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Re:Simula: A VR window manager for Linux by greggman3 on Thursday April 09, 2020 @11:08PM (#22829619)
It would require Apple it care about VR and gaming and VR capable GPUs. Except for a MacPro, no Apple devices are powerful enough for VR. Even the top end MacBookPro at $19000 still has an underpowered GPU below the lowest VR specs.
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Re:Simula: A VR window manager for Linux by philsnow on Friday April 10, 2020 @12:34AM (#22830001)
That top end MBP has four thunderbolt 3 ports; have you tried any of the egpu setups? (I haven't, but I've been thinking about it for my 5th gen x1 carbon with thunderbolt 3)
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Re:Simula: A VR window manager for Linux by mjcohen on Friday April 10, 2020 @12:27AM (#22829967)
The highest possible price for a MacBook Pro is US $6099. How do you get $19000? The iMac Pro can get to $14,299.
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Re:Simula: A VR window manager for Linux by greggman3 on Friday April 10, 2020 @01:39AM (#22830305)
Sorry, bad memory. Still that's beside the point. The point is Apple so far is neither game nor VR friendly. I hope they change that stance. I'd prefer to be on Mac 100% of the time but I have a Windows machine as well because that's basically where all VR is happening.
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