MasterChief3624 wrote:
I heard that for laptops, gaming is not a good idea because of the questionable resiliency of the keyboards and trackpads.
Most ALL keyboards and push button devices made today with the "membrane" type, regardless of computer maker, appliance maker, console maker (whatever) don't last nearly as long as "buckling spring" type buttons and keyboards.
You are 100% correct in what you were told.
You can choose to use a MacBook Pro keyboard, but be prepared to pay for a replacement i you wear it out prematurely, or you can use a external option instead.
PC laptops also have the same cheap membrane keyboards too. So it doesn't make a difference.
One can usually tell by the "feel" if it's mushy, then it's likely a membrane type,
if you press hard and it stops you, pushes your finger backup, then it's a buckling spring as it's designed to let the fingers rest in place on the keys, not haivng to move the finger up like the membrane types seem to require one to do.
So should I not play games on my MacBook Pro? To avoid ruining the keyboard or trackpad? Or is this something that I don't need to worry about?
Use a external option if your concerned about wear and tear.
You should be more concerned that you can't upgrade the video card and there is no dedicated video card in the 13" model so you can't 3D game on it hardly at all.