world of Warcraft is something I play but I'm not a big gamer. I managed to get my old windows laptop working but god do I miss my MacBook Pro. looking at a new 2.8GHz, 1TB, Final Cut Pro X, & Logic Pro X setup. would that game ok or should I get a 5k iMac?
Glad you are going to get your Mac back in one piece. Your luck is much better than mine would likely be in a similar circumstance.
For the benefit of others reading this thread take note of the following: I'm not a big gamer but my wife plays regularly (WoW and a few others). When it comes to Mac gaming performance things really have to be considered on a case by case basis. From time to time she will ask a question regarding gaming on the Mac or one of our friends will mention that a certain game plays well on the Mac. The resulting discussion usually boils down to the following:
1. Some games do not have a Mac client. Such games may play well under BootCamp. You'll have to either check the forums for that game or try it. Gaming in a virtual machine usually isn't worth it.
2. Games that do have a Mac client often play reasonably well even if the Mac client hasn't been updated in some time. The catch here is that some clients are slow to update.
3. Much of whether or not the Mac client is worth using depends upon your expectations. The game may not play at all or well with ultra graphics settings but works well if you are willing to settle for a lower resolution. This is usually a function of the game not being written to fully take advantage of the graphics hardware on a Mac.
4. Mac or PC if you are a serious gamer it's usually best to avoid machines with integrated graphics.
