For that high price, sagers and clevos are normally the best. There is a new alieware 13 so I would look at that one instead of the r3. Also I would recommend it for high end gaming. This is for people that need some portability and some power. The asus rog series normally has good cooling and performance but it doesn't have a good upgradability. The msi very good for the price. The upgradability is the same as the asus I think.