You'll be able able to play 99% of the games on medium settings with the base model. The only game you'll have trouble with is GTA 4 and everybody has been complaining about that game.
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Apple say MBP is the "ultimate gaming laptop"???
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You'll be able able to play 99% of the games on medium settings with the base model. The only game you'll have trouble with is GTA 4 and everybody has been complaining about that game.
You really can't believe Apple's marketing materials. At one point they were promoting a system as being 3x faster than the previous generation, with Apple's own graphs showing that the new systems were only something like 2.1x faster.
Then why not say 'capable' or 'decent' or 'competent'.
or as he said
Obviously i know these don't sound great marketing-wise. However, 'ultimate' suggests the MBP in its current iteration can chew through any game no compromises or questions asked which is misleading
This is a fact. Apple has this right.
So what are some people complaining about? The fact that you have to reboot the Mac into different operating systems? BIG FLIPPING DEAL.
It's absolutely hilarious what some people choose to complain about.
It's advertising. Just like when the guys in the commercial open up a can of beer and half naked women come out from everywhere. As far as Mac laptops go, it's the ultimate gaming laptop but this isn't the first time where advertising can be misleading and it certainly won't be the last.
Yawn.. can't you see the point not everyone wants a desktop? My MacBook Pro plays games really well. Obviously a desktop would be better, but I want a laptop. And for something this portable and thin, there isn't a better laptop. Why is that so hard for you to understand..?
What on earth...? That's why I said anyone who uses a Mac who'd want to game would install Windows. It's like talking to a brick wall with you..
Um, on a similar note, why is it so hard for you to understand that "some people want a laptop" is not the issue I am addressing? Please re-read before you formulate another off-the-point response.
Um, think it is you that is going off topic here, you are sparking a desktop v laptop debate, when we are debating whether the MacBook Pro really is the ultimate gaming laptop with its specs and dimensions..
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so i guess that makes the Dell Adamo the "Ultimate Gaming Laptop" at .65"?
or the Dell Mini 9 the Ultimate Gaming Laptop at 9"???
I'm pretty sure really soon you will hear "The Ultimate Gaming Netbook"
Why would a "serious gamer" have "no use" for OS X? Or "waste their money" on a Mac Pro?
Have you ever thought that the term "serious gamer" is a VERY loose term? Someone could call themselves a serious gamer because they game for 5 hours a week where someone who games for 40 could say that they are casual.
Besides that, who's to say that a "serious gamer" can't use OS X say for work or fun. I feel mac/apple has better video/picture editing than that of a windows based PC. Obviously this is an opinion but I'm sure there are plenty of others who feel this way too.
Just because somebody wants to game "seriously" doesn't mean they can't find a very good use for OS X.