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loki Caeran

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Join date: 28 Oct 2009

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10-28-2009 07:14

Hi - I'm thinking of getting a new imac but i've never used sl and macs. Can anyone tell me how the software does? Someone warned me i should stick with a pc because all in one computers don't do well with sl. Advice?

Sophia Debevec

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Join date: 26 Mar 2007

Posts: 27

10-28-2009 08:59

Your best course of action is to try it out for yourself and if you have a local mac store you can get down there and install sl on one of their machines to test

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I'm considering an imac too and intend to do this once they have the higher end machines out in the stores.

Blaze Nielsen

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Join date: 24 May 2005

Posts: 276

hi end imac runs sl like a dream

10-28-2009 09:25

I don't have the latest upgraded imac, but I absolutely love running sl on my imac. and I spend 15 hours a day here

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Rusalka Writer

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Join date: 12 Jun 2007

Posts: 314

10-28-2009 10:10

No problems on a 2007 MacBook Pro. Been in SL since June, 2007, running several businesses off a laptop Mac.

Milla Janick

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Posts: 3,075

10-28-2009 10:15

An iMac with a good graphics adapter will run SL very well. Get something better than the Nvidia 9400M.

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Marcus Antonelli

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Join date: 5 Aug 2006

Posts: 7

10-31-2009 13:38

Alternate viewers like CoolSL, , Kirsten's S18, Emerald, and SnowglobeFE run great on a Mac! These folks are dedicated Mac developers and fine tune the code for our babies.

Marcus

Cath Morgwain

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Join date: 18 Sep 2008

Posts: 1

opengl is my friend

11-02-2009 07:22

A fairly new iMac with the NVIDIA 9400 chip : both Greenlife Emerald and SL 1.23.5 were crashing on startup.

So I decided to try the OpenGL Profiler hack for the MBPs and now all is fine !
I set opengl to the GeForce4 v1.3 NVIDIA-1.4.0 setting and ignore the "unknown graphics device" message

WOW - best SL platform yet !!

Hylee Bekkers

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Join date: 30 Apr 2007

Posts: 47

I use both

11-02-2009 11:44

I use a Dell PC and a Power Mac with similiar specs. I prefer the Mac. I agree with Sophia, however. You should go down to your local Mac store and test it out for yourself.

Missy Malaprop

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Join date: 28 Oct 2005

Posts: 544

11-05-2009 10:31

From: loki Caeran

Hi - I'm thinking of getting a new imac but i've never used sl and macs. Can anyone tell me how the software does? Someone warned me i should stick with a pc because all in one computers don't do well with sl. Advice?

people say this type of things about All-in-ones because they are usually lower end to fit in tight spaces, kind of like a laptop.

For a similar price as an AIO, you can get a basic machine that will run it better, because it has bigger faster more heat producing parts in it, since it has much more room to actually cool them....

all that said, current iMacs can run SL just fine.... but the 27"ers should run it pretty good, I'd love to have one of those.

Roxie Bluxome

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Join date: 1 Sep 2009

Posts: 6

11-06-2009 11:53

From: Cath Morgwain

A fairly new iMac with the NVIDIA 9400 chip : both Greenlife Emerald and SL 1.23.5 were crashing on startup.

So I decided to try the OpenGL Profiler hack for the MBPs and now all is fine !
I set opengl to the GeForce4 v1.3 NVIDIA-1.4.0 setting and ignore the "unknown graphics device" message

WOW - best SL platform yet !!

Cath, do you have a link to the OpenGL Profiler hack?

I tried to Google it but couldn't find anything.

Thanks!

Mike Fairport

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Join date: 8 Mar 2009

Posts: 19

11-08-2009 09:08

iMac 3.06 4GB Ram, Emerald Viewer. No problems at all, graphics set at High most of the time but copes with Ultra as well. Old PC crashed all the time, but it was old technology and ropey ATI card, not really a fair comparison.

Fiordiligi Ravinelli

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Join date: 14 Nov 2009

Posts: 2

Using imac G5 keeps me crashing

11-23-2009 15:01

It can be frustrating to get 10 minutes into SL and hear my processor working too hard and then crash. I have 2GB memory, 1.8 GHZ HD, run Tiger, and NVidia GE Force 5200. My computer at work is almost the same: 1.6 GHZ HD, but runs Leopard and will play much longer. Do you think it is just the OS? I am thinking of buying a PC just to play SL . . .

Blaze Nielsen

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Join date: 24 May 2005

Posts: 276

woefully underpowered

11-23-2009 15:14

your old mac is pretty dated and way underpowered for SL, time to upgrade your puter.

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loki Caeran Registered User Join date: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 1	10-28-2009 07:14 Hi - I'm thinking of getting a new imac but i've never used sl and macs. Can anyone tell me how the software does? Someone warned me i should stick with a pc because all in one computers don't do well with sl. Advice?
Sophia Debevec Registered User Join date: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 27	10-28-2009 08:59 Your best course of action is to try it out for yourself and if you have a local mac store you can get down there and install sl on one of their machines to test . I'm considering an imac too and intend to do this once they have the higher end machines out in the stores.
Blaze Nielsen Registered User Join date: 24 May 2005 Posts: 276	hi end imac runs sl like a dream 10-28-2009 09:25 I don't have the latest upgraded imac, but I absolutely love running sl on my imac. and I spend 15 hours a day here _____________________ Visit Bartlett & Nielsen furniture - two full sims of elegant furniture, prefab homes and more. Plus, Virgin Isle Marina - sl's largest luxury yacht and boat marina.
Rusalka Writer Registered User Join date: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 314	10-28-2009 10:10 No problems on a 2007 MacBook Pro. Been in SL since June, 2007, running several businesses off a laptop Mac.
Milla Janick Empress Of The Universe Join date: 2 Jan 2008 Posts: 3,075	10-28-2009 10:15 An iMac with a good graphics adapter will run SL very well. Get something better than the Nvidia 9400M. _____________________ http://www.avatarsunited.com/avatars/milla-janick All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain...
Marcus Antonelli Registered User Join date: 5 Aug 2006 Posts: 7	10-31-2009 13:38 Alternate viewers like CoolSL, , Kirsten's S18, Emerald, and SnowglobeFE run great on a Mac! These folks are dedicated Mac developers and fine tune the code for our babies. Marcus
Cath Morgwain Registered User Join date: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 1	opengl is my friend 11-02-2009 07:22 A fairly new iMac with the NVIDIA 9400 chip : both Greenlife Emerald and SL 1.23.5 were crashing on startup. So I decided to try the OpenGL Profiler hack for the MBPs and now all is fine ! I set opengl to the GeForce4 v1.3 NVIDIA-1.4.0 setting and ignore the "unknown graphics device" message WOW - best SL platform yet !!
Hylee Bekkers Registered User Join date: 30 Apr 2007 Posts: 47	I use both 11-02-2009 11:44 I use a Dell PC and a Power Mac with similiar specs. I prefer the Mac. I agree with Sophia, however. You should go down to your local Mac store and test it out for yourself.
Missy Malaprop ♥Diaper Girl♥ Join date: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 544	11-05-2009 10:31 From: loki Caeran Hi - I'm thinking of getting a new imac but i've never used sl and macs. Can anyone tell me how the software does? Someone warned me i should stick with a pc because all in one computers don't do well with sl. Advice? people say this type of things about All-in-ones because they are usually lower end to fit in tight spaces, kind of like a laptop. For a similar price as an AIO, you can get a basic machine that will run it better, because it has bigger faster more heat producing parts in it, since it has much more room to actually cool them.... all that said, current iMacs can run SL just fine.... but the 27"ers should run it pretty good, I'd love to have one of those.
Roxie Bluxome Registered User Join date: 1 Sep 2009 Posts: 6	11-06-2009 11:53 From: Cath Morgwain A fairly new iMac with the NVIDIA 9400 chip : both Greenlife Emerald and SL 1.23.5 were crashing on startup. So I decided to try the OpenGL Profiler hack for the MBPs and now all is fine ! I set opengl to the GeForce4 v1.3 NVIDIA-1.4.0 setting and ignore the "unknown graphics device" message WOW - best SL platform yet !! Cath, do you have a link to the OpenGL Profiler hack? I tried to Google it but couldn't find anything. Thanks!
Mike Fairport Registered User Join date: 8 Mar 2009 Posts: 19	11-08-2009 09:08 iMac 3.06 4GB Ram, Emerald Viewer. No problems at all, graphics set at High most of the time but copes with Ultra as well. Old PC crashed all the time, but it was old technology and ropey ATI card, not really a fair comparison.
Fiordiligi Ravinelli Registered User Join date: 14 Nov 2009 Posts: 2	Using imac G5 keeps me crashing 11-23-2009 15:01 It can be frustrating to get 10 minutes into SL and hear my processor working too hard and then crash. I have 2GB memory, 1.8 GHZ HD, run Tiger, and NVidia GE Force 5200. My computer at work is almost the same: 1.6 GHZ HD, but runs Leopard and will play much longer. Do you think it is just the OS? I am thinking of buying a PC just to play SL . . .
Blaze Nielsen Registered User Join date: 24 May 2005 Posts: 276	woefully underpowered 11-23-2009 15:14 your old mac is pretty dated and way underpowered for SL, time to upgrade your puter. _____________________ Visit Bartlett & Nielsen furniture - two full sims of elegant furniture, prefab homes and more. Plus, Virgin Isle Marina - sl's largest luxury yacht and boat marina.