i just got a dell studio 17" for $1660
2.66 ghz
radeon 4670 512mb
4 gb ram
500gb 7200rpm hd
1680 / 1050 led backlit screen
9 cell 6 hour battery (ive got about 4 on high power mode and 7 on the lowest)
nice case with 4 usb + a powered esata,hdmi,vga,firewire,wifi,bluetooth,fingerprint...