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Running Windows on your Mac
Losing Mac games and thinking about switching to Windows
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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1936870" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>If you have an Apple Silicon-based Mac, or are thinking of getting one for your next computer, and you want to play high-end Windows games, NONE of the ways to run Windows on a Mac are going to be acceptable for that purpose. They are all flawed in some way, and high-end gaming is never going to work well (if at all) on them.</p><p></p><p>Game consoles are an excellent choice to play games on, as long as you are willing to forego the high-end games that you can play on a dedicated Windows game machine. If you can make that compromise, getting a game console and keeping your Mac is a decent solution.</p><p></p><p>A low to medium priced Windows computer isn't going to cut it for playing high-end games. We are talking about a minimum of about $1,500, if you put one together yourself, and much more for one that is pre-assembled and ready to rip.</p><p></p><p>If you don't care about having to learn to use Windows, and replace all of your Macintosh software, and your priority is to play high-end games, then a Windows gaming machine is the only way to go.</p><p></p><p>My son and I put together a Windows gaming tower for him. It took a couple of months of planning and ordering parts, and then we assembled it in a few hours. It was in the $1,500 range, buying parts that were on sale. Actually, most of the time he runs Linux Mint on it for doing his work. And he still uses a MacBook Air for work too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1936870, member: 190607"] If you have an Apple Silicon-based Mac, or are thinking of getting one for your next computer, and you want to play high-end Windows games, NONE of the ways to run Windows on a Mac are going to be acceptable for that purpose. They are all flawed in some way, and high-end gaming is never going to work well (if at all) on them. Game consoles are an excellent choice to play games on, as long as you are willing to forego the high-end games that you can play on a dedicated Windows game machine. If you can make that compromise, getting a game console and keeping your Mac is a decent solution. A low to medium priced Windows computer isn't going to cut it for playing high-end games. We are talking about a minimum of about $1,500, if you put one together yourself, and much more for one that is pre-assembled and ready to rip. If you don't care about having to learn to use Windows, and replace all of your Macintosh software, and your priority is to play high-end games, then a Windows gaming machine is the only way to go. My son and I put together a Windows gaming tower for him. It took a couple of months of planning and ordering parts, and then we assembled it in a few hours. It was in the $1,500 range, buying parts that were on sale. Actually, most of the time he runs Linux Mint on it for doing his work. And he still uses a MacBook Air for work too. [/QUOTE]
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