<p>You can get a Macbook and then dual boot into Windows. My friend has a gaming laptop and it is GIGANTIC and she never, ever brings it anywhere because it’s a pain to carry around. I use a Mac and played WoW for a year on it, including raiding, and I was fine. For what it’s worth, the computer store on campus is almost all Mac, and there are TONS of Apple Stores in NYC. It’ll be easier to get immediate (or almost immediate) customer service on a Mac computer. </p>
<p>Personally, I like my Mac, but I used Toshiba and Sony for years before I got it, and it was fine. Get whatever you want, but consider whether you’re going to bring it to class or not. If you are, I wouldn’t get a full gaming laptop.</p>
<p>Whatever you get, GET INSURANCE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. If you are carrying it around for class, something will inevitably happen to it, and you’ll be grateful for having insurance.</p>