Skyrim on macbook

[JimboUK]

What resolution the screen on it? You should be able to run it at fairly high settings at 1366 x 768 or 1440 x 900..... 1600 x 900 should be good too, although not at "Max" anything higher than that is not going to do too well unless you turn some of the settings down or off completely.

Ok thanks a lot! What do you think is the weakest part on that computer? i think i will get 4 more ram so i'll have 8. the resolution on the screen is 1680 x 1050.

 

Well, you will lose a little bit of performance because of Boot Camp, but the weakest link hardware wise is going to be the video card. Don't get me wrong, the HD 6750M is a nice mobile gpu, but it's not going to compete with it's desktop counterpart by any means. If you have it in your budget, a 460M would be the sweet spot for gaming @ 1600 x 900, but they are costly and I'm not sure if a Macbook can handle the extra heat either.

 

*unless you truly need a macbook for either work or school -I suggest that you get a Windows laptop.... Macbooks have their place, but they are not designed with gaming in mind; not to mention the additional cost of one. It's up to you, but if you want to game heavily, you could make a better choice. :)

 

ok! Thanks for your feedback!

Unfortunatly i need the macbook for my work so i have to have it.. Is it possible to use an external video card? Sorry for all the questions but i'm not so good at this stuff. Thanks again!

I thought Apple had put gaming in mind now. On the website, it says "Game-changing graphics. AMD Radeon graphics on the 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro are up to 3x faster than those in previous models,4 so you can take everything from games to CAD to HD video projects anywhere." That's probably the one with i7.

Also, woohoo, I'll be getting one of these soon. :)

 

The only difference between a Mac and a Windows machine is the operating system so there's no reason why they can't be used for gaming.

Hmm. I was searching on google and found this answer on yahoo answers for "Will Skyrim be compatible with Mac?"

"It appears Skyrim will only be available for Windows (as far as pc gaming goes). However, there will most likely be a third-party port for the game out pretty quickly, though you should own a legal copy of the game if you want to use it. I know how it feels, not enough games are released for macs, though some developers are beginning to see that mac users do purchase games."

Does this mean only disc purchased copies will work for Windows? Surely if you purchase the game through Steam you can get a Mac compatible version?

 

You can run Windows on a Mac via Bootcamp.

[tylitalo]

 

Well, you will lose a little bit of performance because of Boot Camp,

 

Huh? I was under the impression that Boot Camp is northing more than a boot manager - once you've loaded to windows, it's not affected by bootcamp.. it's a native Windoze session.

[JimboUK]

 

Well, you will lose a little bit of performance because of Boot Camp,

 

Huh? I was under the impression that Boot Camp is northing more than a boot manager - once you've loaded to windows, it's not affected by bootcamp.. it's a native Windoze session.

 

Indeed all boot camp does is change the live partition, once booted Windows should run just as well as it does on a PC.

[billyro]

 

Well, you will lose a little bit of performance because of Boot Camp,

 

Huh? I was under the impression that Boot Camp is northing more than a boot manager - once you've loaded to windows, it's not affected by bootcamp.. it's a native Windoze session.

 

Indeed all boot camp does is change the live partition, once booted Windows should run just as well as it does on a PC.

Call me slow, but I've never heard of Boot Camp. Basically it makes a computer act like a Windows computer?

 

Side note: lol, same user title.

Edited October 26, 2011 by billyro

[JimboUK]

 

Well, you will lose a little bit of performance because of Boot Camp,

 

Huh? I was under the impression that Boot Camp is northing more than a boot manager - once you've loaded to windows, it's not affected by bootcamp.. it's a native Windoze session.

 

Indeed all boot camp does is change the live partition, once booted Windows should run just as well as it does on a PC.

Call me slow, but I've never heard of Boot Camp. Basically it makes a computer act like a Windows computer?

 

Side note: lol, same user title.

 

Think of it as dual booting.

[billyro]

 

Well, you will lose a little bit of performance because of Boot Camp,

 

Huh? I was under the impression that Boot Camp is northing more than a boot manager - once you've loaded to windows, it's not affected by bootcamp.. it's a native Windoze session.

 

Indeed all boot camp does is change the live partition, once booted Windows should run just as well as it does on a PC.

Call me slow, but I've never heard of Boot Camp. Basically it makes a computer act like a Windows computer?

 

Side note: lol, same user title.

 

Think of it as dual booting.

Ah ok. I'll probably just stick to this computer then. I can't be bothered setting up stuff.

[elderiii]

 

Well, you will lose a little bit of performance because of Boot Camp,

 

Huh? I was under the impression that Boot Camp is northing more than a boot manager - once you've loaded to windows, it's not affected by bootcamp.. it's a native Windoze session.

 

Indeed all boot camp does is change the live partition, once booted Windows should run just as well as it does on a PC.

 

 

Yeah, I think I must have been thinking of a virtual machine (Parallels etc...) instead of Boot Camp... I blame it on sleep deprivation. ;) my bad guys. Boot Camp is indeed essentially a dual boot configuration, as long as you have the HDD space for it, there's no reason not to go for it (if you must use a Mac for other things that is).