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Seasoned Traveler

9 months ago

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Sims 4 on new MacBook Air?

Will the Sims 4 run well on a new 13" MacBook Air with the M3 chip? I have most of the expansion and game Packs, plus some kits and I use CC. My MacBook Pro is dying and will cost too much to repair ☹️ so I'm looking at replacement options. Thanks!

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Bluebellflora
9 months ago
@SimWidget

I have the M1 MacBook Air and the game runs great. The newer M3 chips are brilliant and can easily manage all packs. You'll love it 🙂 The only thing I would note is to make sure you always have it on a hard surface when playing. The MacBook Airs don't have fans so you really need to make sure air can dissipate underneath when it gets hot. I always have it on a USB cooling device when playing the game, it really makes a difference.

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CadenceSimss
Seasoned Newcomer
9 months ago
I just bought the same MacBook Air but I have 16gb/RAM and 500gb storage & I can honestly say I've had no issues. The game load time is like 15 secs- 1min, the graphics are great, I have nearly every game pack and have over 120 gb of cc/mods. My computer and game are running just fine and I can still do other stuff on it. like rn I'm running the sims while typing this, lol. You should be fine.
Bluebellflora
Hero+
9 months ago
@SimWidget

I have the M1 MacBook Air and the game runs great. The newer M3 chips are brilliant and can easily manage all packs. You'll love it 🙂 The only thing I would note is to make sure you always have it on a hard surface when playing. The MacBook Airs don't have fans so you really need to make sure air can dissipate underneath when it gets hot. I always have it on a USB cooling device when playing the game, it really makes a difference.
SimWidget
Seasoned Traveler
9 months ago
Thank you 🙂