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DISCLAIMER: Do not comment if you are only going to tell me to not get a Mac based on price or your allegiances, I want answers to these questions not your opinion on the merits of the Apple brand.

Ok, I’ll try to be concise. Looking to buy the new 27 inch iMac with Quad Core.

Is it a capable gaming computer? Will the graphics card and 4 gigs of RAM be good enough or do I have to spend more money on top of the 1999 dollars. I have access to many mac compatible games *cough* torrents *cough* and I want to know if I can play them on this thing right out the box.

What is the best way to get HD content on these things when they don’t have a stinkin’ blu ray drive? I know about VLC media player and can get movies the same way I get games but I would like to play official (which is usually better) content on this thing as it will be next to my couch in my living room. The screen resolution on this thing is better than HD yet I don’t know how to play HD on it without hooking it up as a TV and I already got a plasma.

Do Logitech game controllers (USB) work on it? I have one with dual analogs and I would like to keep using it.

Ummmm, oh yeah, and they only show one cord coming out the back of the thing but with a common hookups like external hard drives and printers and stuff, does it look like it’s draped out the bottom and messy or can you hook it up in such a way that keeps a clean minimalist look?

I am Mac literate despite having PC’s my whole life so don’t be afraid to get technical!

Thanks in advance!

Printer Media, Computers & Internet

I have my internet service through my cable company. I rent my home and do not have hookups in the room I want my cable in. Can I move the computer too the room I want it on if I get a wireless modem or router? I am not sure which one I need. Could I do it myself without calling cable company? Can someone tell me what is a good brand with clear instructions?

I have a computer set up with DSL modem and all the hookups in my room upstairs. But I want to hook up another computer – it is old (Millenium Edition) but just use it for internet only. There is no way to hook it up to wireless so I would have to have it on wired. SO — can I plug the ethernet cable into the phone jack and the other end to the computer and have internet with no router or modem?

How do I connect it to my DSL internet at home? Do I need to buy certain hookups or cords? It says it comes with wireless LAN (802.11b/g).

P.S. it is an HP Pavilion Intel Core 2 Duo processor laptop

How do i hook up my laptop computer to my new tv, i have a compaq presario v5000 and a Regza Toshiba HD television it looks like a usb cord plugs into the back of the tv anybody know what kind of hookups i would use for this?