Minimum mac?
Franto
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I'm thinking of going with buying a used Mac isntead of paying for Macincloud. What's the minimum RAM and Ghz requirements for gamesalad and what generation of Mac can run it at decent speeds with no lag? I tried out the Mac creator for GS at school and was impressed by how much better and more flexible it was. Also, can you install the latest Mac OS on older Macs since I hear their OS is free if you have a mac.
Also, is a mac mini like a desktop computer, in that you just have to buy the monitor separately? Will any monitor work?
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You need lion or mavericks to run GS and even though it's poss to run it on 2GB ram I would certainly advise. 4GB+ plus get yourself a new kettle & a large jar of coffee, you'll need it as you won't be able to put it down.
hi @franto
good to see you still here. using GS with Mac is certainly delightful and effortless. mac mini will definitely need a monitor and any monitor will work. but your hdtv will also work, albeit better since it might have higher resolution to work with.. less panning in and out of the work area. my wishlist for GS include zooming in and out in the work area, but I believe that is not the priority for now, so you have to have the largest resolution screen you can afford. Godbless and goodluck to us all!
I agree about the screen size being important. I use GS Creator on a 22" iMac but when I have to use a 13" MacBook Pro I find it confining.
Here are the system requirements for Creator:
As was mentioned, make sure you have as much memory (RAM) as possible. I would say 8 GB is a good minimum.
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