Pretty late to your thread, but as an owner of an AW15 with a 970m I would fully recommend it. Battery life is great, build quality is strong and not flimsy, plays every game I've thrown at it in high/ultra settings and can maintain a solid 60fps. Can't ask for a better gaming notebook, the only con to it is the fan noise, but that comes with the territory, but also the hefty price tag. But it is worth the cost to me!