Buying the right computer

Macs are unneededly expensive, and can be very restrictive when it comes to upgrades. Plus, there is still a major lack of native games for macs. That said, i can only recommend macs for graphic design work or purely college work.

Steam for Mac is here.

But yeah, I'm currently saving up for a 17" Macbook Pro customized with an i7, which will be (including student discount) €2174(down from €24xx). Now this kind of money takes me about 6-7 months to save, I'm almost there, but I still doubt myself.

I'm going to Art College, majoring in Digital Media Design, and this laptop might have to replace my desktop entirely, it'll turn into my main computer, which I'll probably dual-boot Windows on, since we use 3D Studio Max for some things.(Windows Only).

Is this a good choice? I know there are other high-end computers, but the OS X thing plays a roll too, it's always nice to have something different...

I'm fairly certain I'll get the Macbook, but I still have some doubts now and then.