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Hay im getting a Apple laptop but i don't know what one to get..heres what im using it for.....Games....school work....Internet....House use...and i want to hook it up to my other computer this broadband...do i need anything special...how much will a wireless contetion be....thanks....


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Short answer for : pick the machine by priorities. For school, web and general household use, any recent MacBook model with decent RAM and battery life will be comfortable. If gaming is a regular priority, choose a machine with a discrete graphics chip, extra memory and a larger hard drive; laptops with stronger cooling and a dedicated GPU handle modern games better.

On games: Windows-only titles are still common, so two realistic routes exist. Native Mac ports avoid extra steps but are fewer. Boot Camp (native Windows install) gives the best performance for serious gaming but requires a valid Windows license and a reboot to switch OS. Virtual machines (Parallels, VMware) let Windows run alongside OS X but have limited 3D performance and are better for light titles or older games.

On networking and sharing broadband with another PC: the simplest and most reliable setup is a single broadband modem feeding a home router; both the Mac and the PC connect to that router by Wi‑Fi or Ethernet. Most Macs include built‑in Wi‑Fi, so no extra adapter is needed. If only two machines are involved and there is no router, a direct Ethernet link can work (older NICs sometimes need a crossover cable; many modern ports auto-sense). For file sharing between Mac and Windows, enable Windows/SMB file sharing on the Mac and connect using the SMB share (Finder -> Connect to Server -> smb://IP-address), or map the Mac share from Windows.

Checklist to apply immediately: list exact games and check publisher system requirements; decide if a native Mac port, Boot Camp, or virtualization will be used; choose a laptop with a discrete GPU if gaming matters; add a basic wireless router to share one broadband line among multiple devices; prefer wired Ethernet for latency‑sensitive online play. Note that ’s concern about the Mac game library is valid for some titles, while and point out practical ways to run many games on Apple hardware.

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mac isnt for games they suck at it and theres hardly any

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Um, Macs are fine for gaming. All you need is a copy of Windows XP or Vista and you're good to go. MacBooks have a lousy built-in video card, I'll give you that. But MacBook Pros are great gaming laptops.

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I use my iBook G4 to play World of Warcraft and it works fine other then the graphics card isnt all that great but im gonna be getting a Macbook Pro soon and it should run fine on it code 2 duo for the win. So ya I think a macbook pro would great for you i dont know about all the broadband computer shareing stuff though.

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yeah but WoW is one of the few games that actually exists for mac osx

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