I've been browsing your forums in hopes of finding an answer to my question:

Should I buy a Mac or PC?

First of all, I am looking for a laptop for when I go to college next year. So take that into consideration when replying.

Yes, I know some of the things I want to do are better for desktops (for both mac and pc).

I also know that I may be a little ignorant on some of my topics (lack of research eg. Is MVP 2005 available on mac, is a USB mouse supported, will my external HD be supported (usb) )


- I am into gaming. I have slowly started to move away from FPS considering I won't have too much time in college as I will be mainly focused on baseball and school word. But, I still plan on downloading/buying a few sports games, racing games, and maybe even a few FPS's. I know mac's can duel boot, but I'd hate to do that to such a beautiful computer. I love the feel of my Razer mouse, and I would be afraid to part with it. I also like to use my Logitech controler as I am into the sports and racing games. Some of the games I am playing right now: MVP Baseball 2005 (I am in love, but I don't think it's available for mac), BF 2142, GRID, Madden 08.

- I am into graphic design, video creation/editing, music creation/editing. I've heard great things for all of these on the mac, but I am afraid that i'll have a little more trouble finding some of the third party programs. (Fraps, virtual dub) I use these for recording in-game. I may even be considering a career in this area.

- (Sorry if I shouldn't be posting this, but it's the truth.) I download a ton of music and I like to "Test Drive" software before I buy it (I'm not lying, if I like it, I buy it). What are some of my options for torrents and music on the mac? (In Canada I believe it is still legal for most of these activities. Minus the software part)

- I really need this laptop for school, it'll be very useful in school as well as in my free time. I've been on a campus tour and the school has both macs and pc's throught out the school.

- I am afraid of using Windows Vista when I buy my lap top. Frightened. I need some one with some background on this OS to help me out.

I will be attending college on a baseball scholarship so I know I may not have time for some of these activities, but I'm willing to give them up.

REMEMBER: I am talking about a laptop.

the key argument here is that you want to play games. I would get a PC based laptop because it would be much cheaper and run better then the new macbooks in terms of GPU power

You may have specific need depending on your major. You may need a Windows laptop if you are entering an engineering field.

And MVP baseball 05 is not available on Mac. Your best bet for baseball is on a console anyway.

iam also in the same exact position as you were.. but then i relized mac osx and linux operating systems are soo much cleaner and just have an overall better setup for both picture and layout. my suggestion to you is to get a ps3 or 360 if you plan on gaming. there is no reason why you should have to downgrade your operating system to a crappy xp or vista just so you can game. mac os is so elite when it comes to graphics i mean afterall photoshop is an adobe product and most adobe products come out for the mac first and well truth be told i was an windows fanboy and hated the mac.... now i relize the mac is where the evolution begans. it really is up to you but my suggestion would be to not fool around and hit up the mac lappy experience, i plan on doing that if i cant get this hackintosh to work to my likings..

OS X + Crossover/Crossover Games goes a long way. I can run Guild Wars on the highest settings in Crossover Games. BF2142 and Maddon 08 have Mac versions.