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Originally Posted by Charlatan
I am looking to buy a Mac for the house. I am leaning towards a MacBook Pro but am also thinking about getting an iMac instead. The main reason I am leaning towards the laptop is portability. I can use it anywhere in the house and it can be put away (yes the iMac looks nice but it's like having another TV...).
The one bone of contention that has come up is my son wants to play computer games. I don't really play them so I am not sure what's required, I just know the old saying that if you want to run games, get a PC. Is this still true today? Are they making games Mac compatible? Can I just use Boot Camp and run the games using a Windows? What's the best set up for this?
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There are a lot more games that can run on Mac today then ever before, but really it's still a Windows world when it comes to PC gaming. The nice thing is that now Macs are shipping with better graphics cards, so really all you need is bootcamp and an old copy of XP and you'll be fine, especially if you get an iMac with tons of hard drive space for a nice partition.
I love both the iMac and the MacBook Pro, but realize that you're paying a sizable premium for portability with the MBP. The getting similar specs on an iMac that you get on a fully upgraded MBP saves you like $1600 (3.06GHz, 4gb ram, 500GB HD). Not only that, but the new iMacs have insanely great screens (IPS), worth nearly as much as the computer itself.