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I tested connecting a high resolution external display to the new MacBook Air 11 inch mid-2011 model, with a Core i5 processor.
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That’s what a MacBook Pro is for! The Setup for Testing the MacBook Air with a Large External Monitor If you’re needing a more powerful graphics processor for 3D modelling, professional video editing, special effects production or gaming, buy a MacBook Pro instead. For gaming, the MacBook Air is the wrong tool for the job.
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If you are a gamer, do not buy a MacBook Air – graphics will not update quickly or smoothly for modern games. The 3D graphics on the Air are only good enough for playing basic games or older games.
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(Sorry: it was a quick test, the Air didn’t have any 1080p samples on it, and I didn’t have admin rights to install Flash to play a full HD video.)
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I’ve only tested the MacBook Air with HD 720p resolution video. The HD 3000 handles high definition video playback – hence the HD in the name. The HD 3000 is fine for two dimensional graphics (2D) graphics, typical in web browsing, word processing, spreadsheets, Photoshop, music production and basic video editing. These disadvantages – battery life, laptop size, fan noise from heat and cost are why the Air uses an integrated graphics processor. There is a cost for this performance: fast graphics cards with dedicated memory use more of a laptop’s battery, generate heat, causing fans to run creating noise, add to the laptop’s size and cost more. Specialized graphics memory provides the extraordinary performance needed to handle modern three dimensional (3D) graphics on big screens. Mid to high-end video cards use dedicated graphics RAM like GDDR5, because graphics RAM is much faster than the computer’s main memory. What sort of graphics performance can you expect? As a low cost graphics solution, the HD 3000 uses the Mac’s main memory, rather than dedicated graphics memory. This HD 3000 graphics processor is actually part of the MBA’s Intel Core processor – they are a single silicon chip.
The graphics processor in the MacBook Air is the Intel HD Graphics 3000. The Graphics Processor in the New MacBook Airīefore covering testing the MacBook Air with a big external display, it’s worth mentioning the graphics processor in the MacBook Air (MBA). I’ve included the name of the brand & model I personally use – only $152 for a 23 inch full HD screen, as well as tips for using an external display, born from long experience. If you don’t want to spend $1,000 on an Apple Thunderbolt Display, I’ve written some tips for buying a cheap external display for MacBook Air.
What If You Want a Cheaper External Display? If you’d like more details, or to see video of the test, please read on. If this enough information for you? If so, please help share this article by clicking the Tweet or Google + 1 buttons above. To be completely sure the MacBook Air can drive your screen, please test your screen with a MacBook Air to your satisfaction before buying. Tests with other monitors, different applications, alternative cables and extended use may reveal more. There doesn’t seem to be a fix yet.įor this article, we just did a quick test. Windows, images and videos moved on the monitor with fluidity and crispness.įrom reports on the web, the Apple LED Cinema display may flicker with both the MacBook Air and Pro, when at a brightness below level 7. The new MacBook Air ran the big, high resolution Apple LED Cinema Display without any sense of strain. The new MacBook Air 11″ happily using a 27 inch Apple LED Cinema Display
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