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OmniAtlas
10-07-2014, 09:57 AM
I'm in the market for a new Apple laptop.

Instead of purchasing off-the shelf parts and setup a new computer to run the flight simulator, I was looking for a 'plug macbook into flight simulator' solution when needed. The macbook in Bootcamp mode will run the SD/PFD/EICAM monitors.

Behold, I found this video --


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_wAxRs0YAE

:)

OmniAtlas
10-07-2014, 10:03 AM
On further reading it seems the chassis is extremely expensive and over $900 ! https://secure1.sonnettech.com/product_info.php?products_id=486

It would be more budget friendly to setup a second system.

Does anyone know if FMGS is more GPU, or CPU intensive? Does it work well with the combination AMD A10 graphics + cpu chip?

Thank you.