Unfortunately I have not been able to convince my friend to join the mac clan, but I have found him this laptop which appears to be decent:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/laptop/range/i5pro.html
However, he is interested in how well it will play Skyrim. I know there are no system requirements out yet, but I was wondering if anyone could provide a vague idea (low/medium/high) on what settings he could have, just so I can report back to him. Many thanks.

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/laptop/range/i5pro.html
However, he is interested in how well it will play Skyrim. I know there are no system requirements out yet, but I was wondering if anyone could provide a vague idea (low/medium/high) on what settings he could have, just so I can report back to him. Many thanks.