New Macbook Air 2012 Ivy Bridge

[Chambleson]

Aloha guys, my name is Tony. I'm looking for the perfect portable laptop i can find, and still be able to play dolphin on, as im going off to college. So i was thinking about getting a Macbook Air, I don't want to hear, how terrible apple is, I don't care, just by looking at the specs, can i run games like skyward sword or mario galaxy on this thing?

Macbook Air Mid 2012 Ivy 13"
2.0GHz dual core turbo boost to 3.2GHz
8GB Ram
Intel HD 4000
256GB SSD

Im not looking to run this thing at 1080p but, 480p is my goal. Can i do it?

[admin89]

I don't think that laptop can handle dolphin . Dolphin usually run much hotter than PC games , thin notebook like Macbook Air doesn't have much space for airflow

[Chambleson]

(06-22-2012, 02:16 PM)admin89 Wrote: I don't think that laptop can handle dolphin . Dolphin usually run much hotter than PC games , thin notebook like Macbook Air doesn't have much space for airflow

alright, i'll keep looking, if you have a suggestion, im open ears, i'm willing to spend about 2.5k the most. I want something portable, and powerful. (lol, isn't that what everybody wants :}

[werewolfyman]

That'd be this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230408

Enjoy 1080p and great performance.

Not a fan of laptops in general, but whatever.

[admin89]

portable != powerful
Take a look at this thread (only 3 pages) , you might find something interesting ^^.

[DefenderX]

What about the new Macbook Pro Retina?

[MotoTriu]

(06-22-2012, 03:14 PM)DefenderX Wrote: What about the new Macbook Pro Retina?

I was thinking the same thing.It's very portable and it can handle all games at 720p and almost all games at 1080p and the same with PS2 games(on PCSX2).Not to mention that Retina Display.Here's the link if you want to take a look at it. http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/features/13-and-15-inch/

[admin89]

It's even worse than normal MBP . 6 months later the thermal compound will die off if you play Dolphin too much
As usual , use "Realtemp" to test .

[DefenderX]

Quote:It's even worse than normal MBP . 6 months later the thermal compound will die off if you play Dolphin too much

Can you prove that?

[admin89]

Doesn't matter . The Ivy Bridge chip run hotter than Sandy Bridge
http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/ivy-bridge-chips-run-hot-due-to-intels-thermal-paste-choice-20120514/
If you use Google , you will see many MBP Retina users have overheating issue