Virtual machine on Mac M1

[Rey Nexus]

Hello cmdrs

I have read sth on reddit but I would like to gather some direct suggestions here.

I am a Mac/bootcamp/steam player.
After ages I am looking for a new Mac Book Pro, which I prefer for other purposes. Has anyone installed/played ED on a M1?

If yes, how and how difficult the setup was?
Thanks

 

[Rey Nexus]

No one?

 

[Ettanin]

Don't.

Mac support has been dropped with horizons and your only way to run Windows would be using virtualization.

I don't recommend it. While i don't own a Mac, you'd need to run x64 emulation because M1 uses ARM architecture. This can be very slow and ED is kind of a demanding game.

This article seems helpful: https://www.macworld.com/article/331825/windows-10-on-m1-macs-how-it-works.html

 

[Razzerman]

Someone has done it (linky) but I wouldn't expect a smooth experience. Odyssey will make things even bumpier in terms of performance.

 

[amigacooke]

Someone has done it (linky) but I wouldn't expect a smooth experience. Odyssey will make things even bumpier in terms of performance.

Looks smooth enough compared to Horizons running on Bootcamp on my late 2013 iMac.

There are rumours that the next Mac book pro will have the next iteration of Apple silicon so it may be worth doing some research on that subject.

If you do get an Apple Silicon Mac, I'd be interested to see how well Elite: Dangerous runs.

 

[Rey Nexus]

Someone has done it (linky) but I wouldn't expect a smooth experience. Odyssey will make things even bumpier in terms of performance.

Thanks everyone, this is exactly what I found (and this).

I run ED on a mid 2012 MBP and never experienced sth like that, as @amigacooke {macOS} said.

Configuration seems fine, nothing nerdy.

Don't know. I am afraid Apple will stop updating x86 macs in 2 years or sth

 

[Razzerman]

The M1 Macs are a real step up in terms of performance, and so much cheaper. Personally, I'm hanging on for the M2 mini and external graphics card support (if that ever happens) - might be a long wait

 

[Rey Nexus]

Yeah if you can wait I think it s gonna worth it.

I am not a Mac fanboy but this time it seems a good value for money (unless you need gaming laptop only)

 

[GraphiteGB]

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