Gaming on the 2011 MacBook Air.

[ktmboys50]

only because all you haters cant afford a macbook

[RapidFixLLC]

Why is everyone trying to compare a gaming laptop to a MacBook air which is not made for gaming at all, and saying the MacBook sucks? You dont use a MacBook air for gaming artard!

[mtnsaray]

What about the heat and fan sounds? It scared the hell out of me when i play Minecraft. Sounds like it is gonna burn any second or just shut down permanently. Is it really safe to play games on Mb Airs?

[SSSamuelGutierrezSS]

if you're looking for gameplay buy an iMac

;)

[ethanlucky12345]

@SSSamuelGutierrezSS Yea iMac play like any game non lag

[josechepe80]

@zomg346 Thats right , end of fight

[qua2324]

Gaming on a MacBook???? You can't be serious. Who buys a MacBook for gaming???

[scarab40]

@qua2324 No one, that's why he said in the video that it's not for gaming. Are you retarded?

[qua2324]

@scarab40 ARE YOU RETARDED???? ASSHOLE!! You and everyone who wanted him to test out gaming on a Mac must be.

[smellandfart]

@xInferior fucking idiot.

[playstationnews4u]

@sso get a life smellandfart ur just like ur name u like smelling farts and burps.AND UR GAY!!!

[xInferior]

you suck! the air has frikin flash solid state memory which makes the gameplay 2x better than the pro and imac.oh and u SUCK!

[MrWWEThemeSongs1V2]

@xInferior stop bitching and gtfo

[playstationnews4u]

@MrWWEThemeSongs1V2 get alife ur probably sum fat 30 year old thit spams and stalks little kids.

[MrWWEThemeSongs1V2]

@playstationnews4u oh u mad?

[DRHOUSE5991]

no one buys a mac for gaming... that would be like buying a tennis ball for golf

[kookieless]

@DRHOUSE5991 ... brilliant

[playstationnews4u]

@DRHOUSE5991 i dont mean to be mmean but i do play games on the mac quite often.Y do u think they hav the games?go to tejbz channel and tell him that.

[DRHOUSE5991]

@playstationnews4u i play on the mac too... i don`t want to say you can`t play - but i think no one buys a mac because he thinks that a mac is better for gaming than a windows pc, because that`s just not true

[anipz90]

You're not using a Jakobs

[zomg346]

lols macbook air is for people who travel alot and for video editing on the go.If you want to play games just get desktop.That's what i did.I got my macbook air for movies/videos and desktop with gtx590 for games.Simple as that.

[jaackgirdlers]

Yeah, but now that onlive has been launched in the UK I just play borderlands all the time on my air ^^

[DJTEVAdotCOM]

oh god...gaming on macbook....that's a joke. Macbook is just better off looking pretty.

[coccoborg]

The 2010 edition had a geforce with 48 cuda cores...

[stocker05]

Why did they downgrade from NVIDIA 320M?? WHHHHYYYYYY???!??

[MrTaruz]

@stocker05 Probably cause it drained too much battery? Just a guess

[LiK3aMONK3Y]

who buys a macbook air 11 inch for hardcore gaming ? lol get the MBP.

[tmaiaTDU]

Intel graphics cards suck, I have a laptop with intel graphics and it sucks, my perfect combo for computers would be a desktop alienware for gaming and a MacBook Air for everything else( iTunes,internet,videos,word,..­.)

[Shooter4391]

I think it isnt like that on the 13 inch macbook air

[3399A]

someone pls respond what game is that thanx

[NGC565]

@3399A Borderlands.

[loopba]

if you want to game just build your own rig....not what a Macbook Air is for at all

[alanw516]

Mac's werent made for gaming.. It'll probably overheat and since there's no fan outtake on the bottom using a cooler would be useless.

[TheDougtechcrew]

PWNED

[stopthepolicestate]

I am curious on the gameplay if the i7 13 inch model would improve gameplay much?Also is it possible to find the 13 inch models or request a samsung aka the faster drive instead of a toshiba drive when purchasing an air? Thanks..

[xFl1p1nPr1D3x]

my fans run high when i watch 720p vids.....

[DrRaper]

lol.. about alienware, their overpriced too, you can get last years i7 980 (update drivers durh) for the orice of a base alienware pc, but your not paying for a brandname as much as you are for the mac,

[SuperCOD4GOD]

you can build a awesome computer for the same price

[iphone3gs78]

what settings are you playing at?

[supaipadboy97]

Hey I'm looking to giveaway one of my macs so which one should I give away MacBook air or pro

[idude450]

@supaipadboy97 pro man. its much faster with core i7

[josush812]

man do this video on the mac mini plz

[melotrom1]

fan noise?

[andreten1]

Do you have a Twitter account?

[socarldo]

U should have gotten the i-7 intel processor not i_5

[AKidzView]

ia this notebook good for gaming and video editing

[Luger718A1]

@AKidzView was that a serious question?

[deathlyfruitloops]

Custom PCs ftw?

[TheRivater]

but will it blend?

[igeekone]

It's now Intel graphics, meh.

[applefreak711]

HOW THE HELL DO YOU PLAY ON A TRACKPAD?!?!?!?!?!

[tjwick63]

Yeah seriously, for a MacBook Air it does pretty well...

[ZOMBIEPREDATORZ]

Has any1 got a download link for borderlands for pc

[TheRandomPie96]

If you think gaming on a Mac is bad, wait until you see an Apple fan try to hook up his iPad to his HDTV. Gaming on an iPad. Now that's a joke!

[vajksziget7a]

@TheRandomPie96 The iPad outsells sony and nintendo portable game players combined.

[Luger718A1]

@vajksziget7a i dont tihnk itll outsell sonys NGP have you seen the specs? quadcore processor and quadcore gpu the ipad has the same class of cpu and gpu but only dual core

[vajksziget7a]

@Luger718A1 Specks aren't everything.Look at the ps3.I think that the NGP will be the same failure as the ps3.The ps3 is a very big fail compared to the sells of the xbox and the Wii.I think the NGP will be the same.Ipad has more games.For everyone. The same true for Nintendo too! The NGP is just for some people.

[Luger718A1]

@vajksziget7a ps3 sold 50 million xbox 55 million not a big difference......ipad hasnt sold more then the psp and ds (and it wont cause they came out waaay before it) how was the ps3 a failure?

[vajksziget7a]

@Luger718A1 The ps3 sold 30 million units.The xbox 360 Sold 75 million units.Both numbers are official.And yes the iPad sold more than the psp and the ds.The iPad sold 22 million. The psp sold 13 million on it's lifespan.The ds sold 8 million.

[Luger718A1]

@vajksziget7a your numbers are WAAAAAAAAAAY off dude.....the DS has sole almost 150 million (all different types combines) the 3ds sold 4 million+ in its first week....and thats from nintendos financial reports

[rubenandpimslapping]

@Luger718A1 your iPad numbers are also way of but then again the ps3 is not really a fail compared to my 360 that broke after a year don't trust microsoft......

[Exestenz]

Playing a game than runs shit on "games for windows live" PC's because devs only were interested with consoles on a Macbook Air.

I'm impressed, it does well!

[Sonofabrick557]

When is someone gonna have a portal 2 gameplay video?

[rexaifi]

Whats the GPU for this laptop?

[AzureEdges]

@rexaifi Intel HD 3000 Integrated Graphics

[fishcomputer33]

looks like its running at 20fps XD But honestly thats running pretty good. And if you know how to tweak the video settings then you could get a better frame rate.

[bishbashboshjt]

@TheRandomPie96 you dont get this product then, its supposed to be an ultraportable, is this laptop as thin as an iphone? Is it super light? You are obviously 14/15 (from your username) and you need to mature dude! It isn't supposed to be for gaming. It costs alot because it's expensive to make as it's all custom built to be so small.

[nu22vh]

Great review. I don't know if I would ever buy a MBA, I would rather spend a little more money and get the pro. For me the pro makes more sense, but it is fun watching you test out the product.

[kwick818]

but will it blend?

[iTzChALLeNgEd]

@kwick818 That is the question.... BUM-BUM-BUM-BUM-BUUUUUM-BUM-BU­M-BUM-BUM-BUM-BUUUUM!

[nur723]

Which game was that anyway ?? You played fairly well :-)

[ddowell84]

@nur723 its borderlands

[TheRandomPie96]

@vjrocker exactly

[TheRandomPie96]

For 1000 bucks you can get a laptop that blows this apple to the side

[benutzer1221]

@TheRandomPie96 yep, but it has still windows on ;) that's the main problem

[g4org5]

i think you have poor fps for the money you have paid for that stupid apple product

[iTzChALLeNgEd]

@g4org5 100% agreed. You pay so much money for much worse performance than a cheaper alternative just because of advertising and the fact that it runs the Mac operating system. I used to be a hardcore Apple fan but now they seem to be driving me away back to Windows (I actually just bought parts for a Windows laptop build and it blows the Macbook Air away for so much less money with the same portability and convenience).

[HLM190586]

you videos are always so short, can you make it longer?

[Yannickbas]

What is the game?

[Zeror90]

Trying to get a NES to play bluray would be better performance than the new mac



[Tomflyable]

Alienware is even more overpriced than mac

[eccylfc10]

@Tomflyable yeah and you can even run that overpriced windows that runs really good :)

[Rayzor923]

@Tomflyable no it is not, mac is much more expensive than alienware! with alienware you also have the ability to customize your machine the way you like it!

[GatEntertainment]

@Rayzor923 alienware start at 999 mac start at 599 you are just wrong.

[arkandor8]

@GatEntertainment Alienware is a gaming PC model, they are supposed to be powerful machines, not overpriced pieces of shit like Macs.

[tek5828]

@arkandor8 but they are not powerful (especially the desktop machines)

[hondapowers2k]

@GatEntertainment you can not look at starting prices just to compare two things you have to compare them on the stuff they have inside. btw i would take a alienware over a mac any day.

[mrbest20]

@Tomflyable dude there are better laptops then alienware, alienware is just a big comercial



[kuska7cp]

@Tomflyable most of them cost 1k-2k but its a really good deal for the number one gaming computer/laptop and if u have enough money to buy a macbook air buy the alien ware u (i checked prices on the alien ware)

[Sneakdeath57]

@kuska7cp For gaming no doubt... for pretty much anything else not so much...

Alienware and the Macbook air are focused on entirely different needs.

Also, Macbook Air Battery Life: 11 inch normal use = 5 Hours, 13 Inch: 7 Hours... Wanna take a look at the batterylife on a Alienware Laptop? right.. better not...

[kuska7cp]

@Sneakdeath57 the life on a alienware laptop is about 2 hours but u got a point and if ur saying a mac is better then a alien ware ur wrong alienware is the number one gaming laptop/computer but it could be used for other things becides gaming

[Sneakdeath57]

@kuska7cp Sure, you can take your Alienware laptop to school/university/work/whateve­r, but honestly... what would you prefer taking with you for such a purpose, the Alienware, or the Macbook air? ;)

I don't want to smack my Big Heavy Alienware Laptop on the table at school, and also carry it around all day... I've got an 15 inch HP Laptop right now, and its annoying me just to carry it around all the time.

Im Glad that my Macbook Air 13" will be there tomorrow =)

[kuska7cp]

@Sneakdeath57 alienware laptop weighs agout 15-25 pounds but i will never buy a mac the only mac i will ever buy is a big mac

[GessekaiMoon]

@kuska7cp You soooo SMART.  De-derp de-derp de-derp-de-DERP.

[playstationnews4u]

@kuska7cp HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

[SprUnknown]

@kuska7cp actually, your wrong, rock extreme make the most powerful laptops by far, not alienware.

[kuska7cp]

@SprUnknown i said alienware makes the number one gaming laptops

[SprUnknown]

@kuska7cp yes.... your still wrong, rock xtreme make far, far better gaming laptops. on a scale of 1-10, alienware are a 3 compared to rock, at 11/10.

[kuska7cp]

@SprUnknown wow ur a rock xtreme fan boy dude who the hell cares what kind of fucking laptop is better

[foxh8er]

@Tomflyable The M11x is unrivaled for its size/power ratio.

Otherwise, I might agree.

[VanMedia]

@Tomflyable no it's not.....mac is way overpriced.....both alienware and macs are overpriced but mac is just a rip off. if you check out the specs of MACs, they are just horrible and but yet APPLE has done a great marketing job and people will buy macs regardless.

[icekillez]

@VanMedia macs are original made on 1976

[VanMedia]

@icekillez and?...what does that has to do with anything i said? also macs were not made in 1976 dumbass, they were made in the early 80s. apple's first computer was the apple 1, which was in 1976.

[MRLEGODUDE99]

@Tomflyable im glad 103 people agree with me he says mac sucks and alienware is cheaper and better

[MRLEGODUDE99]

@MRLEGODUDE99 when i said he i meant my friend

[syafiqyazid]

there has to be a reason why macs are so overpriced. but i dont need a mac because all i do on my pc is check on facebook yahoo and youtube. and i play video games on my ps3...

[OneThosandLololololz]

@syafiqyazid you have no need for one, but macs are priced so high because of their lifespan and the operating system.

[gamerx000]

I've seen all your videos and they are great!

keep up the excellent work (:

and please make your videos last longer :D

[dropbear876]

you got pawned by a dog

[prestigechaser]

If alien wares were made out of aluminum, did not get super hot when on my lap,were running Mac os x and were not 2 kg heavier I would have kept my m11x r2 instead of selling it to buy the 2011 MBA 13"

[ishtiaq13]

noob



[LorrDx]

Alienwares are shite. some cost £2000 and only get 3-star reviews!

[TheFreshGFX]

NO SCOPE!!!!

[liedABOUTmyAGE]

can you do some COD black ops, because so many people know how it is meant to run and what not (:

[JamesMichaelBillings]

@liedABOUTmyAGE If bored lands doesn't run very well black ops defiantly won't

[qazdesign]

When wil be Mac Mini test?

[ALEXTESKI]

so lets install the gamer i just bought, oh shit wait where the optical drive :/

[ysalor]

@ALEXTESKI buy from steam :D

[ALEXTESKI]

@ysalor yer i understand that, though most people do go buy physical copies still, period.

as he said you wouldnt buy that for gaming.

[wirgiukass]

love macs :)



[VjRocker007]

i find it quite ironical that people are calling alienware expensive, even though its got ALOT more value for money since your buying the most powerful hardware where as for macs your paying the same amount for mediocre hardware, something to think about kids ;)

[qtopthisq]

macs are shit

[Luger718A1]

is the top comment really about failienware?

[qtopthisq]

@Luger718A1 exactly build a pc lol

[kingofnothing26]

BORDERLANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[warnock881]

If someone had told me 2 years ago that we will be able to play these types of games on an 11inch system this thin I would have told them they were crazy..........

[Chrismonchan]

@warnock881 If someone told me 4 years ago that video game graphics weren't going to get any better for a while, I would have told them they were crazy.

[lenoat702]

gaming on on a mac, what a joke

[pkerry12]

so would you say that the 2nd Gen Macbook Air is better at gaming than the current 2011 3rd gen macbook air because the 2nd gen had an Nvidia graphics cards?

[Luger718A1]

@pkerry12 doesnt make a difference no one in their right mind woul;d buy a MBA for gaming....or a mac in general for gaming

[pkerry12]

@Luger718A1 I disagree, since an iPad and an iPhone are less of a computer than a macbook air is, and many people player games on those devices. macbook airs from what i have seen with the Nvidia 320m's appear to be more smoother gaming machines over the new macbook airs with the shutting intel 3000 video cards

[Luger718A1]

@pkerry12 to play some angry birds and some platformers sure why not but 3D gaming is out of the question for the most part

[goattv]

lags

[alejhandrosilva]

o.O!!!



[wwcomputerrepair]

Last generation with Nvida 320m had better performance than the integrated.

[metalapplepie7]

What graphic settings was this on?

[MyWonderApple]

Yes... But can it run... MINECRAFT! 0_o

[86123maxxi]

@MyWonderApple yes it can, all Macs with Java can play Minecraft, including my 8 year old PowerBook G4

[MyWonderApple]

@86123maxxi Dude it was a JOKE, thanks for ruining it...

[TheMaddCrew]

@MyWonderApple Yep!! :D

[MyWonderApple]

@TheMaddCrew I wouldn't be so sure about that... xD

[TheMaddCrew]

@MyWonderApple I run it on my old Leopard G5, work's fine. :P

[MickiSel]

@MyWonderApple Yes, it can! I get around 35 FPS on Normal render distance :D

[MyWonderApple]

@MickiSel IT WAS A JOKE IT OBVIOUSLY CAN!

[MickiSel]

@MyWonderApple Not really obvious, as this is an ultra-portable laptop, with shitty integrated graphics and a low-clock processor. And even with that, it still runs games pretty decently. And I thought jokes were supposed to be funny?

[MattDaviesMedia]

@MyWonderApple Only just and it gets very hot

[MyWonderApple]

@MattDaviesMedia Can anyone just understand its just a joke?

[JohnnyTheEpic]

@MyWonderApple Ya That's Pretty Much All I Care About Too! XD

[hipstertool69]

noob...

[Hitrate]

What up Jonathan..I still watch your videos sometimes. Congrats on your success so far, you've earned it! And cool of you to post a gaming video even if you suck at it hehe

[HDXmike]

Some more graphic intensive games would really be great to show off what this can do, Crysis 2, Farcry 2, GTA 4 etc would be great.

[iover9000]

sooo, would a macbook pro 13 inch be better for borderlands?

[abstrak23]

If I get the new iMac 3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 can that handle high gaming like BF3. I heard the Nvidia quadro 4000 is better than the AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5. However I also heard that Quadro is more for editing and the radeon is for gaming. Can you point me in the right direction?

[bigdima3]

@abstrak23 Quadro series are far more expensive than normal gaming GPUs. just go with 6970. It is more than enough for gaming. Quadros' are good for editing with CAD / CAM software.

[lte880305]

@abstrak23 Quadro and Radeon are totally difference chipsets from each other. Quadro won't run alot of games since its algorithm designed for 3dmax, maya, any other stuff. Radeon HD 6970M is a notebook graphics card, the M means mobility, what you heard is a comparison between a desktop class and a notebook class card which is pretty stupid.

[abstrak23]

@lte880305 thanks appreciate the feedback never been into PC gaming more of a console guy but wanted to make sure I got the right gear to try PC gaming out.

[Athos523]

the color looks a lot washed out as well. of course that could be because you were just using a camera since i'm sure screenflow and borderlands would slow this thing down.

[vanilladub]

Do one of a game that doesn't suck like COD 4

[ICYASIAN95]

macbook pro son

[Routtuqe]

What is this game?

[MalcolmLC]

@Routtuqe borderlands

[FsimulatorX]

Also guys he is using the touchbased mouse and a sniper so don't say he is bad since he isnt using keyboard

[FsimulatorX]

A real gameplay test would be Crysis its a killer for PCs and if your PC can run that game you are famed. But to bad it doesn't work for OSX

[MalcolmLC]

@FsimulatorX Crysis isnt even that intense of a game. A moderately good computer can run it. A benchmarking program like 3dmark would be better.

[FsimulatorX]

@MalcolmLC Can you tell me how many people can afford a PC to run Crysis 2 on DX11? Many people are still sitting with Single core CPUs and a 128MG GPU

[MalcolmLC]

@FsimulatorX True but still The game isnt that intensive and a benchmark is still a better way of proving how well the system is doing. But crysis 2 is still good to.