Curious to know what the experience playing WoW has been like for those who play on the current gen M2/M3 MacBook Air? I mainly play on PC but have always preferred Apple products and am considering getting an Air for those times when I wish to play away from my PC.
The Air would definitely be a secondary system for playing WoW, and I wouldn’t be using it for anything overly intense (mostly solo play, maybe some Delves or Dungeons). I don’t need to be playing at max settings if I’m just fishing while watching TV or whatever.
Mostly curious to know how well the game runs on the M2/M3 MacBook Air, what config recommendations people would make, etc. Is the base model 13” (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) sufficient, does M2 vs M3 really matter in this situation, etc.
Thanks in advance.
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I run on the 2022 M2 Air, with 16GB RAM. It’s very, very smooth; the machine can handle it with ease. At least as good as my desktop unit. As with any game it can get a bit warm, but not that bad. So in that regard you shouldn’t have a problem.
The main limitations I’ve faced has been the screen size and the trackpad. The screen size is manageable; I think I’ve just been spoiled by a very large monitor in the past. The trackpad can get a bit rough when it comes to flying. It’s going to make the new flight system introduced last expansion challenging to say the least, and swimming is going to be a nightmare. You may find yourself reverting to the ancient ways of the keyboard turner as I did.
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2023 AIr 16gb
Games run --warm–, gives me a reason to self impose time limits on myself…a good thing.
Some games run very well on higher settings without reducing fps or causing lag. Wow = one of them.
Screen resolution is a pain, some text becomes equivalent to 3 point font size. Chat text etc can be resized easily. Kaliei’s Tracker for quest text.
curseforge wow/addons/kaliels-tracker
Personally I use a Naga mouse and external keyboard for games.
Sidenote: Eso does not run as well; fps drops/lag increases. (of course much of Eso’s lag is company caused = calculations/second/player.
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I’ll say what I said in other threads. new macs are a month or less away. Do not buy right now. Even if you’re just gonna buy the older models, they’ll get discounts to remove inventory for new models.
So whether buying new or old. just wait 2-4 weeks because mac event is all but confirmed for next month with a refreshed m4 and m4 pro mac mini, m4 m4pro and m4 max macbook pros, and even an m4 imac.
air is rumored to be delayed a bit but may still be announce and still drive m3 prices down.
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