<p>Everyone I know either has a netbook (because they can do all of their programming remotely logged in to a cluster), a laptop with a linux build, or a macbook pro. I’m personally in love with my MBP.</p>
<p>Game development is one of the few cases where you might consider using Windows and investing in a laptop with good specs (the other case being CAD and other engineering apps). DirectX, a microsoft standard, is popular for game development (you would want a decent GPU also).</p>