Obviously Mac is the dark portal which leads to daemons.

This is why I fear Apple.

a perfectly good macbook pro gone to waste!

@Channing: No, Channing. You are the demons.

I gave up on WoW prior to getting my Macbook Pro. That is laser etching is kind of cool, but part of me still would rather the surface remain pristine. Oh, and I'm a long time Mac gamer too.

Combining the addiction to two pointless cults in one handy smashable package!

Looks very nice but I wouldn't do something like this to my MacBook Pro... it makes it harder to sell... in the case I would want to sell it ;)

For some reason (advertising perhaps) I've always had the image of Mac owners in my head as hip, young, on-the-go types with ruffled but stylish clothes and cool yet tiny cars.

This mod says "yes, I have a Mac, but I also have no life - unless you count running Kara."

@Yeux de nouilles:
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Impressive, but costly.

I tell you I would not brag about being a MAC gamer at all since that is not saying much with about 10 games in the library of titles and that's being nice. lmao

@JorgieX:
What'chu talk'n 'bout? That means he could own ALL THE GAMES.
Now that's an accomplishment!

(Sorry, second time I've replied to you and taken the opposite stance, still buddies? =3)

@JorgieX: Ah, but no one says you have to be exclusively a Mac gamer. Besides, PC gaming is almost as small a niche market these days. ;)

(I kid, I kid)

Been thinking of getting my macbook pro etched too, but i can't find a laser etcher in my country =/

That's pretty awesome tbh :D I like it.

PC: Hi, I'm a PC.
Mac: Hi, I'm a Mac. PC what are you doing?
PC: Playing some games.
Mac: Oh cool, which one?
PC: ALL OF THEM

don't hate, i'm a mac user <3

I played Portal on my Macbook Pro.

@DanteODiabo: If you can afford an overpriced Mac, you can afford some laser etching.

@mescalineeyes: I cracked up at this for a good minute.

compare dell/hp/whatever notebook prices for a similarly spec'd macbook pro. you'll notice you pay about a 300 premium (if you don't do the stupid 4gb ram option) for the mac. Is 300 worth it for the customer service, quality of components, and ability to make it an XP box too?

I thought so.

now, for desktops... well Apple can just go fuck themselves.

We play civilization 4 too!

... ri... right?

Bootcamp = playing every game you can on a PC. I'm not a fanboy nor do I own a Mac but that pretty much solves the issue of what games you can or cannot play.

Macbooks are overpriced exactly how Vaios and Alienware machines are overpriced, check them back 2 back, fo realz.

@mescalineeyes: this one was hilarious...i actually lol'd!

@alb1221: Boot Camp is pretty. I use it, and I highly enjoy it. I also have a Gametap account, so not only do I have over 1,000 games I can play on the Windows side, there's also a bunch of of 'em I can play on the Mac side as well! The laser etching is pretty awesome, actually. I'm currently typing this on my MacBook Pro, which I used to play WoW on.

Looks terrible.

Nobody games on PC's anymore (he said in an overly sarcastic tone). This looks really cool, though I don't think I'd spend MORE money to do something to my MacBook that I spent a good amount on already.

Looks cool =)

@alb1221: Yeah, except that when you use Bootcamp you're not playing games on a Mac, you're playing them on Windows. It's not the hardware that sets Macs apart from regular PCs; it's the OS.

I'd say that more than "some of" Mac gamers (that is, the ones who are actually playing games in Mac OS X) play World of Warcraft, since it's one of the few games which actually runs natively on OS X.

neat!

Far superior to those Rozen Maiden DSs.

@Channing: Actually, I do not own all Mac games, yet I have close to 300 different Mac game CDs (some dating back to the mid-90s where CDs where a new and hot media for computer games... I've unfortunately lost all old mac game floppys). Mac may not get all the games, but they're not completely without. That being said, I game on consoles as well and has since the NES.

Crapping Christ that is ugly.

That looks pretty good. I actually own a laser etcher dont ask why. I might have to try this out myself maybe it works out well ill start let you guys send me your stuff :D

There have been maybe five games that have come out for PC that didn't for Mac that were any good. Beyond that, I've played every game I've ever wanted to on my Mac.

Let's not turn this into another Mac vs. PC rant.

Hmm, I'm not overly fond of the etching. I usually like my etchings to be more simplistic - almost impressionistic. When I see that much detail in an etching, I almost wonder if a sticker would have done the job equally well. Besides for everyone bashing/praising Mac gaming, what do you think of the etching?

@Swordmaster29: I think it looks rather bland to be honest. But it's hard to see on the photo really. If it's made up by several fine lines an amazing details then it's cool.... but it looks like it's mostly big flat shades surfaces to me.

What do I think? I think that all Mac gamers play WoW. All true and loyal Mac gamers, that is. You'd have to run Bootcamp to get any other options. It's a depressing thought, of course. Either you're restricted to maybe one new game a year, or you've just paid a hefty premium to put your standard hardware in a fancy case _and_ you have to shell out more money to run an OS that software developers care about. Meaning, of course, that you just threw away a lot of money that could have been used to buy all those pretty games if you'd just gone straight for the Windows system in the first place.

I etched the inside of my mac with about 12 gigs of WoW. I think that's enough.

Aww crap. My excuse for not doing laser etching on my own system has been because I didn't want to ship it off somewhere. Now that I know a place here in town will do it, I need to resist the urge to go get it done.

@milkmonkey: I think you're right. That said it's all a bit of a moot point these days anyway with Boot camp. With a modern Mac you can play the Windows games plus the Mac games so it's win-win.

I think that with the next expansion coming out soon, concentrating on anything from the dark portal expansion seems like it will be an outdated laser etching very soon. Might as well have put Molten Core or Onyixa on there... Either way, it is still a beautiful design. A great addition to a great laptop.

I KNEW I WASN'T ALONE!!!!

So happy to fellow Mac gamers!!

Im saving to get a macbook pro.. I already play wow (on Baelgun) and i play Guitar hero 3 (I Wish rock band came out for the pc/mac). Now does anyone know where i can get laser etching done...while i dont want a WoW design, I would love a companion cube on my macbook pro.

Macbooks @austinpoet: It is actually closer to $150 when compared with an ideintically specced Dell 1530. The regular Macbook actually comes out $200 cheaper than the 1350. So you're not really talking about much of a difference in price there, plus you also get a superior case (thin, light, all aluminum) and great travel accessories (the in-flight power adapter is tiny compared to the one you use with the Dell). It is really practically designed and you can run Windows on it if you want to play Windows games. My Macbook Pro runs TF2 and Company Of Heroes perfectly while I can run a bunch of other games in OS X if I want, and there is Gametap for OS X.

Even if I didn't use OS X (and at this point the ONLY reason I have Windows is for gaming), I'd still get a MBP for my notebook.

Oh yeah, and that etching is a little busy. :)

@Purple Dave: except there is more to life than games, like... productivity.

if I want to get a machine that runs games, I'll buy a console.
which I did.
and it's awesome.
whooo

Ironically PC World found that the fastest Windows Vista notebook was the MacBook Pro. Interesting.

I enjoy both Macs & PCs.