Just popping in to say I play FFXIV on my Macbook Pro and it runs about as well as you could hope for a laptop (stays around 30 FPS on standard settings + depth of field, dips into the 20s when I'm in Ul'dah), which is just fine in my opinion. This is my only computer, so I was pleased to find that it plays the game a lot better than my old HP HDX 16 did. (How's yours holding up, Andrien? Mine basically kicked the bucket after its screen stopped working entirely. )

I usually play under Boot Camp, but I've also gotten it to run natively using Wineskin. Performance is a little smoother in Windows, but Wineskin is nice for when you don't feel like rebooting, and it actually runs a lot better than I expected once I turned some of the settings down a bit. The only problem is if you like to play with a controller, you'll probably need a program like Gamepad Companion to get the joysticks to work correctly. If you're interested in trying it out, I used this guide to get things set up. Give it a try!

Macs certainly have their own issues (i.e. scant software support, lackluster gamepad integration, and of course the high price tag, among others), but having switched from being a lifelong PC user who thought Macs were totally annoying, I now find myself only booting into Windows when I either want to play FFXIV or run certain 3D modeling software. Later down the line I'll probably build a desktop PC to use for those kinds of things, but for now I find that having just my Macbook Pro has been a very pleasant experience. I think part of the reason Mac users often seek each other out in these kinds of situations is because we often run into unique compatibility issues PC-only users rarely have to deal with, so it's nice to know there are other people out there who can help you figure out how to get things working the way you'd like. Right now PC's are certainly the easiest and most economical way of playing this game (and yes, most others as well), but that doesn't mean those of us who happen to have computers built by Apple shouldn't get to play the game too -- and maybe chat about our experiences doing so and getting the most out of our setups. Plus, most of the time in-game you won't even have to know who's using a Mac (unless their character name is Steve Jobs or something...) so there's not much harm in there being one thread on the forums about it!