My son wants a computer to play the full version of Minecraft for his birthday. What are the options? Is there a tablet that can cope with the full version (not the Pocket Edition), or can you recommend a laptop? I am hoping to find something on a tight budget. Virginia
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I answered a similar question last year (What’s the best laptop for a child who plays Minecraft?), but it has since been raised again so there’s clearly an unmet need for advice. I’m going to try to provide a broader answer.
One of the problems evident from the Minecraft Wiki is that benchmarks are all over the place. Apparently similar systems can run at 3fps (frames per second) or 300fps. Real-world performance can vary dramatically depending on the settings chosen for graphics, lighting, textures, render distance, the number of mods and plug-ins installed, and the screen size. Adults, let alone children, may not be aware that free enhancements have a performance cost.
Then there’s the subjective aspect. One person sets a render distance of five chunks and thinks Minecraft is just fine at 30fps while another sets a render distance of 12 chunks and thinks 150fps isn’t good enough.
Almost any current mainstream device – tablet, games console, laptop or PC – will run Minecraft, bearing in mind that only PCs run the full version. Almost any current PC (Windows, Linux or Mac) should be able to run Minecraft at the lower settings. However, running the full version with textures, smooth lighting, clouds etc and a high level of resolution at a high frame rate can challenge even expensive PCs. It all comes down to finding the best compromise between performance and price.
My general advice is to buy something with a graphics card rather than “integrated graphics” (where the graphics chip is included with the processor). The graphics card seems to be the single most important factor in Minecraft performance. Also, aim for a PC with a 64-bit operating system and 4GB or more memory, and make sure you install the 64-bit version of Oracle’s Java. (Minecraft is a Java program.)
Tablets, hybrids and laptops
Recent Apple and Android tablets are good for running the Pocket Edition of Minecraft, not the full version. Although there are some high-end tablets that are more suitable for gaming – see my recent answer, Which is the best 10in Android tablet for my game-playing son? – at £400, they are more expensive than many Windows PCs.
If you must have a tablet, the best option is a Windows 8 tablet, the cheapest being the 8in Toshiba Encore (£179.99). There are some YouTube videos that show the full Minecraft running on Dell Venue 8 and Venue 11 tablets with similar specifications, so you can decide if this is good enough. For people with money, the Razer Edge Pro, Microsoft Surface Pro 2 and forthcoming Surface Pro 3 run Minecraft well.
The problem is that Minecraft was written for use with a keyboard and mouse, not for touch-tablets. You can plug a mouse and a keyboard into a Windows tablet, but it might be better to buy a convertible PC that works as both a tablet and a laptop, such as the Asus Transformer Book T100TA. After my last answer, Sonja emailed to say she’d bought a T100TA and recommended it as “not top of the line but a good budget model” for Minecraft (see video). The Acer Aspire Switch 10 is also worth a look.
However, the cheapest Windows 8 tablets, hybrids and laptops often have 32-bit “Bay Trail” Atom processors, only 2GB of memory, and no separate graphics cards. This goes against my general buying advice. If you are on a very tight budget, consider the 11.6in touch-screen Asus VivoBook X200. At least this has a 64-bit processor – a 1.5GHz Intel Celeron 1007U – and 4GB of memory for £249.99.
Laptops with dedicated graphics
Most laptops have integrated graphics so you will have to search around for models that include separate Nvidia GeForce or AMD Radeon graphics. Unfortunately, these usually cost from about £600 to £1,800, which is rather a lot for a Minecraft machine. However, dedicated graphics chips sometimes turn up in cheaper laptops with slower processors.
When @jessevershed asked on Twitter a couple of months ago, I suggested the Asus X552CL-SX037H, which is still available at £390.99 with free delivery, reduced from £459.99. This has a 15.6in screen, a 1.8GHz Intel Core i3-3217U processor, 6GB of memory, a 500GB hard drive, DVD and, most importantly, Nvidia GeForce GT710M graphics. I can’t see anything else at a similar price.
The next step up is the Asus X550CC-XO071H, which has a 1.8GHz Core i5-3337U 8GB of memory, 1TB hard drive, DVD and Nvidia GeForce GT720M graphics for £520.53 plus £4.99 UK delivery.
The best budget Minecraft laptop I can find at the moment is another Asus. The 15.6in X550CA has a 1.8GHz Intel Core i3-3217U with 6GB RAM, 1TB hard drive, DVD and HD 4000 Integrated Graphics for £314.98 at Amazon.co.uk, £319.97 at Laptops Direct or £329.97 at Save On Laptops.
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Whichever laptop you buy, remember to add an external USB mouse.
Desktops and games consoles
You would get more power for your money by buying a desktop PC such as a Chillblast Fusion Scythe or Fusion Strikeforce 2 (£399). Laptop manufacturers fit low-voltage processors that generate less heat, but an airier desktop PC could use a hotter and much cheaper processor such as the 3.1GHz Pentium G3240, which has a TDP of 53W.
Desktop PCs have two other big advantages for Minecraft. First, they have internal slots for cheap graphics cards, and if a card isn’t fast enough, it’s easy to upgrade it. Second, they’re much less likely to be damaged.
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Finally, if you want the maximum graphics processing power for the lowest cost, consider a Microsoft Xbox 360 or Sony PS3 games console, from £140. The console version of Minecraft does not have all the features of the PC version, but it’s in a different league to the Pocket Edition.
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