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Anonymous wrote:I just bought the Mac Mini for my middle school son to use. Primarily for the reasons you state. But he is also a HUGE Minecraft guy. And my laptop, which we shared, was "too laggy."

A Mac Mini was $600. I think it's fabulous. I might steal it back at some point.

How do you run Minecraft on a Mac? I haven't been successful doing this.

Did you download Minecraft Java version from minecraft.net?

https://minecraft.net/en-us/

Anonymous wrote:I just bought the Mac Mini for my middle school son to use. Primarily for the reasons you state. But he is also a HUGE Minecraft guy. And my laptop, which we shared, was "too laggy."

A Mac Mini was $600. I think it's fabulous. I might steal it back at some point.

How do you run Minecraft on a Mac? I haven't been successful doing this.

Hah! Thanks for more input! My husband only uses a desktop (it's all all-in-one type PC) and the kids will often crowd his desk to look stuff up or watch something w/a larger screen than a tablet. I love my laptop to the point of addiction, but there is something wonderful about working on a larger screen.

Anonymous wrote:I just bought the Mac Mini for my middle school son to use. Primarily for the reasons you state. But he is also a HUGE Minecraft guy. And my laptop, which we shared, was "too laggy."

A Mac Mini was $600. I think it's fabulous. I might steal it back at some point.

How do you run Minecraft on a Mac? I haven't been successful doing this.

It doesn't matter what laptop you get. Windows will make it unusable in 3 years. You can get a decent workhorse laptop for $250 and replace in 3 years.

Anonymous wrote:Hmm, most votes for laptop... but I do foresee a lot of spills and crashes. Part of the reason a desktop appealed to me is the idea that I'd pass it along to his younger sibling in 18 months when the older one starts HS...

Thanks all - you've given me a lot more to ponder!

In 18 months, your computer will be outdated and you would probably have to spend money to update the programs.