is it good for games
278539
Browser based games. I wouldn't do WoW, or EQ MMO type games on the air. Pro, yes - air, no.
278540
Here is a video of the 2012 Macbook Air playing Borderlands 2 http://youtu.be/RhNrs5TxSCo. Keep in mind that this is the 2012 air with only the HD4000 graphics. Are you going to get 1080P graphics with anti-aliasing etc...? No, but you can certainly game on it, if you are ok with playing at low/medium settings.There is also a video of Diablo being played on last years Macbook Air at 1080P output to an HDTV http://youtu.be/IS4zmUULVwk. If you are a hardcore gamer opt for something else, but if you want a great little computer that can handle a reasonable gaming load, then the Air is it.
560836
Yes. We actually bought it for our son who is a gamer, but its fast with good memory so it should be able to keep . He loves it.
1735800
I would say no laptop is good for gaming. Those that are good enough for playing anything new, or with any degree of quality would be too bulky or too pricy to afford. That being said if you aren't planning on playing the latest triple A games (Call of Duty, Titan fall, etc.) the laptop is fine for playing games. Though it will run hot since it has an integrated GPU. I got Diablo 3 running, but I need to play it on a table with a cooling pad, and with medium graphics settings.
1946219
No, I wouldn't recommend it for gaming. It is best used as a family low graphics laptop.
833395
Probably. It's not very high resolution so for gaming or photoshop work it wouldn't be great but for internet, and everyday stuff it should be fine. The price looks pretty good.
781366
its decent for it. its got integrated graphics which kinda sucks, but itll play things like skyrim on low settings, if you want to use that as a benchmark. i havent noticed any overheating problem. i personally use it for gaming as im a twitch streamer and this is my main rig atm. i havent really tried newer games on it as much. it has slowdown with dolphin (gamecube/wii emulator) but runs things like Skullgirls no problem.
603409
I definitely would not recommend for gaming. I use it on my desktop at work. It is fine for that, but it does pause quite a bit at times.
2163065
I'm not sure if I would recommend it for games that require higher specs but I play games like Counter-Strike : Source, DOTA 2, Fallout without any problems. It handles well for not being a so called gaming laptop.
167942
Yes it's good for PC gamers. I got this for my son who wanted it to use for his x box one and I asked him your question and he said it's good for PC gamers.
2146191
It's only a fair gaming machine. While the processor is powerful, it's slow by today's standards. I think you would be frustrated with the games your are looking at.
962757
It's great for gaming. Best computer on the market right now for the price point it's at.
501595
I am not sure how it would work for gaming, I am using it to support my conference room. I only use it for Power Point and word type documents.
1393862
I use it for Lord of the Rings Online, Civ 5 and a whole host of other games. I don't really do FPS so can't answer there, but it seems the answer would be yes.
1890222
It will play most games. Some of the new games coming out will probably run too slow to really be playable, but for 99% of games it will be fine.
911709
hey, i dont use my laptop to play games. But performance wise it is good. Keyboard is not good in the lap.
899667
This laptop is certainly not intended for gaming although gaming is still possible. Experience may vary from one title to the next although in most situations it won't be sufficient enough. To answer your question, no it wouldn't be a good gaming computer though for everything else it should suffice.
505071
Honestly, I can say that it isn't spectacular for gaming. I tried to play the new Far Cry on it and it was lagging so bad that I couldn't play it. It can play games like Skyrim and Fallout. But then again those games aren't that new.