Internal DVD Burners

Decade Old question: I need a computer, is Mac worth it? lol?

So this is the story, I own a Dell Insperon (not sure of the model) and it recently broke down to such a level that it wont turn on, has a blue screen of death (BSOD), wont allow me to reload Windows Vista, or repair the computer, and has smoke coming out of it. So Being the dipshit that I am, I went and called Dell customer service, and as everyone knows is a pain. The guy was okay, helped me out somewhat but in the end my computer went six feet under.
Now I feel like a fish out of water (again) just like I was a few years ago. So Simply, put I need a new computer. I was looking at the Mac Book Pro 17′ Screen and I was pretty pleased with what I saw, its looks cool, has what I want, and I am an owner of an Iphone. Mac owners that I know are pretty pleased, but others I talk to are very negative about it.
My friends recommend I get another Dell, (not happening) toshiba (Maybe) or a Alienware. I looked these up and Alienware is a gaming computer, Ofcourse it does have some of the most advanced drivers and graphic cards.

All I need my computer to do is handle my music and College. I need a computer for Itunes with alot of memory and processor power for the burning, loading etc. that is fast and efficient, long life span, not alot of hassles and has the standard things like Microsoft word, Excel, Power Points, etc.

I customized the Alienware and it came put to about $4000 and some change. The Mac costs around $2400.

PLEASE HELP ME@@@! lol. I need to figure this out before the holidays.

Alienware-

Software & Services
SYSTEM COLOR Alienware M15x, Cosmic Black edit
PROCESSOR Intel Core i7 920XM 2.0GHz (3.2GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate, 64bit, English edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 3 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis – Important Information edit
In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis: for issues covered by Limited Hardware Warranty, technician and/or part will be dispatched, if necessary, usually in 1 or 2 business days following Remote Diagnosis. During Remote Diagnosis, you may be asked to access the inside of your system (where safe to do so) or to participate in troubleshooting until a cause can be isolated.
VIDEO CARD 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M edit
LCD PANEL 15.6-inch WideFHD 1920×1080 (1080p) WLED edit
MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz – 2 x 4096MB edit
HARD DRIVE 500GB SATAII 7,200RPM edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Burner (BR-R, DVD+-RW, CD-RW) edit
BATTERY OPTIONS Primary – 9-cell (85Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery edit
WIRELESS OPTIONS 1TB Home Media Network Hard Drive edit
Personalize
PERSONALIZED PLATE Personalized Nameplate (Belan) edit
ALIENFX COLOR AlienFX Terra Green edit
AVATAR Alien Cyborg edit
WALLPAPER Alien Schematic edit
PRE-INSTALLED GAMES AND CLIENTS Steam and Portal™ Factory Installed edit
AUTOMATIC UPDATES Automatic Updates: On edit
My Accessories
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 – English edit
ADOBE & ENTERTAINMENT Adobe Photoshop Elements + Adobe Premiere Elements edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
SOUND OPTIONS Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
BLUETOOTH Internal Bluetooth 2.1 Mini-Card – 2.1 Enhanced Data Rate
WIRELESS CARDS Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN Half Mini Card
Adobe Reader Acrobat SW Adobe Acrobat Reader

Mac-

http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html

THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I understnad that Mac is Pricey, but I Checked and the Alienware is pricey aswell. Both round up to $4000, and Im trying to cut back but I need alot of the stuff there. I need atleast between 3.500-2500 computer.
My Main Uses:
Music, College ( Word, excell, ect.), Internet Browsing and an ocassional video/picture upload.

Is this a good laptop to play games in and is it fast?

this is all the things that it has….

PROCESSOR……………..Intel® Core™ i7 920XM 2.0GHz (3.2GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)edit
OPERATING SYSTEM…..Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate, 64bit, English
VIDEO CARD……………….CrossfireX™ 1GB ATI Radeon™ Mobility HD 5870
MEMORY…………………….8GB Dual Channel Memory (2x 4GB DDR3)
HARD DRIVE………………..1.2TB Raid 0 (2x 640GB 5,400RPM)
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE..Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Burner (BR-R, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
AUDIO OPTIONS………………Logitech Z-5500 Speaker System
AUDIO OPTIONS………………Creative Labs World of Warcraft Wireless Headset
GAMING I/O……………………..Razer Mamba Wireless Laser Gaming Mouse
POWER PROTECTION………85 WHr 9-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery for Dell Alienware M17x Systems
WIRELESS CARDS……………Intel® Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3×3 MIMO Technology
SECURITY SOFTWARE………McAfee SecurityCenter, 36-Months
SOUND OPTIONS………………Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
BLUETOOTH…………………….Internal Wireless Bluetooth® 2.1 with EDR
Adobe Reader Acrobat SWAdobe Acrobat Reader
POWER ADAPTERS………..240 watt Adapter
AUTOMATIC UPDATES………….Automatic Updates: On

which computer would be faster?

SYSTEM COLORPacific Blue
PROCESSORIntel® Core™ 2 Duo T6600 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition SP1
OFFICE SOFTWAREMicrosoft® Works 9
WARRANTY AND SERVICEClassic Protection: 1yr Ltd Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
DISPLAY AND CAMERAGlossy, widescreen 13.3″ LCD (1280×800) w/ 2.0M pixel Camera
MEMORY4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 (2 Dimms)
HARD DRIVESize: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive)
BATTERY OPTIONS56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
WIRELESS CARDSDell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card with Netgear WGR614 Wireless G Router
VIDEO CARDIntel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

or

Obsidian Black
PROCESSORIntel Core 2 Duo P7350 (2.0GHz /1066MHz FSB / 3MB)
OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition SP1
OFFICE SOFTWAREMicrosoft® Works 9
WARRANTY AND SERVICE1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
HD DISPLAY17.3″ HD+ WLED
MEMORY4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
HARD DRIVE320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
VIDEO CARDIntel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
BATTERY OPTIONSLithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
WIRELESS CARDSIntel WiFi Link 5100 802.11 Wireless-N Mini Car
INTEGRATED WEBCAMIntegrated 1.3 MP Webcamedit
SOUND OPTIONSHigh Definition Audio 2.0
Inspiron 1750Inspiron 17 Notebook
Adobe SoftwareAdobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
Processor LabelsIntel Centrino 2 Label
NetworkIntegrated 10/100 Network Card