See,i hate laptops when it comes to gaming coz I cant play first person shooters with touchpad as I can do with mouse.I don't have any lappy,its my dad who owns 2.I am going to buy 17" MBP.
If thats the case, stick with the macbook pro.
And yes, if, *if*, you ever change your mind about using a mouse instead of a trackpad, you might want to concider the Dell XPS m7130.
For 20k lesser than the 1.25 lakh mbp(17" model), you get
8700 mGT 256(or 512) mb GDDR3 X2 SLI
4 GB RAM
200 GB 7200 RPM HDD
Core2Duo T9300
Agea Physx Accelator
this baby can easily run OSX and its apps, either installed or in VM, and seriously kicks a$$. So you might again want to concider it. Its also 17", like the MBP. And it looks evil from the front, with awssome graphics/design on the lid.
So if you ever think of replacing the multi trackpad, glowing buttons and better looking screen with extra money in your pocket and an a$$load of extra performance, do conicder this.
That said, from what Ayyush tells me, Apple Computers have a moderately decent resale value. So you can still sell the 1.25 lakh MBP for 1.1 Lakh after 6 to 9 months, and hence you can get an opportunity to try the dell xps after you buy the mbp too.
Oh I love the macbook. I think it is perfect for most people. What was bothering me was this fixation you had with the MacBook Pro and Gaming. That's not the purpose of the macbook Pro.
And FYI, you try running Logic, Final Cut Studio on a Macbook (FCS2 doesn't even run on a macbook).
But the system requirements said that MB was enough for them...
And the processing power differnce is not really TOO great. MB has the processing power of a modern mid range to high end PC. Only the GPU is weak.
And once again, for a person who is not exclusively a mac user, who runs Windows, Linux and Mac, and who has a gaming rig at home, how much ever you try to disprove it, or resist it, he will naturally try to game on his laptop at one point or the other. Its human tendency; and you needn't try to teach me about them. Desires of humans can be understood only if you experience them.
I love USB mini Mice
Watching someone play with a trackpad is the funniest thing! This girl had brought her MacBook over to play UT2004 with the guys. I offered her a mouse, but she refused. Looked really funny aiming and such with the trackpad! And I must say, not half that bad a gamer
I got screwed by my Dad's laptop. It was horrible, really a big pain in the fingers. I couldn't even edit text doccuments comftably using that sick thing people call track pad.