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Oh yeah it would. nVidia 8600 is plenty for WoW in it's current form.

there is currently an issue with WoW and the 8600. i have a 2.2ghz MBP with the 128meg 8600 and currently get frame rates in the 5-15 range in big cities. 20-30 in small groups or unpopulated areas. it's playable, but not enjoyable. they're "working on it"

I've been playing WOW since shortly after getting my 2008 model 17" MacBook Pro (so it will be at least similar to the one you will be getting). I've had no problems from my MBP--problems from TimeWarner apparently disliking the traffic generated, but that is a different problem.

BTW: get your Macs from Apple with the minimum RAM configuration and upgrade it yourself. Apple still charges US$200 to up the RAM from 2 GBs to 4 GBs, but you can get 4 GBs from third parties for under $100 like Other World Computing. OWC even offers a $20 rebate for your original 2 GBs. RAM replacement is easy to do and you can find the OWC online video showing the steps or look up the appropriate photo guide at iFixIt.

My wife and I both play on MBPs, and while we have had some issues, the performance tips in the link below helped enormously.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/threa … &sid=1

My main issue now is that with no change in settings, I can see 10-15fps in Shattrath one day, and 30 (my cap) the next. Or even the same day. I can't find a pattern to my performance problems. Recent patches seem to have reduced the frequency of poor performance.