Running Mac games natively and exclusively is always an option. I used Windows 7, which has broad game support and is available in Home Premium trim for $99 or less from online retailers. Once Drive Utility patched things up I was able to get started. This Mac's been well used since it was new, and its drive partition didn't pass muster with Boot Camp Assistant. It took a few afternoons to get everything squared away. Windows graphics tend to run faster than OS X graphics do on the same hardware, thanks to more extensive Windows driver optimization and underlying differences in the way the OSes are structured. Whatever Mac mini you use will probably run Windows games faster than it is does Mac games. Because while it spends some of its time running Windows, it's also a great general purpose Mac running the latest version of Mavericks. Its graphics speed can't compare to a dedicated gaming rig, but it doesn't have to. It may surprise you, but the Mac mini is an adept little Windows gaming system. But enough to run a lot of games at acceptable frame rates. Not as fast as the average gamer GPU card in a custom-built PC, granted. It has Nvidia GeForce 320M integrated graphics. That's the last Mac mini model to sport a built-in SuperDrive. VPN Deals: Lifetime license for $16, monthly plans at $1 & more
