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Gaming - Macbook Air 11' mid-2013 vs Macbook Pro 13' Retina late-2013
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<blockquote data-quote="kuanyu24" data-source="post: 1564341" data-attributes="member: 319814"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>Currently I have a Macbook Air 11' mid-2013 model (i5 1.3Ghz, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, HD5000 1024MB).</p><p>I was a gamer and had a Windows desktop but ever since I switched I really like using OS X. However I still like to play a few games here and there.</p><p>The games I play are games like Counter-Strike Global Offensive, Dota 2, StarCraft 2.</p><p>They are not too graphic intensive however they don't run that smoothly on my Macbook Air for some reason.</p><p>Currently I am running them on OS X (No parallels or bootcamp) through OS X versions.</p><p>I've only had the Macbook Air for a few months (Since August 2013) and I've been thinking of upgrading this will not satisfy me in terms of gaming.</p><p></p><p>I have taken a look at the mid range Macbook Pro Retina 13' (i5 2.4Ghz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel Iris (5100)). Looked at a few videos online and it seems like the Intel Iris has quite the punch.</p><p>This seems quite attractive to me right now however I have 2 questions that I want to ask on this forum to have a better understanding:</p><p></p><p>1. Is the difference between HD5000 vs Intel Iris (5100) really that big? A lot of the reviews I've found online about the Intel Iris, compares with the HD4000 instead.</p><p></p><p>2. If I were to buy the MBP, should I wait a bit (After February) just incase Apple releases a newer model?</p><p></p><p>If you can provide your answer to those 2 questions it would be fantastic! Otherwise I am still interested in your opinion on my current situation.</p><p></p><p>I am new to the Apple Macbook world so I am not familiar with the release dates of Macbooks etc. </p><p>I have done some research however it seems that they release either in February, June or October however sometimes they skip so I am not too sure when the next release will be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kuanyu24, post: 1564341, member: 319814"] Hi, Currently I have a Macbook Air 11' mid-2013 model (i5 1.3Ghz, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, HD5000 1024MB). I was a gamer and had a Windows desktop but ever since I switched I really like using OS X. However I still like to play a few games here and there. The games I play are games like Counter-Strike Global Offensive, Dota 2, StarCraft 2. They are not too graphic intensive however they don't run that smoothly on my Macbook Air for some reason. Currently I am running them on OS X (No parallels or bootcamp) through OS X versions. I've only had the Macbook Air for a few months (Since August 2013) and I've been thinking of upgrading this will not satisfy me in terms of gaming. I have taken a look at the mid range Macbook Pro Retina 13' (i5 2.4Ghz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel Iris (5100)). Looked at a few videos online and it seems like the Intel Iris has quite the punch. This seems quite attractive to me right now however I have 2 questions that I want to ask on this forum to have a better understanding: 1. Is the difference between HD5000 vs Intel Iris (5100) really that big? A lot of the reviews I've found online about the Intel Iris, compares with the HD4000 instead. 2. If I were to buy the MBP, should I wait a bit (After February) just incase Apple releases a newer model? If you can provide your answer to those 2 questions it would be fantastic! Otherwise I am still interested in your opinion on my current situation. I am new to the Apple Macbook world so I am not familiar with the release dates of Macbooks etc. I have done some research however it seems that they release either in February, June or October however sometimes they skip so I am not too sure when the next release will be. [/QUOTE]
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