Transitioning from gaming at home to gaming on the road.

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#1 The_Capitalist
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This coming fall, I will be finishing my bachelor's degree at a local university and working two jobs at the same time. That means that I will be out and about from 7:00AM till 10:00PM on most weekdays. Furthermore, I will be working weekends as well. I didn't anticipate getting this new job until a few weeks ago, and they demand that I work the swing shift after school. But, at least the money is good.

Nonetheless, I don't want to give up gaming. I'll likely have to game one or two hours at a time inside less than comfortable indoor settings at the library and the mall, but I'll make the sacrifice. My current laptop is a Lenovo Thinkpad T430s, with the latest dual-core full voltage Ivy Bridge processor and the Intel HD 4000. While it is adequate for most games at lower settings, I am exploring the idea of possibly replacing it with a Retina MacBook Pro because it is the lightest laptop in its class with a discrete graphics card.

What do you guys think? Should I sell my T430s, eat a $300 loss in depreciation, and get the Retina MacBook Pro? Or should I try to work within the boundaries of what my T430s is capable of and just deal with it?

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#2 cabose38
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Won't MBP Retina run like crap with such a high res?

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Won't MBP Retina run like crap with such a high res?

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You can lower the resolution in Windows. Most people run the thing at 1920x1200. It still looks good.

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#4 James161324
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Macs are not meant for gaming

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#5 JangoWuzHere
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buy a tablet, boom all the gaming you need when your're away from home.

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#6 TwistedShade
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I feel like i'm missing something here you're in school working two busy jobs and thinking about putting down...what is it? 2100 for a laptop. Could find a non apple one that would probably be as good for alot less then that.

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This is a hard thing to talk about, because honestly there isn't really an amazing gaming laptop thus far. What's you budget? Preferences? (size, weight, etc.)
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This is a hard thing to talk about, because honestly there isn't really an amazing gaming laptop thus far. What's you budget? Preferences? (size, weight, etc.) kris9031998

I want something lightweight with a mid-end discrete graphics option. This laptop will be running Windows, of course.