How about on a mac would it be profitable to mine some altcoin as part of a pool? I'm trying to download one and see if I can figure it out.
Most all Mac's are built to be compact and I would be take caution to run the GPU at 100% mining as the unit would likely over heat. That being said you can turn the intensity down, and if you want to take the risk try Asteroid (http://www.asteroidapp.com/) but please do read about all the warnings.