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What would YOU buy?

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So, in may or so I will have about $1500 to spend on a gaming laptop. In order to get a variety of ideas, I was wondering what system YOU would buy with the following constraints.

1) Your budget is $1500 (give or take $150)
2) It MUST have a backlit keyboard
3) It MUST have a bluray drive
4) It MUST have HDMI out

What would you do?

Thanks all!
 
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I'd buy a SB laptop ....They arrived on the scene on January 9th, same as the desktop MoBos.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/65313-35-sandy-bridge-laptops

The Clevo 150HM or 170HM meet all your requirements except backlit KB. I'd inquire about warranty issues related to the SB defect before buying tho.

http://www.pro-star.com/index.cfm?mainpage=productdetail&model=P150HM
http://www.pro-star.com/index.cfm?mainpage=productdetail&model=P170HM


The Asus G53JW-A1 would be a fine choice, it's not SB though

http://www.pro-star.com/index.cfm?mainpage=productdetail&model=G53JW-A1
I'd buy a SB laptop ....They arrived on the scene on January 9th, same as the desktop MoBos.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/65313-35-sandy-bridge-laptops

The Clevo 150HM or 170HM meet all your requirements except backlit KB. I'd inquire about warranty issues related to the SB defect before buying tho.

http://www.pro-star.com/index.cfm?mainpage=productdetail&model=P150HM
http://www.pro-star.com/index.cfm?mainpage=productdetail&model=P170HM


The Asus G53JW-A1 would be a fine choice, it's not SB though

http://www.pro-star.com/index.cfm?mainpage=productdetail&model=G53JW-A1
 
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