I'm still using my early 2006 first-edition 20 inch iMac Core Duo, but it copes really well with WoW, in spite of having an oldish 128MB graphics card. Only in really big, noisy, flashy fights do things tend to slow down a bit. Oh, and in Dal of course, but for a different reason.
I bought a Belkin nt52e controller some time ago, but I gave up on it simply because it was so different to using the keyboard after a couple of years on WoW. But in the last few weeks I've been re-training as a new hunter (now lvl 46) and I'm finding I need many more of my abilities than I ever used before (on my main) right at my fingertips in the heat of battle. So I'm trying again with the controller, and making definite progress now.
I can't get along with a trackpad even for normal work, so I'm full of admiration (or something) for those of you who raid with it!
Oh, and although I'm right handed, I'm learning to put my tea mug down with the handle pointing to the left. If push comes to shove, I can still have a swig of (usually cold) tea while running away...
I can't get along with a trackpad even for normal work, so I'm full of admiration (or something) for those of you who raid with it
I cracked up reading this. You are probably right. My son is all "get a mouse," when I ask him how I can continue to improve my dps. My question to him - sheesh, how much more Goddess-like will that make me anyways? Can't improve much on perfection.
rofl okay okay, yes, clearly I need a nap, or something.
Drach said:
Shoot girl, I don't use a mouse either, just me and my MacBook pro, the way the good lord intended it to be.
I like you're style Drach.
I'm still laughing at this… 
5 year mac user here! I have the same setup as Garwulf and love it except for when I go into Lord Marrowgar. I have never had any issues with "lockup" in game until Marrowgar. I'm sure there are some settings within the game I could change to prevent this but the min he goes into Bone Storm I freeze up until he stops. Suggestions?
Currently using Belkin n52te but I'm saving up for the Logitech G13 which feels more comfortable and has softer keys. The Belkin keys are sticky and sometimes require a couple of depresses to register and the joystick is horrid. I move using the mouse then cast through the game pad.
The only place I have semi-consistent issues is in Wintergrasp. For some strange reason, whenever I approach the east workshop from GY area, I have about a 1 in 5 chance of DC'ing. It's reeeallly annoying.
Apart from that, I have no other issues in-game. Marrowgar was fine for me, and I have my settings at Ultra.
Switched to the Mac in 2001. I have assembled my own PC's for years and basically lost interest. What attracted me to Macs is its "technology and liberal arts" (if I may borrow the term) approach.
I used to play WoW on a 17" Core Duo MacBook Pro. I'm now on a 27" Quad Core iMac. I have Steam installed so I'm re-playing Half Life 2 and now appreciating Torchlight. My toddler still insists to see Zuma...
-Anj/Jroaeyl
Mac user here too, mainyl for work but do game on it when im in the studio.
15" Core i7 Macbook Pro, 4GB Ram & 27" iMac Core i7 with 8GB Ram
*drools, slobbers, starts to look at ways to turn wow gold into US currency*
how is it running the new Cat engines? That is the laptop I want, specs I want. Well, with 8gb ram, but still... I'm on the original core duo, and my overheating problems are insane.
I want the 27" one bad, i want a bigger viewing space when I play.
Niika, have you tried smcfancontrol? I'm sure you've tried it or heard of it, but it seems to be helping me out a little bit with overheating. It's a program that lets you control your fan speeds and monitor the temperature of what's going on inside.
Yeah, I run it. I also play in Steam, and whenver there is an update, it changes me back to full performance, even when i'm running only on the lower powered graphics setting. It's frustrating since there is only an alert to change down, but not up in performance. I'm terrified its eventually going to shred my grphics card.
SMC fan control is great, but even on max power, i'm still running about 190 degrees