose of buying a Mac, but w/e.
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Black MacBook 2.0GHz Core Duo, 1GB RAM.
Logitech V270 Bluetooth mouse, Brenthaven Metro (black).
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