Is the Apple MacBook good for gaming?
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I have the exact model, I've played a few games on here (WOW, Diablo II, and Emulators.) and they run pretty well. When playing a game, be aware of your battery. It usullay shortens it to 1hour or an hour and a half. Just a tip, all blizzard games (Diablo, Warcraft III, World of Warcraft) all work with Mac.
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Apple has some absolutely fantastic new laptops out that can run both the critically acclaimed Mac OS x, and Microsoft Windows XP.\n\nI would suggest you check out an Apple store, or the online store.
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Definitely make sure you get one with a TON of RAM and a killer video card.  You'll also want to make sure that you have a super fast processor.  Maybe even one of those dual core ones they have out now.  We sometimes play WoW on the laptop via an external HD, but only because the laptop happens to be an older model, and installing it directly seems to slow the refresh rate down a bit.  Right now we've got a pretty slick setup involving RAID on SATA drives which optimizes game and PC performance.  Email me for more information.  At any rate, the external - that might be an option for you to consider as well, if money is an issue.
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Mac is the future\n\ni also have an iBook G4 - its a 1.2ghz\n\nmy house has:\n3x iBook G4\n1x PowerMac G5 Dual\n1x iMac G4\n1x Cube G4\n\nSoon to have:\niMac Core Duo\nMacBook Pro
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Get yourself a copy of bootcamp. A game made for Windows will not run on a Mac regardless of the chip, unless you are running Windows inside the Mac OS.
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I recently bought a refubrished Apple Powerbook G4. I love it. It have a 15 inch screen. Supports 2gb memory. Has a independent 64mb graphics card. 80gb HD.Great battery life I would suggest the new MacBook which runs windows+mac.
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Both have their pros and cons, Macs tend to be better for graphics and video rendering than their PC counterparts and they are not as prone to viruses out there. Their biggest disadvantage is the software that is available for them vs the PC.  Macs do have emulators that will allow you to run some windows based applications but speed suffers greatly.  Windows based machines especially with XP and above have become much more stable and offer much more software than you can currently get for a Mac.  I own both and tend to use my Mac for graphics rendering and photo manipulation while I use the PC for gaming amd some desktop publishing.
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If you need the Mac for work, don't focus so much on speed comparisons.  The Mac Mini Duo Core 1.66 will be a fast computer.  Comparing a Mac's performance to a PC is really hard, since there are so many other differences.
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Macs are definitely a better machine if you look at the technical specs.  Esp. the new MacPro Books, they have dual Xeon Core Processors (the ones found in servers!!!).  Also they offer up to 16 GB of memory, for a laptop that is amazing!  But it all depends on what you want to use your machine for.  If you need to crunch numbers and process spreadsheet and data warehousing PCs are for you.  If you want a machine that runs beautifully and so smoothly like for Video artists, Musicians, and anybody who can appreciate a piece of technology that is also dually a piece of art than the Mac is for you.  One last thing to get really hooked up the MacPro Books (I mean Bluetooth keyboard, mouse, 23" HD panel, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB harddrive space, and the works)  you will have to spend about $5,900.  PCs are much cheaper, but if you look at the specs you will see why!
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Buy an intel mac then install windows too and dual boot you can run everything plus osx is beautiful and really never crashes but neither does xp if you have enough memory. You'll need windows for alot of stuff though. The guy who said something about the mouse - try the Mighty Mouse it right clicks and has a scroll ball that lets you scroll in multiple directions - ITS AWESOME
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Macs are better for everything other than gaming.  OSX is more stable and reliable than Windows.  Macs aren't prone to viruses, spyware, adware, malware, etc.
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MAC is a more unique kind of computer.  It tries to be different and looks as if they don´t have a strong competitor offering what they offer.  But you are right!  They are not too different from all the other PCs!  MAC stablished itself as a very good option for graphic designers, artists and architects, becuase in the past, MAC computers gave the best overall performance for those needs.  Right now, there are PCs of many brnads that offer the same.  I wouldn´t buy a MAC.
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should I go for a mac or a pc?\n\nthis site gives you the answer..\n\nhttp://imedia.atspace.com/laptop2.htm
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NO!!! I have 2 Macs at home and LOVE them. I've had no trouble with them and their both over a year old. Plus now you can run PC products from them. Dells are good in price but my work computer is a Dell and I hate it. It's toooo slow. But you really get what you pay for...
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even though mac is a good operating system not much games are made for mac because it is not widely used as compared to windows and other platforms. and i m not sure could be something to do with network achitecture. because most of the games are made keepng in mind that will need alot of memory and will eat up the PC.
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Get the 17" MacBook Pro, with 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo. And, it's only one inch thin.\n\nUnbelievably fast, incredibly beautiful. Only a Mac.\n\nPlus, it runs Windows
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For gaming, PC's are better, since most modern games have support only for MS Windows.\n\nFor writing, either perform equally well, each having good word processing facilities.\n\nFor coding, the Mac is probably better, but if you run Linux, then there will be little difference.\n\nFor pictures, the Mac does indeed perform well, however if you are more used to using a PC, you'll find the switch over fairly difficult, and probably not worth the effort. A PC set up correctly and with the forethought a decent database programmer is capable of should perform adequatley for your needs. \n\nIn terms of price, the PC is far cheaper, and the relative improvements in performance for the extra money of buying a Mac really are not sufficient in my mind to sensibly warrent the purchace of a Mac.\n\nMy suggestion would be to go for the PC and have it dual boot. Let Windows handle the gaming and writing, allowing your family to use what they know and are used to, while using a fedora core Linux to handle the programming side of things.