MacBook Air 13" Core i7 (2011) Gaming Tests! (SC2, Portal and Minecraft)

[TheEnderDragonX]

And people say a Mac can't game.

[josh9evo9]

you can but the external hard drive

[jonviar]

on macbook air possible to play nba 2k12? without lagging? macbook air i7?

[josh9evo9]

after you donloaded portal do you need the disk when you play?

[TheOrangeType]

@josh9evo9 how can you download a disk?

[TehEdiiTz]

(Please Respond). Can you still do the same thing with a MAC As you can on a windows for example access your harrdrive play games on ur harddrive Photoshop flash and all that. Can i do all that on the MAC ?

[Ulikazu]

@TehEdiiTz If you did not play games from your harddrive, where else? Yes, you can play games (some), and yeah you can run photoshop a lot smoother than on windows, and flash is supported. And you can install windows on a mac.

[Pink123456789gal]

how did u create that game folder in the first part of the video?

plz pm me the answer thank u

[xjohannes98]

how much ram u got on ur macbook air?

[DanJinwonKim]

3 games i love man best vid for mac book air i subbed sir

[TheTechtainian]

@DanJinwonKim Thank You Sir!

[mtnsaray]

You think this will handle Diablo 3?

[smilelanie97]

Anyone know how it runs sims 3? And if you have to have graphics all the way down for it to work well?

[elenchus]

@smilelanie97 it'll run the sims 3 well enough. Sims 3 is actually very efficient. 

[5portfreak]

i heard that games dont run very smooth on this lap top but when your not playing the game does it cause your lap top glitchy when your not playing the game?

[calloffraaaance]

Saints row the third on MacbookAir 2011 without any lags! on my channel!

[12mhunter]

Where did you get them from? Have you tried to run call of duty on this computer yet?

[12mhunter]

How did you get those games? Is there steam for mac?

[TheTechtainian]

@12mhunter There is steam for mac and minecraft and sc2 I downloaded.

[ferreirabruno1995]

@TheTechtainian Where do you get so much money to have all that apple/games products? :'(

[sotossendos11]

you download these games?

[tanddant]

7:15



[GamersWithGuns]

give Frames per second using FRAPS next time.

[MalleThaPro]

no top comment.. my chanse... PC xD!!!!!!!!



[jenova993]

@TheTechtainian everytime i game on the air, the cpu's temp shoots up to around 97 degrees. isnt that bad for the cpu's life expectancy?

[man0204]

can you please help me. i wanted to play sc2 on my mba .. i downloaded the game client as i don't have a portable dvd drive. But when installing what i downloaded via game client i don't have access to my account... i have only the free sc2 game...why. I bought that if i download the game client from my battle net account and put the sc2 cd key that i have would work..but it did not. Can you please tell me how you installed your sc2 with access to your normal account~?

[TheTechtainian]

@man0204 If I remember correctly and it has been a awhile. I downloaded the client as if I was going to make a free account. I don't think I wen t through my purchased games in battle net. Anyway after I downloaded I just put in my ID. O do have the full version and if you still have problems just use remote disk. Or give blizz a call.

[man0204]

@TheTechtainian thanks, i fixed the problem! sc2 works awesome just that the fan noise scares me XD

[TheTechtainian]

@man0204 I know the fan goes nuts.

[man0204]

@TheTechtainian i read a lot of forums about how to manage the battery, and i found out that 50% think that its better to charge battery and then use it every time and recharge it, and the other 50% say that is better to keep the charger plugged in and use the battery only when you need it. I am a little confused about this.

What is the best way to keep my battery life good among the years and not destroying the battery?

[bood3e]

I would rather have a macbook air. Looks cool and feels smooth and the games work ok. Pro games work nicely but it's fat and heavy compared to the air.

[TheTechtainian]

@bood3e I agree

[fuzzmcmatey]

@bood3e However, compared the average pc the macbook pro is really thin.

[bood3e]

@fuzzmcmatey True

[twang95]

Macbook Air > Macbook Pro

[TheTechtainian]

@twang95 what do you mean by this? The MBP is better, the MBA sucks, the MBP is an evolution???

[twang95]

@TheTechtainian That's what I meant. The MBP is way better. I sorta got confused.

[Dzastynas]

@TheTechtainian

Air kicks Pro's ass. Not in gaming of course, but who the hell uses mac for gaming?...

[TheTechtainian]

@Dzastynas I have to agree, air is just better overall.

[ErasableNinja]

ok i was gonna get this but it doesn't have a cd player? WTF should i still get it. Also im a big minecraft player and will be making videos soon. But idk what i should get the air or PRO?

[TheTechtainian]

@ErasableNinja Not having a super drive has never bothered me, I just never have needed it. Its great a playing minecraft, but using a lot of battery.

[ErasableNinja]

@TheTechtainian so for a first Mac would you recommend getting the air?

[TheTechtainian]

@ErasableNinja Yes! I love mine.

[ericchik0216]

Dude. Can you test the bf3 beta for us? Thank you!

[TheTechtainian]

@ericchik0216 They have a BF3 beta for mac?

[saivert]

@TheTechtainian you boot into windows on your Mac and and play from there.

[TheTechtainian]

@saivert I am sorry I refuse, lol.

[IAmReinrex2]

Macs suck, therefore this com suck.

[IAmReinrex2]

Apple. All ios device, is amazing. But i seriously cant stand how gay and annpying the macbook is.

[spacemanspiff33]

hey great vid, but minecraft? really? my 386 can run minecraft :p

[TheTechtainian]

@spacemanspiff33 LOL

[Tyeagles03]

@spacemanspiff33 he did it cause so many people like minecraft i sure do! thats why i searched this!

[TheTechtainian]

@Tyeagles03 I actually did not do it because of that but come to think of it; thats a great reason. I did it cause theses are the only 3 I have.

[trujilloking]

how it runs sc2 in high graphics?

[KDBroadCastings]

What about Crysis

[TheTechtainian]

@KDBroadCastings Trolololo.... Dude I dont want no forest fire!

[s4jt]

Btw guys, atm colors are messed up on all macs running hd 3000 graphics.

[TheTechtainian]

@s4jt I have noticed this, do you know how to fix it.

[s4jt]

@TheTechtainian seems we're in luck, there came an update today that solves it. just download and run all of the updates available and you'll have fixed it (probably).

[TheTechtainian]

@s4jt It fixed it for me thanks.

[KeKeKeilan]

Or just don't game on computers. Rigs are mad money, and laptops run games sub par anyway

[tiggerjayeward]

@KeKeKeilan

step 1: get computer parts

step 2: build computer

step 3: Game

step 4: ????

step 5: Profit

(for around 300 bucks)

[DinosaursOnceRuled]

Did you try gaming WoW on it? If so, how does it run and at what settings? Thank you.

[TheTechtainian]

@DinosaursOnceRuled Don't have WOW sorry :(

[mattp38452]

This video convinced me to get a laptop with non-glossy display. Too bad, because i love the MBA otherwise.

[TheTechtainian]

@mattp38452 Its an awesome computer, you know the screen does not even have glass on it. I don't find it that bad... what did ya get

[mattp38452]

@TheTechtainian Finding something as sexy and light as the MBA isn't easy, i'm thinking about a high-end model of the Thinkpad T410s now. I need something i can work with outside.

[TheTechtainian]

@mattp38452 Ya I love mine, maybe an anti glare screen protector?

[s4jt]

@mattp38452 MBA's screen is fairly non-glossy for a glossy display. I fucking loathe glossy displays and I haven't really had an issue with my MBA yet, then again I haven't been using it outside much.

[ahmadthedude3452]

Perfect for mincraft and pre 2007 games otherwise BUY A RIG

[TheTechtainian]

@ahmadthedude3452 Ya, I like playing games on desktops anyway.

[anthonywai32]

Thanks, I play on my windows desktop most of the time but the MacBook Air gives me a very portable option when I am on the road. Tired of carrying a heavy laptop with me. Thanks again

[anthonywai32]

It's very tempting to get this MacBook Air but the ability to play SC2 is one of my deciding factor. Do you think you can test/ demo 2v2 and 3v3 multiplayer?

[TheTechtainian]

@anthonywai32 I can tell you that this is an awesome computer and it can play starcraft 2 multiplayer.

But if graphics are important to you, than you may want to look else where. On low graphics you can achieve pretty constant 45-60 fps.

Also side note it may run better in windows, but I would never do that to my machine.

hope that helps

[mikrosha]

with such a small screen i would totally put the dock on the left or right... does wonders for viewing webpages! :)) But thanks for the video, macbook air with i7 rocks!

[TheTechtainian]

@mikrosha I normally keep safari open in fullscreen all the time. but I am trying to dock on the left now and quite like it. I will let you know if I keep it that way. by the way did you notice I have the flat dock on the bottom. love you terminal.

[mikrosha]

@TheTechtainian oh i see... you might like Lion Tweaks... its free and you can do a bunch of cool shit without the terminal. Check it out!

[TheTechtainian]

@mikrosha Ya I don't like those tweaking apps. The reason is the let you do so much stuff, that you end up over tweaking and it gets hard to undo. Thats why I like the terminal, because you only do a few things, the things you really want to do. but I am sure its a good app and to each he's own.

[iappsdev]

Nice view from your window. reflection of the screen is sucks!

[MahPopemobile]

@iappsdev better than the MBP, that shit is like a mirror

[iappsdev]

@MahPopemobile MBP has an option matte screen. So, it's not.

[tmaiaTDU]

@iappsdev Agree

[TheTechtainian]

@MahPopemobile Yeah I know its less reflective, but it makes it harder to clean. The fact there is no glass, I wish there was, but I bet it adds too much weight.

[neponil]

Well, more hardware requiring games, steam has a bunch of them :)

[TheTechtainian]

@neponil Do you know any free ones, I am not really into buying games just for a video.

[Flizzelz]

The most expensive game ever. Test that!

[TheTechtainian]

@Flizzelz Which would be....?

[tmaiaTDU]

@Flizzelz It would lag, this haves Intel Integrated Graphics!

Although this doesn't suck like the X3100 back then,it's not that good, if it were the MBA 2010 it would run smoothly because it haves a Nvidia 320M, so that means that the '10 MBA is better than the '11 MBA.

[TheTechtainian]

@tmaiaTDU Granted, but the 2011 MBA is better in every other way and considering gaming is not my main task, it does not bother me that much.

[neponil]

Thats nice :) Make more gaming tests :)

[TheTechtainian]

@neponil Thanks, any games you want me to test.

[Draftgon]

@neponil

Guess you'd have to install windows to test more (interesting) games. Also, they'd run better on windows / bootcamp.

[TheTechtainian]

@Draftgon They would your right, but I don't have a copy go windows arounds and even if I did, I would not install it :)