"notebook"
Been looking for some portable love for a gaming and multimedia experience. My current notebook is a Dell c640 which has been annoying lately with some mouse and graphics glitches, as well as I had to swap out the stock drive for a new one. It runs FC8 and I primarily use it for work related testing, because it has a sexy serial port so I don't have to go buy a USB dongle. Was considering a Macbook Pro, but I've never been into or a part of the Mac culture. They are nice, but always expensive.

The Macbook Pro I'd use for gaming is something like $3000-4500, and does look really snazzy, but it can be $4000!!!!!

The Dell I looked at ran around $3080 shipped with nice features.

The Alienware I priced out was $2399, again really nice.

Sony was a failure, as their listed systems are either pre-order, or when you go to build one, all the CPUs are on backorder, even the stock one.

So I figured I'd try HP. Ok wtf, I can get a 20" 1080p with all the same/similar specs as the other machines, $2700 shipped. But this "notebook" reminds of actual LAPTOPS. You know, the old 286 around 20-30lbs with the 5" monochrome screen. This thing is a giant at 15lbs and definitely a desktop replacement, but is by no means a "notebook".

So I ordered one :D~