Mac really bad for games?

Can i ask what specific features of a Mac are you planning to use that you would get a Mac laptop?XaosII

Im going to ask you a similar question: What feature(s) of Windows Vista were you planning to use, that you bought it for your PC?

You might be able to see where im going with this. If you can't answer the question, then i dont see much of a reason for getting a Mac laptop or Vista.

Just upgrade to XP if you already have a PC. And throw that horrid Vista out the trash or have some fun with it like putting it in the micro or simply just burn it.BounceDK

Im going to ask you a similar question: What feature(s) of Windows Vista were you planning to use, that you bought it for your PC?

You might be able to see where im going with this. If you can't answer the question, then i dont see much of a reason for getting a Mac laptop or Vista.

XaosII

Civilization IV is available for a Mac.

Games for Windows are games that definitely work well in Vista.

Civilization IV is available for a Mac.

Games for Windows are games that definitely work well in Vista.

Herrick

Mac can play games if you have windows XP installed or something, and the hardware sounds decent. But after a year or two, if you want to keep up with the timesyou don't upgrade parts along the way like a PC,you throw out your old mac and spend $1200 on another mac.

Mac's are not the best for games.. not meant for it

it will run WoW fine but other than that its not good at all for games!

Just upgrade to XP if you already have a PC. And throw that horrid Vista out the trash or have some fun with it like putting it in the micro or simply just burn it.BounceDK

Are your wrists still intact?

[QUOTE="XaosII"]

Im going to ask you a similar question: What feature(s) of Windows Vista were you planning to use, that you bought it for your PC?

You might be able to see where im going with this. If you can't answer the question, then i dont see much of a reason for getting a Mac laptop or Vista.

xXHackettXx

Vista puts xp to shame. You have encouterred compatibility issues with peripherals, nothing more. Vista is more responsive, has a more performant and stable interface, comes with WMP11, Media Center, Windows Live... it supports DX10, you have a 100x more powerfull search function, soon vista will have 3d desktop effectsfor icons and windows, give vista 6 months andyou will start to see fckin incredible mods.

Perhaps you 'upgrated' xp? you haven't reformated before vista? installed the wrong drivers?

Mac = overpriced piece of garbage...

Vista isnt that bad when it come installed on your laptop from what I saw. I'm still using XP on my desktop and I'm not planning to upgrade until SP1 at least. But damn Vista > MacOSX eveyday.

If you want to pay a lot for a piece of white plastic go for a mac, If you want to stay at a reasonable price for better performance, then go for a PC.

Mac = overpriced piece of garbage...

Vista isnt that bad when it come installed on your laptop from what I saw. I'm still using XP on my desktop and I'm not planning to upgrade until SP1 at least. But damn Vista > MacOSX eveyday.

If you want to pay a lot for a piece of white plastic go for a mac, If you want to stay at a reasonable price for better performance, then go for a PC.

Mam00th

well said, you can install Mac Os on a pc anyway. pointless pos.

Installing macOS on a PC is a sin...

Installing macOS on a PC is a sin...

Mam00th

yeah, I've had mac peeps telling me ''it's illegal, do not mention it AGAIN X('' and other people telling me I was a bad sport. Probably kids, supporting the war on terror, i-Pods and Mc Donalds with a big legal smile on their face.

[QUOTE="xXHackettXx"][QUOTE="XaosII"]

Im going to ask you a similar question: What feature(s) of Windows Vista were you planning to use, that you bought it for your PC?

You might be able to see where im going with this. If you can't answer the question, then i dont see much of a reason for getting a Mac laptop or Vista.

CubePrime_basic

Vista puts xp to shame. You have encouterred compatibility issues with peripherals, nothing more. Vista is more responsive, has a more performant and stable interface, comes with WMP11, Media Center, Windows Live... it supports DX10, you have a 100x more powerfull search function, soon vista will have 3d desktop effectsfor icons and windows, give vista 6 months andyou will start to see fckin incredible mods.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Wait, that was sarcasm, right?

I got a friend who had the 'opportunity' to try out Vista. Just getting Diablo II to work was a hassle. Doable, but WTF? The OS ****s a brick when you try to do anything.

-OMG you put in a CD do u want me to run it?!

-Um, yeah, that sounds good.

-OK! OMG This software came out in '99 I don't know what to do!!!

-.... *puts barrel to the temple*

And in return, what do you get? A 3d version of Alt-tab. Thanks microsoft. You know, I was thinking maybe some more software and hardware compatibility would be nice, or maybe a few less glaring security holes in IE, but you know, come to think of it, this is really what I needed.:roll:

The macbook pro is actually competitively priced. You can't find a laptop with its hardware, features, and track record for the same price. Try it.Plague27

lol are you kidding me? is that the price/product that you are asking me to match?

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=74284FCC&node=home/macbook/macbook_pro

lol that sure is expensive....

[QUOTE="CubePrime_basic"][QUOTE="xXHackettXx"][QUOTE="XaosII"]

Im going to ask you a similar question: What feature(s) of Windows Vista were you planning to use, that you bought it for your PC?

You might be able to see where im going with this. If you can't answer the question, then i dont see much of a reason for getting a Mac laptop or Vista.

fnord_fred

Vista puts xp to shame. You have encouterred compatibility issues with peripherals, nothing more. Vista is more responsive, has a more performant and stable interface, comes with WMP11, Media Center, Windows Live... it supports DX10, you have a 100x more powerfull search function, soon vista will have 3d desktop effectsfor icons and windows, give vista 6 months andyou will start to see fckin incredible mods.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Wait, that was sarcasm, right?

I got a friend who had the 'opportunity' to try out Vista. Just getting Diablo II to work was a hassle. Doable, but WTF? The OS ****s a brick when you try to do anything.

-OMG you put in a CD do u want me to run it?!

-Um, yeah, that sounds good.

-OK! OMG This software came out in '99 I don't know what to do!!!

-.... *puts barrel to the temple*

And in return, what do you get? A 3d version of Alt-tab. Thanks microsoft. You know, I was thinking maybe some more software and hardware compatibility would be nice, or maybe a few less glaring security holes in IE, but you know, come to think of it, this is really what I needed.:roll:

hey kid. new to computers? update drivers, right click D2, set compatibility as XP2!

I have installed over 40 games on Vista, I made them all running in 5 minutes MAX (after install). Your school yard buddy should be speaking to me. If you haven't tried anything regarding vista by yourself you're just talking absolute BS and should get a spanking. A **** brick? XP freezes when you try to do anything with it'S cpu dependant interface! It locks up and looses performance because memory dumping is SUCKAGE after 24 hours of running. IE blocks everything now (so much I'm starting to hate it as a part time web designer) get lost before I get technical you little twit.

[QUOTE="fnord_fred"][QUOTE="CubePrime_basic"][QUOTE="xXHackettXx"][QUOTE="XaosII"]

Im going to ask you a similar question: What feature(s) of Windows Vista were you planning to use, that you bought it for your PC?

You might be able to see where im going with this. If you can't answer the question, then i dont see much of a reason for getting a Mac laptop or Vista.

CubePrime_basic

Vista puts xp to shame. You have encouterred compatibility issues with peripherals, nothing more. Vista is more responsive, has a more performant and stable interface, comes with WMP11, Media Center, Windows Live... it supports DX10, you have a 100x more powerfull search function, soon vista will have 3d desktop effectsfor icons and windows, give vista 6 months andyou will start to see fckin incredible mods.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Wait, that was sarcasm, right?

I got a friend who had the 'opportunity' to try out Vista. Just getting Diablo II to work was a hassle. Doable, but WTF? The OS ****s a brick when you try to do anything.

-OMG you put in a CD do u want me to run it?!

-Um, yeah, that sounds good.

-OK! OMG This software came out in '99 I don't know what to do!!!

-.... *puts barrel to the temple*

And in return, what do you get? A 3d version of Alt-tab. Thanks microsoft. You know, I was thinking maybe some more software and hardware compatibility would be nice, or maybe a few less glaring security holes in IE, but you know, come to think of it, this is really what I needed.:roll:

hey kid. new to computers? update drivers, right click D2, set compatibility as XP2!

I have installed over 40 games on Vista, I made them all running in 5 minutes MAX (after install). Your school yard buddy should be speaking to me. If you haven't tried anything regarding vista by yourself you're just talking absolute BS and should get a spanking. A **** brick? XP freezes when you try to do anything with it'S cpu dependant interface! It locks up and looses performance because memory dumping is SUCKAGE after 24 hours of running. IE blocks everything now (so much I'm starting to hate it as a part time web designer) get lost before I get technical you little twit.

Never said XP was awesome, I just don't see Vista as a significant improvement. I was there while he was getting it to work and I've done a few basic file transfers and web surfing and a couple other things with it and I'm not really seeing any improvement besides eye candy for the tards who think Halo is the best game evar.

My XP laptop runs for days without crashing or even getting that slow, so I dunno what the **** you're talking about. Lack of built-in DOS support is a pisser though.

WELP, since your askin this question you must not be too computer savvy, its not that macs are slow or their hardware sux its that their OS doesnt support most games.

You would be better off gettin a non mac laptop, just as good if not better despite what you hear bout graphics and macs, also probly quite a bit cheaper, BUT if u really end up gettin a mac i heard that the new Macs all use Intel cpu's and that you can actually install Xp or hell, probly even vista now, and if thats the case you could just make a seperate partition and dual boot, XP/Mac OS

Google it and find out.

Ugh, why the hell doesn't GS record my spaces and indentions...its like a friggin wall of text.Plague27

are you using opera?

You could resell a macbook pro 3 years down the road for not much less than you paid for itPlague27

Wow... fanboy... Stop saying tottaly unfounded and stupid argument...

I bet your next argument will be "it's a lot safer" or "it's better for multimedia stuff"... You obviously don't know what your talking about....

Mac is not for games, get windows