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MacWorld posts MacBook benchmarks
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MacWorld have tested out the MacBook, and it looks promising.
A Cinema 4D render takes about a 1/4 of the time on the MB than on a 1.42 iBook
Compressor 2.1 MPEG encode takes 1/2 the time, and so does the iMovie test.
Oddly enough, the old iBook G4 got 14.1 FPS in Unreal Tourn. 2004, whereas the MacBook, with its integrated graphics, beat it by 3, at 17.8 FPS. Compare this to the PowerBook G4, the last 15" model, which had a decent card in it, and still it only got 21 FPS, so yes, 17 aint great, but its better than the G4, and almost as good as the PBs, which is fair IMO
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How about a link to the article?
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hey ppl,
i want to knw about these frame rates, i mean higher is better right?
at what point is there a limit to acceptable, good and awesum/damn good
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Higher = better. Acceptable for me would be around 20, but I would much rather play a game with 30+, much more enjoyable. 17 is pretty crappy and almost unplayable
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Originally Posted by harrisjamieh
Higher = better. Acceptable for me would be around 20, but I would much rather play a game with 30+, much more enjoyable. 17 is pretty crappy and almost unplayable
Agree...anyone serious about 3d games like Doom3 has no business playing them on a MacBook. Get a MBPro w/ BootCamp
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Originally Posted by masugu
Agree...anyone serious about 3d games like Doom3 has no business playing them on a MacBook. Get a MBPro w/ BootCamp
Nope, get a Playstation or something.
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Not bad at all. In every test except unreal tournament frame rate, the MacBook is close to the much more expensive MacBook Pro. Since any gaming I do is on my xBox, that isn't a bad tradeoff to save $1000, get a much nicer looking screen (go to the store if you don't believe me), and what for me is a much more appealing size. The Mac Book Pro is too wide for my tastes.
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