Playing games with the Macbook hooked up to 24" Apple display?

[macintologist]

Hey everyone

I've read a lot about how the unibody alu Macbook have far better graphics than the old Intel graphics chips. My question is, however, what kind of frame rates do you get if you play games at 1900x1200 resolution on an external display? How do games like Unreal Tournament 2004, Civilization 4, WOW and others perform? Is it playable or should I get a Macbook Pro?

Thanks!

 

[Patriks7]

Hey everyone

I've read a lot about how the unibody alu Macbook have far better graphics than the old Intel graphics chips. My question is, however, what kind of frame rates do you get if you play games at 1900x1200 resolution on an external display? How do games like Unreal Tournament 2004, Civilization 4, WOW and others perform? Is it playable or should I get a Macbook Pro?

Thanks!

I personally don't have one, but I bet they will play just not on the highest settings. From what I've read, WoW is around 30-40 FPS on the native MacBook display, so I think a 1900x1200 will make it a bit.
But I would wait for someone who actually has experience with this.

 

[macintologist]

At some point after the summer I plan on buying a Macbook and use it with the 24" Apple display. Whether or not I get a Macbook Pro will depend on if the frame rate is acceptable on the low end Macbook.