Looking for something that will run smoothly but not so basic as to be a straight up iOS port. Thanks!
My thoughts exactly. Just like the original MacBook Air, it's a great piece of technology but horribly overpriced for what it does. I wouldn't be surprised if the next Big Mac update next year they announce "now starting at $1099" and the crowd goes wild. All of a sudden these people that trashed the MacBook before buy one$1300 to play games, and not even decent games. I cant figure that out. I see it for web browsing, email, research, movies, tv, radio, and basic work -- WORD, PAGES, etc. And that is a lot, especially being so light, and with a great screen, and keyboard. But that alll can be accomplished (and more) for a lot less $$$ with a MBA or a samsung note pro 12.2 tablet. Apple needs to bring down the price substantially to make this a success.
I play a quick match in heroes of the storm on it. I'll play through some daily WoW quests on it.
What model? (1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
Also what settings in WoW and how well (fps and such) Obviously I wouldn't raid on it, but curious to know for when I'd want to do simple questing or soloing.
I know this doesn't answer your question man, but i think you'd really be better off if you're going to be doing gaming on anything, doing it on an ipad or something. The retina macbook is fine for most tasks, but gaming is where i've seen the most slowdowns and gaming on ipad is pretty damn awesome anyway
1.3 I put everything on mostly low, except textures which are on high, resolution is turned down, can't remember what it is right now, I will try and check when I get back home. FPS in wow is 40-60 doing solo stuff.
I have a PC build to do serious gaming on, but I have no problem doing short sessions sitting on the couch with this machine.
There are a few Youtube videos on gaming on a rMB. The few I watched is WOW, GTAV(appears to be fake) and Farcry if I recall correctly. Low settings and somewhat playable. Let another poster claims, don't expect too much from this little monster.
I just got a 1.2 on CL last weekend for $1275 (sold my 2012 rMBP for 1200 so I felt like I got a good trade).
I'm not a big graphics guy and value responsiveness and clarity. This is all at 1400x900 and with graphics on "Low"
- League runs 30+ FPS closer to 60, even for long periods of time.
- Hearthstone unsurprisingly is great (although Battle.net tops up a warning that the CPU is under 2.0 ghz)
- Starcraft II's tutorial ran well. (didn't stress test or go for length)
- Portal II was a bit chuggy in later levels, definitely playable but probably in the 20-24 range
I primarily game on console so being able to play anything on this was just a bonus for me, but my (purposefully low) expectations have been surpassed.