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  1. What version of Mac OS are you running? Historically if I have upgraded to a brand new Mac OS after a new version of FM is released it's always a game killer. I'm running FM23 on a MacBook Air M2 and it runs better than any laptop I have ever owned - 20 leagues, 15 countries, 70,000 players, high graphics, no lag, no heat, very smooth graphic engine, very rapid at moving through the game days, and you get about 8 hours of battery. But crucially I have stuck with Monterey as I have been bitten by this before. Are you running Ventura? If so, that'll be the issue. SI support for brand new versions of Mac OS is usually a bit behind the curve. Your M1 should run the game very well on Monterey.
  2. ....and based on the context of my experience with my previous 2019 MacBook Pro with Intel i7 to the experience I then described of the MacBook Air with M2, how is that not a 'game changer' for me? It is night and day. Total game changer - I get to play without fan noise or hot aluminium burning my lap. "With my last MacBook, (16" Pro 2019, i7, 16G RAM) playing FM 22 the thing would get so hot and the fans kicked in so bad that it ruined the experience. Not great for a £2,500 laptop. (see my point about PCs being historically better for gaming). It would also drain the battery in about an hour. I ended using a much cheaper Dell laptop to play FM, which while it still got warm and noisy it was more bearable. The Pro was good for other stuff but for FM or any demanding games it stank the place out. Seriously the 'apple silicon' chips are a game changer. This thing lasts forever on one charge even when you push it hard. To fit so much power into such a thin and light form factor is a great feat of engineering. No fan noise (obviously), no heat, no lag, super quick, smooth as butter graphics"
  3. Forums / Google searches are full of people's bad news stories. I prefer to base opinions on using one. This Mac does not get hot under load playing FM22. You are spreading mis-information. A google search will find anything if you look hard enough. I read on the internet that Big Pharma invented Covid so that Bill Gates could harvest my DNA. I'd never rely on anecdotal advice from the internet over advice from people with first hand actual experience. Like I said, I have no agenda. Makes no difference to me what people buy. I'm just telling you that you are incorrect with your statement.
  4. This is not my experience at all. MacBook Air M2. 30 leagues loaded, max database, max graphics setting 3D match engine - battery lasts for about 12 hours continuous play, no fan noise (as there is no fan), and it doesn't even get warm, stays cool to the touch. Played much more graphics intensive games on it too and same experience. I have 30 years of numerous windows PCs/Laptops and several Macs. I'm totally vendor neutral. I've been in IT all my career. Some things better on PC (gaming as an example), some things better on Mac OS (graphics design as an example). They've ripped each other off for the last 30 years so there is not much in it operating system wise. Point being, I have no allegiance to Microsoft or Apple, so I have no agenda, or a foot in either camp. I find the argument boring. I've had some very good PCs, some good Macs, and I continue to use both for work and play. With my last MacBook, (16" Pro 2019, i7, 16G RAM) playing FM 22 the thing would get so hot and the fans kicked in so bad that it ruined the experience. Not great for a £2,500 laptop. (see my point about PCs being historically better for gaming). It would also drain the battery in about an hour. I ended using a much cheaper Dell laptop to play FM, which while it still got warm and noisy it was more bearable. The Pro was good for other stuff but for FM or any demanding games it stank the place out. Seriously the 'apple silicon' chips are a game changer. This thing lasts forever on one charge even when you push it hard. To fit so much power into such a thin and light form factor is a great feat of engineering. No fan noise (obviously), no heat, no lag, super quick, smooth as butter graphics on all games I've tried with high frame rate. Easily the BEST laptop I have ever owned, and I've probably owned about 25 and had lots of work issued tech as well. What Apple have done with these CPUs is remarkable. That's my experience. If some "forums" say otherwise then they must have a faulty unit. I'm adding my personal experience for balance and hope it helps if someone is undecided on buying the new MacBook Air or an M2 Pro. I understand some people won't spend this sort of budget on a laptop, and I didn't buy it just to play FM. But if you are a potentially M2 buyer, that's my experience of FM on this thing. Of course if you hate Apple or you hate Mac OS then nothing to see here.
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