Originally Posted by fromYYZ_flyer
They are expensive (more than a PC), thats the downside, plus I cannot play Flight Sim 2004 on a Mac. My current computer is too crappy in the speed and video department for FS to run correctly as it is.
All the current generation of Macs use Intel processors now; the result is that you can configure the computer to 'dual boot' to Windows. There's nothing at all to stop you installing a small partition with Windows on a Mac for specific applications you may need to support (i.e. Flight Simulator 2004 in your case!
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The technology is called Boot Camp, and I believe it's still considerd "beta" quality; I've used it though, and it's really pretty simple.