Hello,
I would like to play X-plane (I think the new version is 12) on my mac book pro 13.
I would like to know if the mac book pro 13 can do that.
I don’t have a big screen so I was thinking to use VR Spectacles. Is that Possible? Witch VR spectacles can I use (that are not very Expensive)?
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Original Title: Mac book pro 13 , VR and X-plane
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.5
I've used older versions of X-Plane plus other sims, including doing beta testing, on Macs for 20+. Flight sims are among the most demanding things you can run and we can better advise you if you give us more details.
First 13-inch Macbook Pros have been around since 2009, and many do not have the horsepower to run a sim. so please do "About this Mac...: from your Apple menu to get this:
and tell us the year, its chip, and its memory.
X-Plane 12 sys reqs are here: https://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-12-system-requirements/
Of the Macbook Pros that can run Sequoia, the 13-inch Intel-powered 2018-2020 models have Intel integrated graphics, which X-Plane does not support.
Apple Silicon M-series that started in 2020 are listed as compatible but there are other considerations:
—Many M1 2020 Macbook Pros shipped with 256GB storage that may not be enough when you start adding airplane and scenery files.
— Many M1 2020 models have only 8GB RAM. 8GB is X-Plane's minumun RAM and we all know what "minimum" means to develpers.
— 13-inch Macbook Pros have but one cooling fan that may not be enough to deal with the significant heat that hi-end sims can produce. 14- 15- and 16-inch models have two fans. Still, the confined space inside many laptops makes heat the greatest enemy.
So before spending money, spend a little time and give us some addtional info so we can give other than a generic answer, which is all we can do at this point.
I've used older versions of X-Plane plus other sims, including doing beta testing, on Macs for 20+. Flight sims are among the most demanding things you can run and we can better advise you if you give us more details.
First 13-inch Macbook Pros have been around since 2009, and many do not have the horsepower to run a sim. so please do "About this Mac...: from your Apple menu to get this:
and tell us the year, its chip, and its memory.
X-Plane 12 sys reqs are here: https://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-12-system-requirements/
Of the Macbook Pros that can run Sequoia, the 13-inch Intel-powered 2018-2020 models have Intel integrated graphics, which X-Plane does not support.
Apple Silicon M-series that started in 2020 are listed as compatible but there are other considerations:
—Many M1 2020 Macbook Pros shipped with 256GB storage that may not be enough when you start adding airplane and scenery files.
— Many M1 2020 models have only 8GB RAM. 8GB is X-Plane's minumun RAM and we all know what "minimum" means to develpers.
— 13-inch Macbook Pros have but one cooling fan that may not be enough to deal with the significant heat that hi-end sims can produce. 14- 15- and 16-inch models have two fans. Still, the confined space inside many laptops makes heat the greatest enemy.
So before spending money, spend a little time and give us some addtional info so we can give other than a generic answer, which is all we can do at this point.
X-Plane is the world's most advanced flight simulator. Download the X-Plane 12 demo today, for free. Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Download the Free Demo of X-Plane 12
You may want to check out the X-Plane community forums where you are more likely to receive better information. Keep in mind this X-Plane forum is not associated with the developer. There is a section for "VR" as well.
https://forums.x-plane.org/forums/forum/615-x-plane-12/
You may also want to check out the Steam forums as well, although I don't think Steam has a released version of the Steam app for Apple M-series Macs yet (I hear it may be close).
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2014780/XPlane_12/
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