![]() ![]() ![]() Brief Hands-On Report-Apple released Battery Update 1.2 for MacBook and MacBook Prosīattery Update 1.2 is available for download via Software Update if you have a MacBook or MacBook Pro or as a stand-alone updater from this Apple Web page. If you have a Mac with Nvidia or Intel graphics, you may not like this update for the reasons we've noted. In summary, if you primarily use the multiplayer mode and have an ATI graphics card, you will probably like this update. We do not have this problem with our MacBook Pro C2D or iMac C2D but in single-player mode we have a problem with the "tab" key for switching weapons-it usually doesn't. they still block shots and cause collisions). Halo 2.0.1 updater aused obstructions like trees and rocks to be visually invisible, otherwise they are still there (i.e. After updating it again to 2.0.1, Halo ran at 71 fps, confirming the near 25 percent reduction in speed.Ī reader wrote that v2.0.1 caused problems with running the Universal version of Halo in single-player mode on his Intel-based Mac mini with Intel graphics: However, on the iMac with Nvidia graphics Halo 2.0.1 is nearly 25 percent SLOWER! Just to be sure no mistakes were made, we re-installed Halo 2.0 and it ran at 94fps as before. Halo 2.0.1 on the MacBook Pro with ATI graphics is 25 percent faster as claimed by MacSoft. Here are the results from both Macs running Mac OS X 10.4.9: Speed comparison of Halo (Universal) versions measured in frames per second We use the game Halo as one of our standard speed benchmarks so we ran it on both our 15" 2.33 GHz MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo with ATI Radeon X1600 graphics and 24" 2.33 GHz iMac Core 2 Duo with the optional Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT graphics card. One of the claimed features is increased speed on both PowerPC-based (up to 35 percent) and Intel-based (up to 25 percent) Macs. On Friday, we noted that MacSoft had released version 2.0.1 for the Universal Binary edition of Halo for the Mac. WWDC07 is being held June 11-15 at San Francisco's Moscone West Conference Center. Apple extended WWDC07 Early Registration to May 11-Save $300Įarly registration for Apple's 2007 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference has been extended so don't miss out on the savings! Purchase your WWDC07 ticket before May 11 and save $300. ![]()
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