| Some people use expensive hardware as a status symbol, and having something expensive with a flashy UI will probably appeal to them. I don't know how common this type of person is. Others spend a lot on hardware to eke out as much performance as possible. The Razer laptop will fail miserably with these people, because the specs obtained for the cost are abyssmal. ________________________________________________ Razer at $2800: 2.8GHz Intel® CoreTM i7 2640M Processor 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Memory NVIDIA GeForce® GT 555M (2GB VRAM) ________________________________________________ Sager/Clevo at around $2700 (using xoticpc). 3.2-3.46GHz Intel® Core™ i7-960 8MB L3 Cache ATI Radeon DUAL (2) HD6990M's (4GB VRAM) 12GB - DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory ________________________________________________ The GT 555M's 3DMark 06 score is 10586.3. The Dual HD6690M has a score of 23292, more than double. I would have honestly expected at least a single GTX 570M (preferably 580) from a cutting-edge gaming laptop housing an NVIDIA card. The Sager will be a bulkier laptop, but my experience (with dragging an Asus G73 to and from university and work) is that carrying bags/backpacks mitigate the weight issue, and that bulk is never a factor. An inferior gaming experience due to weaker hardware, however, is. Sources: http://xoticpc.com (for configuring/pricing a Sager/Clevo laptop) http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark... (for video card benchmarks) |