The official tablet (and other useless electronics) thread!

[Jake]

So you're grumpy because you think it cost $1800 and you think it can't run any games and also it's hers and not yours but you'll use it because you can't be bothered to buy anything but a phone to use? K.

The cheapest iMac is $1,099 and many companies have deals with Apple to provide another $100 or so off through the Employee Purchase Plan, which is available both in-store and online at store.apple.com. Some people like the "it just works" approach to Apple's shit so even for a Facebook machine, maybe it's worth spending a bit more to have that experience, as well as a brick-and-mortar store nearby if you need any service on the unit during your ownership. There is also appeal in one company that makes the hardware and software so you aren't dealing with Dell saying it's a Windows issue and Microsoft saying it's a hardware issue, etc.

Next, yes, there are games for Mac. You can run iRacing through Steam which is very easily available. I don't play video games but here is a list of some that are apparently popular.

I'm not trying to be the most ardent Apple supporter because frankly, the time came for a new laptop on my end recently and I bought a Lenovo. That said, I worked at several of their stores throughout college and get the appeal they have to a lot of folks. It's also not 1994 anymore, the internet is very real and Google is wonderful, so your posts about "hurrhurr I don't get Macs so hard can't do anything with them" are both outdated and unfounded if you'd take thirty seconds to do some research.

Carry on.