Laptop recommendations

[The Atog Lord]

GI, have you ruled out getting some flavor of Linux? It can give you a lot of the Mac software/OS capabilities, but is even worse for games than getting a Mac.

[Grand Inquisitor]

have you ruled out getting some flavor of Linux?

I guess I sort have pre-emptively.  While I can navigate applications and fix minor issues, I can't code, and I don't have the savy to untangle larger system issues.  Linux was always explained to me as more powerful and flexible at the cost of being a techy.  That and I have sunk a lot into instituional knowledge for PCs.  That being said, I'm open to suggestions.