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dietcokedude   12-10-2006 at 08:02:33 PM

I'm going to get a macbook pro and I'm not sure if I should get 128 or the 256 of graphics memory. I do some gaming but not alot: half life 2, counter strike, halo, call of duty.

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kaotao   12-10-2006 at 08:21:30 PM
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That's hilarious. :lol:

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axilon   12-10-2006 at 08:32:09 PM
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I think he is referring to using Boot Camp and running windows. Something I will also DO when I purchase my MacBook Pro in January.

More Video ram is Always good. Id jump for the 256 and the faster processor, plus its 2 gigs of ram stock.

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quantumsheep   12-10-2006 at 09:06:26 PM
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They make games for those things? :twisted:



:lol: Precisely

That cracked me up :D

Although they didn't mention the best game for mac! Quake 3!

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blacken   12-10-2006 at 09:13:51 PM
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Although they didn't mention the best game for mac! Quake 3!



Well, I heard Doom 2 was about to be released. Man thats gonna be a great sequal to the origional, don't you think? Surely getting Half-Life 1 when it appears! 8O

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darkstar782   12-10-2006 at 09:14:41 PM
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I think he is referring to using Boot Camp and running windows. Something I will also DO when I purchase my MacBook Pro in January.



Doesn't that mean you are then just paying 50% extra for a PC with an Apple logo?

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mesarectifier   12-10-2006 at 09:21:03 PM
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Hey, now c'mon you guys have to be fair here, there are supposed to be a whole bunch of games coming out for OS X now that studios don't have to bother re-doing all their games for PPC.

Even though there aren't many for PPC, you can still get some real good ones - Sims 2, Zero Hour, Raven Shield, Quake 3, Freedom Force, Age of Empires 3... Well that's not exactly the cream of it (apart from ZH & AOE3, which are both totally don) but those are the ones I have, and they're all uber!!

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blacken   12-10-2006 at 09:24:41 PM
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I'd like to know why they cost so damn much? Oh, right. They have very few wires. Ok. That's worth the extra 1000. :evil:

http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjI3NDQsLCwsLCwx
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32491

Muhahaha. Down with the apple! :twisted:

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Heyyou27   12-10-2006 at 09:34:04 PM
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Hey, now c'mon you guys have to be fair here, there are supposed to be a whole bunch of games coming out for OS X now that studios don't have to bother re-doing all their games for PPC.

Even though there aren't many for PPC, you can still get some real good ones - Sims 2, Zero Hour, Raven Shield, Quake 3, Freedom Force, Age of Empires 3... Well that's not exactly the cream of it (apart from ZH & AOE3, which are both totally don) but those are the ones I have, and they're all uber!!

Wait, a game owned by Microsoft is coming to Mac?

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Nova46   12-10-2006 at 09:35:07 PM
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They make games for those things? :twisted:


lol I was thinking the same thing.

You want to game, don't buy a Mac...

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pauldh   12-10-2006 at 10:22:09 PM
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I just couldn't resist. It's a rare occasion we get to pull that video out. :P

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mesarectifier   12-10-2006 at 10:36:59 PM
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Wait, a game owned by Microsoft is coming to Mac?



You'd better believe it. Halo, as well - owned by Microsoft, pwn3d by me :wink:

I like busting out the PowerBook when all my friends who have MacBook/Pros are there and playing a little Zero Hour or Quake. They're not the most current games, but they all get so upset when I tell them you can't get them for their shiny new Intel boxes, it's great.

Until of course they either Boot Camp, or wait for much better games to come out with universal support. Then I'll crawl back into my PPC shell and do some work on Logic or something boring like that :wink:

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dietcokedude   12-10-2006 at 11:10:39 PM
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jesuss christ do I have to explain every f##king thing. Yes I'm going to use boot camp obviously.

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mesarectifier   12-10-2006 at 11:51:00 PM
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jesuss christ do I have to explain every f##king thing. Yes I'm going to use boot camp obviously.



People don't like helping assholes for free.

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djplanet   12-11-2006 at 12:22:52 AM
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Amen to Halo. I have the PC version because I CAN'T AIM WITH A DAMN THUMBSTICK!!!!

Watch Halo 2 Vista come out with R600 at the same time 8O lol. Great game to bench it if it's ported correctly, VERY great if it's ported to DX 10. If they port it to PPC, I'll be astounded :lol: . When is a Boot Camp Vista going to come out (Most likely needed for Halo 2 Mac)? Oh yeah, Apple doesn't do things like that :? .

Lots of random Halo thoughts spew out of my head, yes, I am a fan...

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axilon   12-11-2006 at 04:19:30 AM
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boot camp runs vista

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mesarectifier   12-11-2006 at 08:55:35 AM
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Amen to Halo. I have the PC version because I CAN'T AIM WITH A DAMN THUMBSTICK!!!!



Well, I play it on a Mac, with an Xbox controller...I guess we're two very different Halo players!

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