I just have a question about playing World of Warcraft on my 12" powerbook g4. It runs very smoothly with no trouble whatsoever but I am aware that these laptops really aren't supposed to be carrying these types of games. Am I damaging my computer any by playing this for pretty long lengths of time>???
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The computer is built to do tough activities. If the computer gets too hot, it will automatically shut off to prevent damage. There is a chance that playing these games all the time may shorten the life of the hard drive by a small amount... but more than likely it will have no bad effects. Just make sure you place the Powerbook somewhere with good ventilation (not on a pillow or other fabric).
If you read on Apple's website, they say about how the iBook can handle Halo and Unreal Tournament. Portability with the maximum entertainment. So, laptops are just a lower version of a desktop, but they are portable. It doesn't matter if you play games on it. You can shorten the hard drive by moving Pictures/Photo's/Movies/etc. all around. So NO you are not damaging your computer. You are using it, and by using a computer you'll always be damaging it in someway or another a tiny tiny tiny bit.