I went through a few laptops before I settled on this 2017 MacBook Pro 13". I wanted something mostly to help run my psychotherapy practice. But I also wanted something I could game on secondarily. Just for when there are no-shows or when I work at the hospital overnights on the rare occasion it's not busy.
I looked at the Microsoft Surface Book 2, with the I7 and the Nvidia 1050. That honestly seemed perfect, except that it was way too big to carry around in my small bag. And very expensive.
Also looked at the Razer Blade Stealth 2019, with the MX150, which was really nice. But I just heard so many terrible things about the customer service and quality. I mean, you hear things about every brand, including Apple of course, but the reviews on Razer products seem particularly egregious. I couldn't take the chance.
Also looked at the Surface Pro 6, the new MSI 13" with the MX150, MacBook Air and MacBook.
With the MacBook Pro I can do anything I need for my practice plus I can definitely game as well. I always hear how this laptop is not for gaming, so maybe I'm just lucky that the types of games I play are available. Or maybe it's just because I'm only a casual gamer. But if you look at the games for the 2017 MacBook Pro 13" on the Feral Interactive or Aspyr sites, I could play for years just on those alone. The entire Borderlands series, Tomb Raider series, Batman Arkham Asylum and City, Civilization, Shadow of Mordor, Lego games, Bioshock, StarWars, Doom, Sims, etc, etc.
I guess these games are all optimized for the Mac? I have no idea, but it's awesome to be able to have this laptop for professional use but also play some really cool games at the same time. Yes, I wish the keyboard didn't have the problems it does but if that happens, I will worry about it when the time comes.
I looked at the Microsoft Surface Book 2, with the I7 and the Nvidia 1050. That honestly seemed perfect, except that it was way too big to carry around in my small bag. And very expensive.
Also looked at the Razer Blade Stealth 2019, with the MX150, which was really nice. But I just heard so many terrible things about the customer service and quality. I mean, you hear things about every brand, including Apple of course, but the reviews on Razer products seem particularly egregious. I couldn't take the chance.
Also looked at the Surface Pro 6, the new MSI 13" with the MX150, MacBook Air and MacBook.
With the MacBook Pro I can do anything I need for my practice plus I can definitely game as well. I always hear how this laptop is not for gaming, so maybe I'm just lucky that the types of games I play are available. Or maybe it's just because I'm only a casual gamer. But if you look at the games for the 2017 MacBook Pro 13" on the Feral Interactive or Aspyr sites, I could play for years just on those alone. The entire Borderlands series, Tomb Raider series, Batman Arkham Asylum and City, Civilization, Shadow of Mordor, Lego games, Bioshock, StarWars, Doom, Sims, etc, etc.
I guess these games are all optimized for the Mac? I have no idea, but it's awesome to be able to have this laptop for professional use but also play some really cool games at the same time. Yes, I wish the keyboard didn't have the problems it does but if that happens, I will worry about it when the time comes.