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Best portable yet powerful laptop?

Walf

Right now I feel like I'm looking for something that doesn't exist but I'll try my best to describe it.
I want a computer that is:
Capable of running most games at 60fps or greater

Not too thick or heavy so it's easy to transport (4 lbs max and preferably 13")

Has a good battery, (I'll need it for college classes so I probably won't have access to chargers.)

I'd say that the budget lies around $1500, but it's flexible.

I did some research and one that really wet my willy was the Thinkpad P1, but it's not out yet. (Any ideas as to when it will be?)

I don't know if such a computer exists but I'd appreciate any help in the search.

 

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macbook pro 13in? Its faster than most other 13 in laptops cause it uses the 25w chips instead of the 15w chips in most 13 in laptops.

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Has to be Windows because I'll be using it for Engineering programs. I could bootcamp but it's a pain.

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The P series has some other laptops that generally go on sale before school. Might be worth looking into.

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New XPS 15 is great, can be specced with up to 32gb of ram, an i9 (subject to throttling) and a 1050ti. From my experience, an mx150 is okay but you really have to turn down settings and/or resolution so I’d plump for a 1050/1050ti-based system with ideally an i7. Alienware r3 13 springs to mind, it’s a bit chunky though.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T480S

 

If you want to game bit then Dell XPS 15

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The P52s is also a slim P series laptop, or you could get the Thinkpad T480s

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11 hours ago, Walf said:

Capable of running most games at 60fps or greater

Not too thick or heavy so it's easy to transport (4 lbs max and preferably 13")

Has a good battery, (I'll need it for college classes so I probably won't have access to chargers.)

Consider eGPU setup

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