Is my dream computer a Mac Book Pro?

[acosmichippo]

comparing the two laptops, the Macbook pro and a good gaming laptop the gaming laptop tends to win out as I'm not doing graphics editing, but speed and power are everything. I think we are reaching a point where big improvements are coming to laptops where more power and performance are in the pipeline.

there isn't much of a difference between the MBP and a "gaming" laptop. The MBP has a great graphics card (not the best, but close to it), and a VERY nice processor... i haven't researched them much, but i would guess the MBP is just as awesome as any gaming laptop.

[Cantwait4iPhone]

Although I do not game on this MacBook Pro, and I don't know much about it, I do know that this is a great computer with great technical features and it runs very well. As long as it is Mac OSX-compatible, it should run seamlessly or at least well enough to enjoy.

[LAPTOP GAMER]

All the gamers I talk to steer me away from apple as they say for the price you could build an awesome gaming rig, that and all of the games are written for PC.

[acosmichippo]

the first point is true. If gaming is a priority, and you are knowledgeable enough to build a computer, i'd say go for it.

the second point is moot because of bootcamp, imo. i play PC games on my mac all the time.

[Cantwait4iPhone]

All the gamers I talk to steer me away from apple as they say for the price you could build an awesome gaming rig, that and all of the games are written for PC.

I guess this is a valid point, because you probably could get some better hardware for the price. I would only do this if I would use the computer only as a gaming computer though, because after using OSX, I believe it is far superior and much more fun to use. It's almost as if when using OSX, you're part of an entire library of programs, versus using third-part programs with Windows.