The Sims 3: On a Mac?

Hi All,
I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of the UPS man and my Sims 3 today. (I ordered the game as soon as it was available for pre-order!)
I have played the Sims 2 on a Dell desktop, and it has worked fine for me.
However, this past year I have purchased 2 Mac desktops, and 2 MacBooks. I have come to LOVE Macs, and I find Dells to be annoying and slow compared to my new Macs.
My understanding is that the Sims 3 Disk (Collector's Edition) will be compatible with both Macs and PCs. I am trying to decide wether to continue using a Dell, or if I should switch to a Mac desktop.
Have you played the Sims 2 on a Mac?
Will this Sims 3 disk work on a Mac?
**Will I be able to download custom content from other sites, such as Mod The Sims?
*Will the custom content work?
I am most concerned with the custom content. I love it, and I love creating it.
Please help me! I appreciate you time
Thanks in advance!
P.S. I am ohkerry1125 on the new TS3 site!

The Apple Stores are demoing Sims 3 right now, at least they were about a week ago when I stopped by my local store. You should visit one of the New York stores and see for yourself. Actually, you said you already bought it and your package was arriving today, so won't you know the answers in a few hours? You should let the rest of us know...
FYI - You are posting in the category for the older iMac G4 (what Apple calls "iMac Flat Panel"). The Intel iMac category is here.
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=189

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