So, I’d like to preface this by saying my main anchor gaming rig is a decent windows PC.
I travel a bunch, and enjoy bringing WOW with me on my travels. 3-4 years ago I purchased a 10 pound MONSTROUS Alienware 17 inch laptop.
I’m looking to replace it with something lighter, and I was thinking about getting a Macbook Pro. I’ve played on a Mac in the past, and I know it will not be comparable to on a PC, but I’m not looking for a MAIN gaming device, just something that is light, and portable for when I’m traveling that will handle retail wow, and my current obsession of Classic.
I have no worries that most anything will run classic, but would this configuration run BFA?
1.4GHz Quad-Core Processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
This configuration is 1299. I know this is expensive, but a similarly sized (with admittedly superior hardware from razer is like 2,000) which for what I want it for, (a nice travel sized facebook + wow machine) is a bit too much.
Honestly, I just don’t want to carry around a 17 inch, 10 pound behemoth anymore. Normal backpacks can’t even hold my alienware, I need a special gigantic thing to lug it around!
Razer is not much better when it comes to pricing. There are some nice options on Newegg at that price point and lower. If it’s the aesthetic or form factor that bothers you then pick what you like there. I saw a number of options with a 1660/TI and a 9th gen CPU. All of those would be worth it over the Macbook Pro. That thing only has integrated graphics.
I’m surprised Blizzard provides a WOW Client when the majority of Mac configurations run WOW so poorly. It’s not like a PC where you can configure things to run stuff properly.
I can’t imagine paying 1300-2400 for a laptop that struggles to run WOW when a toaster these days can do so.
It really bums me out that its looking like I can’t snag a Macbook PRO to play Classic/BFA comfortably. What’s the purpose of PRO then ? Marketing. Ugh, Apple. How I love thee, yet hate thee.
If you think about it, what is the point of anything Apple, now? Is there anything that is Mac only that someone has to have? Same with iPhone. Is there anything special other than high build quality?
I used to love Apple but got rid of my MBP a few years ago and my iPhone a year ago and don’t regret it. Apple without Jobs is not Apple.
Dont go shopping for a smilarly specced ultrabook from Razer, HP, Lenovo, etc. then. You can pay just as much and get the same basic specs. Until the refresh like 2 weeks ago, the 13" Razer didn’t have a discrete GPU either.
And it depends on what you’re spending. The 2400$ MBP has a discrete Radeon GPU that will play WoW just fine.
For… Pro uses. 90% of which dont require a discrete GPU of any kind for anything.
Pro machines OFTEN dont have discrete GPUs or if they do, have really low-end GPUs just to allow them to drive a few extra monitors.
You’re conflating and confusing Pro-oriented machines with Gaming-focused machines.
Better software QC (benefit of the “walled garden”)
More Versatile (my Mac can natively run Windows, LInux, and UNIX, or via VM, your PC cannot run MacOS)
Longevity (MacOS updates, unless they are deprecating your machine due to lack of required hardware, tend to get more lightweight as time goes on, resulting in increasing performance)
Better software for a lot of pro uses (editing video? Final Cut makes Premiere bite the curb pretty hard).
More forward facing hardware in a lot off cases (pretty much all Macs other than maybe the Macbook Air (id have to check) have Thunderbolt, for instance).
Edit: Im not saying a Mac is best for everything or everyone. I myself use a Mac for my daily driver (a 2012 MBP w/i7) but game on a PC because, well… gaming on a Mac isn’t really a thing, even on that machine which had a discrete nVidia GPU.
For daily driving, its 100% better experience than Windows. But its a bit much to go out and spend out ~1400$ on a daily driver for a lot of people when you could just get a CHromebook/Chromebox and be just fine. (Further edit) And the new Mini, while actually quite robust, is a bit too pricy as well.
But there are plenty of advantages to going with a Mac for a daily driver/pro/office machine.
Eh? The initial hardware quality is quite a bit better than most PC manufacturers that aren’t just as expensive, recent keyboard issues aside.
Ive seen his videos. Every time someone recommends comparing them to an equivalent PC, he loses his crap and basically turns into a frothing anti-Apple lunatic. I’m not particularly impressed by his posturing.
EVERYONE glues their high-end machines together now. Try taking apart or fixing an LG Gram. Its a damn nightmare. Want to fix a Razer Blade Stealth (not 100% sure about the newest, just released model, but i doubt its better)? Good luck meng.
Its not an Apple-only issue.
Its a “high end, ultra-lightweight high quality laptop” issue. Same with phones. Want to fix your Galaxy? Good luck.
Edit: Which is not to say i dont share his frustration.
Im still using my 2012 MBP precisely because its the last model you can still work on. Ive had an opportunity to buy several newer models used on Craigslist for very good prices, and ive just flipped them instead.
The trend of making things un-repairable annoys me too, but its the reality of the situation now.
No it’s not. But apple was one of the first serious tech companies to start with gluing and soldering in parts. And in general trying to force complete system replacements instead of repair/upgrade from their phones and tablets through their laptops.
Apple 100% does not want people fixing their devices and actively tries to make it hard to do in favor of buying a new device.