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<blockquote data-quote="jtree1000" data-source="post: 1533030" data-attributes="member: 309504"><p>I haven't gamed in a while (my current PC is kind of a dog), but I'm interested in getting back into some games that intrigue me - something like The Bureau: XCOM, Ducktales Remastered (I'm old), *maybe* Bioshock Infinite. All of this would depend on having a machine that is capable of playing these games, otherwise I wouldn't bother. I'd probably look around Steam and see what I could get there.</p><p></p><p>Do you think that for my main 'power' computer (in the setup I described earlier, in the back bedroom), I might go with a MacBook Pro instead of an iMac? Do you see any specific benefits to this? </p><p></p><p>When I did a side-by-side (or, tab-by-tab) comparison in terms of price and specs, it would be significantly more expensive to get an equivalently spec'd MBPro plus a display than an iMac. Even without the display it's still more expensive (which makes sense, since we're comparing a laptop to a fixed machine). In fact, the more I look at this, I'm starting to lean towards an iMac in both locations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jtree1000, post: 1533030, member: 309504"] I haven't gamed in a while (my current PC is kind of a dog), but I'm interested in getting back into some games that intrigue me - something like The Bureau: XCOM, Ducktales Remastered (I'm old), *maybe* Bioshock Infinite. All of this would depend on having a machine that is capable of playing these games, otherwise I wouldn't bother. I'd probably look around Steam and see what I could get there. Do you think that for my main 'power' computer (in the setup I described earlier, in the back bedroom), I might go with a MacBook Pro instead of an iMac? Do you see any specific benefits to this? When I did a side-by-side (or, tab-by-tab) comparison in terms of price and specs, it would be significantly more expensive to get an equivalently spec'd MBPro plus a display than an iMac. Even without the display it's still more expensive (which makes sense, since we're comparing a laptop to a fixed machine). In fact, the more I look at this, I'm starting to lean towards an iMac in both locations. [/QUOTE]
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