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ParabolStellavento · Feb 7, 2007, 05:41 PM

Alright, its probably been asked many times, but I don't have a lot of time to search threads right now, and i'm thinking of buying a Macbook or ibook, and i was just wondering if i'll be able to play WoW decently on the $1300 one, without buying any upgrades and such. I don't plan to use it for a whole lot else, maybe a low end game that should work with no problems, but I was wondering if it can play Wow basically out of the box.

Hi I'm Ben · Feb 7, 2007, 06:12 PM

No, at the very least you'll wait to have 1gb if not 2gb of RAM. There is also a forum dedicated to games. I would pose your question there in regards to frame rates etc. If your budget is $1300, buy a refurb model and add ram... or save your cash. Your computer budget should never be all your money.

mduell · Feb 7, 2007, 08:28 PM

Yes.

GLFaster on MacBook Core Duo 2.0 w/2GB - a photoset on Flickr

As the other poster said, buy a refurb and 2GB RAM.

ChasingApple · Feb 8, 2007, 04:50 AM

My wife plays WoW on her macbook with 1.25GB of memory, and it runs much better then I thought it would with a GMA 950. I was impressed to say the least, and would recommend WoW on it any day!

theokandroid · Feb 8, 2007, 05:58 AM

WoW will run alright, but if your looking to play HL2 or someother graphics card intensive gaming I'd definately go with a Macbook, or if you don't need a portable get an iMac you'll get a lot of the same features for cheaper, a bigger hard drive, as well as a MUCH bigger screen. Games on Windows XP run great.

jdrumstik · Feb 8, 2007, 08:08 PM

Yeah, um don't try to run HL2 on a MacBook you really need a dedicated GPU for that sort of thing, not the Intel Stuff. Also, I get the impression that he is one of those people that plays WoW and WoW Only.

As for me, I might play steam, but I'm cought up on SNES9X Emu with Chorno Trigger.

frankthetank966 · Feb 8, 2007, 10:06 PM

MB, wider and better screen. Bigger trackpad and better keys.Faster processor and has a built in iCam which can come in handy. Graphics wise, MB has a slight edge. But if you are a true gamer (I may get bashed for this and will def. regret saying it) do not get a mac. Games are delayed on Mac. Do not get me wrong, mac is an awesome system but I think it is better suited for digital editing and basic computer stuff. Not gaming.

slpdLoad · Feb 8, 2007, 10:18 PM

I second the question of "why are you getting a mac". You could save some money by getting a PC if the only thing it's going to do is play WoW.

frankthetank966 · Feb 8, 2007, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by slpdLoad

I second the question of "why are you getting a mac". You could save some money by getting a PC if the only thing it's going to do is play WoW.

Few!!! I thought I would get banned from here for saying that.

real · Feb 9, 2007, 03:19 PM

It seems to me that you will have to decide yourself what you consider good game play. Some people who are serious gamers need the fastest framerate possible and people who just need to play the game to kill some time. Go to an Apple store and see for yourself if the game play on the MB is enough for you.

real

ParabolStellavento · Feb 10, 2007, 01:56 AM

Originally Posted by jdrumstik

Yeah, um don't try to run HL2 on a MacBook you really need a dedicated GPU for that sort of thing, not the Intel Stuff. Also, I get the impression that he is one of those people that plays WoW and WoW Only.

As for me, I might play steam, but I'm cought up on SNES9X Emu with Chorno Trigger.

to be honest i've never played wow. I spend most of my time playing a 2d game called graal online xD I just wanted to try it, and wanted to know if it was at least going to be playable, and no, I don't really care for HL games anyways

ParabolStellavento · Feb 10, 2007, 02:09 AM

Originally Posted by real

It seems to me that you will have to decide yourself what you consider good game play. Some people who are serious gamers need the fastest framerate possible and people who just need to play the game to kill some time. Go to an Apple store and see for yourself if the game play on the MB is enough for you.

real

I don't need crazy fast framerates, i moreso just wanted to make sure if I tried to play it, it would actually play, i don't care if its slow and such, the MB wouldn't be straight for gameing, just for a passtime. But I'm on a compaq presario from like, '99 that had 64 mb of ram most of its life (300 mb or so for the last year), and it doesn't run much more than maybe Gunz.

maccrack · Feb 10, 2007, 03:15 AM

dude ot runs great i play WoW on mine all the time but i use a 3rd party keyboard and mouse.

ParabolStellavento · Feb 10, 2007, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by maccrack

dude ot runs great i play WoW on mine all the time but i use a 3rd party keyboard and mouse.

Alright, thanks man.