Gaming laptop

1_What is your budget?
Anything sub 2000 - would prefer something around 1600-1700 so i can get a good mouse to go with this

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
around 15in or smaller - absolutely nothing above 16in

3_What screen resolution do you want?
full HD 1920x1080

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
desktop replacement (gaming)

5_How much battery life do you need?
not a concern

6_Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
TF2/HL2/Aion - med to high settings

7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)
movies

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
500GB 7200RPM

9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.
Anyone reputable

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
1-2 years

11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
DVDRW -don't care about bluray at all

12_Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
Just looking for quality hardware, I'm open to just about any brand from iBuyPower to dell - I'm looking at the machine not the brand

13_What country do you live in?
US

14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I prefer not to have a ridiculous case (read: don't like alienware) I like the M15 a lot but honestly the case is just too over the top

I'd like this thing not to be huge - i like having a laptop that I can carry around if I like, thus the smaller screen size

considering HP Envy
* • Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* • Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
* • 6GB DDR3 System Memory (3 Dimm)
* • 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* • 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 4830
* • 15.6" diagonal Full High Definition LED HP Ultra Brightview Widescreen Display (1920x1080)
* • Webcam Only
* • Intel Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth
* • Envy Instant On Solution, Corel VideoStudio Pro X2, Corel Paintshop Pro X2, Stardock My Colors
* • HP Color Matching Keyboard
* • 6 Cell Lithium Ion Polymer Battery
* • No Productivity Software

also considering Sager NP8690

Thanks I'll probably upgrade to 4GB RAM, HD Screen, and 500GB 7200RPM HD on that model bringing the total to 1837.18

One question, they have this 'dead pixel warranty' I refuse to pay $200 for such a thing but the fact that it is there really worries me. Do many people get these things with dead pixels?

If I go with a company like HP or Dell they don't seem to need the same kind of warranty on their hardware...