I have read that a Samsung SH-D162c is necessary to put your 360 games in and use imgburn 2 to dump your 360 games...Do I need one of these or can I just pop the game in my Macbook Pro and use Imgburn in Bootcamp?

I meant xboxcreator not imgburn...also, I have a hitachi 360...

Isn't it easier to buy one drive instead of like the tutorial I just read that suggests using the Samsung with Kreon firmware to dump the game and another drive to burn it?? A pioneer dvd-r a04 was suggested to me for hot swapping cause of ease of opening it... What should I get??? FYI I have a laptop, a Macbook Pro, and I'm using Windows XP in bootcamp. What is the best setup for me?

I also have a Dell I can use, if the Macbook Pro setup won't work...

there are several ways to make backups, look in the Backup FAQ.

There is a way to burn under Mac OSX, but if you have to use bootcamp to rip the games, then you might as well burn there as well.