On: 'Steam for Schools' is a free version of Steam for students

[danso]

Ah, this is a bitter reminder that I purchased Portal 2 when it came out (for the Mac) but do not yet have a computer fast enough to run it...one of my few regrets about getting an Air.

[cmelbye → danso]

Your Air can't run Portal 2? Which model is it? (I'm not doubting you, I'm genuinely surprised. Glad I opted to get the Retina MBP, I'd hate to lose my games.)

[icebraining → cmelbye]

Well, the requirements specify at least a 2.0 GHz dual-core, which most Airs don't have (even this year's edition only has an 1.8 GHz i5).

[nitrogen → icebraining]

A 1.8GHz Core i5 should be faster than a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo. If a computer with an i5 struggles with Portal 2, it's probably the GPU.