Aqua-Soft ForumsI run Half-Life 2 at full settings on my Macbook Pro and its very smooth! (good considering its only a notebook!)SO I guess i had good luck... or maybe i just got my facts straight first before buying
... or commen-... nevermind... (insult not intended).
BOOTCAMP is NOT running one OS inside of another. As iGo said, its a bootloader that allows you to run either windows, macosx (or linux???) independantly of each other.
Because the new macs have intel chips, Windows will run at Full speed in bootcamp- it is not emulation.
As for cider, it looks promising in that you can run games within OSX (sort of) without the need to restart the computer- how exactly does it work though? do you have to Windows installed to run windows games?... is it virtualisation ? emulation?... it hasnt been made entirely clear from what i've read.
Awesome! you're going to love it, i love mine... Macbook PRO's only come in ONE colour (metal/silver)... you're thinking of macbook (- the Pro) which come in white or black. I personally recommend getting the Pro, as it is better for gaming with a larger screen, (keyboard?), and better specs mostly...
Get 1GB of Ram for gaming- (i got a single stick, so that there's a slot free for future upgrades) and it handles gaming quite nice.
I also have the 2ghz model, (not the 1.8 or 2.16 encase you were wondering), whether this affects it that much i dont know, but from memory the 2+ ghz models have a better graphics card (256mb over 128 mb) over the 1.8
If you really want just a gaming rig that has Mac OSX there as well, and are willing to fork out the extra $$$ then get the Mac Pro! that thing is a beast, and its insides are a work of art, and the Specs looks great.
Thanks for the information 
yeah i was getting confused between the MB and MBP im clear on which one it is now lol damn the apple store move the MBP picture further away from MB!
MacBook Pro is the model im purchasing and trust me when it arrives, im going straight to flickr and you guys are seeing pics of me unpackaging and turning the thing on.
I do still have the problem of the OS though, when i get a MBP now it will come with the latest version of Tiger - when Leopard (a.k.a Vista 2.0) comes out will this be auto-upgraded for an upgrade fee, or will i have to purchase the OS at full price?