Posted May 01, 2015
EDIT:
I have now made my decision. I pulled the trigger on the PS4. I decided I really didn't want to mess around with all the hassles and headaches of a second computer with an unfamiliar OS (Windows), and I went for the plug-and-play simplicity. The PS4 will also be much better for family co-op (although such games are increasingly rare these days, thankfully the main game my son wants does have it, at least for some game modes). Plus my wife said if we had a TV she'd use it to watch movies, which was no small factor in the decision making :D.
Thank you to everyone for your helpful advice :)!
ORIGINAL POST FOLLOWS:
I currently have a 2009 iMac, but I’m thinking of getting an additional new system which will be used primarily for gaming. (Sadly, many of the games I’m looking at are not available for Macs, which is why I can’t simply get a new Mac).
I looked at a PS4, and the cost of that system plus even a 40” 1080p TV (I do not currently own a TV) would run me around $1000. I would not get other use out of the TV nor the PS4 apps, I’m looking at these solely for gaming.
Then I got to thinking, for $1000 could I get a Windows laptop? Then I would have a lot more usefulness out of it other than gaming. I’m really not familiar with PCs at all, I tried looking around a bit at laptops online and I got totally lost. This is where you come in :). For around $1000, can I get a Windows laptop which can play recent AAA games (such as GTAV)? I’d basically like to know if I should really start buffing up my PC knowledge and begin looking into this option in earnest, or am I dreaming?
Budgetwise, I’m not really looking to save money. I want to spend the $1000, and I want the latest and the best that it can buy me. But is it enough?
Notes:
1) I am in Canada, but let’s just assume we’re talking US Dollars for the sake of simplicity.
2) I am only considering a laptop PC, I do not have space for a second desktop computer and I’m not giving up my Mac :).
I have now made my decision. I pulled the trigger on the PS4. I decided I really didn't want to mess around with all the hassles and headaches of a second computer with an unfamiliar OS (Windows), and I went for the plug-and-play simplicity. The PS4 will also be much better for family co-op (although such games are increasingly rare these days, thankfully the main game my son wants does have it, at least for some game modes). Plus my wife said if we had a TV she'd use it to watch movies, which was no small factor in the decision making :D.
Thank you to everyone for your helpful advice :)!
ORIGINAL POST FOLLOWS:
I currently have a 2009 iMac, but I’m thinking of getting an additional new system which will be used primarily for gaming. (Sadly, many of the games I’m looking at are not available for Macs, which is why I can’t simply get a new Mac).
I looked at a PS4, and the cost of that system plus even a 40” 1080p TV (I do not currently own a TV) would run me around $1000. I would not get other use out of the TV nor the PS4 apps, I’m looking at these solely for gaming.
Then I got to thinking, for $1000 could I get a Windows laptop? Then I would have a lot more usefulness out of it other than gaming. I’m really not familiar with PCs at all, I tried looking around a bit at laptops online and I got totally lost. This is where you come in :). For around $1000, can I get a Windows laptop which can play recent AAA games (such as GTAV)? I’d basically like to know if I should really start buffing up my PC knowledge and begin looking into this option in earnest, or am I dreaming?
Budgetwise, I’m not really looking to save money. I want to spend the $1000, and I want the latest and the best that it can buy me. But is it enough?
Notes:
1) I am in Canada, but let’s just assume we’re talking US Dollars for the sake of simplicity.
2) I am only considering a laptop PC, I do not have space for a second desktop computer and I’m not giving up my Mac :).
Post edited May 10, 2015 by 01kipper