PR possible on Mac?

[wrecker]

Hey guys, although I am nearly done with building my new gaming desktop rig, I've always wondered if I could get PR on my MacBook Pro 13-inch mid 2012. It's not an exceptional computer (2.5 GHz Intel i5, 4 GB ddr3-1600 RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4000 1024 MB) but it's better than the POS I run on now. I like to install PR on as many machines as I can get a hand on
I searched for threads like this and did find one, but it was quite dated (2009) - damn that's 5 years ago Wondering if anyone is still running on Mac because I'd like to be able to play smoothly while on the go. Obviously, I'd have to run bootcamp so I don't need instructions, just wondering if it still works miraculously. Thanks!

[LITOralis.nMd]

PR will not run in OSX.

Bootcamp into Windows and your specs will probably be enough for low settings. IDK about full online servers though.

[wrecker]

Do you think it would be better than this at least? http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptop ... io-15-1558 This is what I have to play on now.

[LITOralis.nMd]

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570

3DMark 06

min: 2654 avg: 3475.4 (9%) median: 3556.5 (9%) max: 4593 Points

Intel HD Graphics 4000

3DMark 06
min: 1605 avg: 4585.4 (12%) median: 4410 (12%) max: 7159 Points

Dell Studio 15 (1558 )
CPU 2.26-GHz Intel Core i5-430M
vs.
MacBook Pro "Core i5" 2.5 13" Mid-2012 2.5 GHz Core i5 (I5-3210M)

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http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=775&cmp[]=815

Single Thread Rating 894 1515
CPU Mark 2113 3795

So yes, that MacBook is much better.
~80% better single core CPU performance (single core performance is what matters in BF2)
and the Macbook GPU is ~25% better also.

[wrecker]

Oh wow, I had no idea it was that much better! I guess my google skills are lacking.
The one remaining question I have is if there are any outstanding, known issues with compatability. Given that so few people do this you probably don't know so I guess at some point I've just gotta do it.

[LITOralis.nMd]

None that I know of.

Just remember to install .NET framework 4.5.x so the PRLauncher will work correctly.

[wrecker]

Thanks for the help!!