Top spec MBPs are about 6 months behind the top spec Win7 laptops like Alienware or Dell XPS (yes it's the same company but they also have different builds/cases). Macbook Air looks cool, but I'm not sure if the video card will satisfy your gaming needs, you will need at least a 15' MBP to get the dedicated video card! I wonder if the game will play smoothly on low by virtue of the processor. Windows 7 Ultra (native boot via bootcamp) Intel HD 3000, 384MB VRAM (latest gen intel integrated chip, not great but big improvement over previous generations) low-wattage dual core i7 1.8 GHz (turbo boost to 2.8 GHz single core) I'm going to be away for a bit, and was thinking of trying to make Skyrim work on my 2011 top-spec MacBook Air: I have been playing Skyrim on my decent gaming machine since release and loving it.