<p>Hi guys,
For the laptop - I would mostly be doing some coding, papers, surfing, movies nd the other stuff?
I would also play some heavy games like say, COD4 MW2. So I decided on buying a Mac Pro 15 inch and bootcamp with Windows 7.
What do you say about my choice, any other suggestions ??
Thanks</p>
<p>Can the mac handle the graphics?</p>
<p>I’d say get a pc laptop with decent graphics and skip having to pay extra for windows 7.</p>
<p>If heavy games is an importance to you then I’d say you made the wrong choice. xD
The MBP 15’’ is capable of gaming but it’s not optimal. You have to tone down the settings to low-medium. As for me, I like to game so I got an xbox 360 ($200) and a medium priced laptop.</p>
<p>Other than that the MBP is a great choice.</p>
<p>Why don’t you build yourself a nice rig for cheap and then spend the extra money through Dell Outlet or Lenovo Outlet for a “previously ordered but never shipped” Latitude E6410 or T410?</p>
<p>No you are screwed. If you want to play heavy one you need expensive graphic, which means extra bucks.
I would never touched Mac Pro myself.</p>
<p>If you want hardcore gaming, get a gaming laptop. My friend who plays CS (he’s a mad player) has to get a gaming laptop to keep his skill rofl 80 - 5 with AWP. Damn.</p>
<p>My opinion on gaming with laptops-</p>
<p>Specwise, pretty much any 1k+ laptop should be able to run recent games. Not on the highest settings by any means, but at least on settings that will make it reasonably playable. For example the 330m can run MW2 fairly well, just on low-medium settings, whilst for example the best mobile GPUs can run mw2 on the highest possible settings in comparison.</p>
<p>Just set a minimum for what you want in terms of gaming performance, and then just see what you need in terms of battery life/mobility/etc. and make sure the model you plan to get is at least to some degree reputable. However for this I really cannot suggest a mac, since the emphasis on maintaining a given size interferes with the ability to provide options for more powerful GPUs.</p>
<p>Though if you are willing to get a desktop, and your budget remains the same as if you would get a MBP, polo’s idea works quite well. Making a decent rig for gaming and still having a laptop would only be about as much as having a high-end gaming laptop or a mid-price mac, as well as at least matching the performance.</p>