[Solved] Need help picking a gaming laptop

Hi all,
1_What is your budget?
2000 AUD/1850 USD

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
11 inch to 15 inch

3_What screen resolution do you want?
720p - 1080p

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
semi-portable desktop replacement

5_How much battery life do you need?
not important

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)?
would like to run WoW at med to high and games like SC2 and Diablo 3 at similar levels

7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)
limited text editing and occasionally watching movies but these are secondary and unimportant

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
250GB (SSD if possible/cheap)

9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.

Alienware M11x (i7-640um, Geforce GT335M 1GB, 8GB 1333MHz DDR3)
[url=http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/ap/topics/main/en/alienware_m11x?c=au&cs=audhs1&l=en&s=dhs][/url]

Dell Studio XPS 16 (i7-740qm, Radeon Mobility 5730 1GB, 8GB 1333MHz DDR3)
[url=http://syndication.intel.com/DistributeModule.aspx?id=7981][/url]

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2/3 years

11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
as cheap as possible, it doesnt worry me that the M11x does not feature an optical drive

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.
i have limited experience in buying laptops however i am reasonably computer literate and i dont anticipate having to repair/service my machine outside of faulty construction

13_What country do you live in?
Australia

14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.
i am looking for a machine powerful enough to run games at a good standard and i am willing to forego frills such as energy efficiency, anti-virus and setup services to get the most bang for my buck so to speak

+ 1 for the G51J. I have one and I absolutely love it even if it's the first revision (GTX 260M and 4 GB but 2x 230 GB HDD @ 7200 RPM).

Asus is launching some new laptops with the 460m (the G53JW in particular), which look really impressive. Not sure if it's out quite yet; i only managed to find this website that is selling it: http://www.powernotebooks.com/conf [...] pecial=861

For some strange reason, Nvidia made the GTS 360M perform lower than the GTX 260M (why that is, is still a mystery to us), but the GTX 460M definitely beats both of the previous 2 chips. The Mobile Radeon 5870 holds a slight performance edge over the GTX 460M, but the 5870 is usually found in models that are 17" and larger. The performance king right now appears to be the GTX 480M, but I have yet to actually find a laptop that has the 480M in it.

The GTX 460M should be well and truly be able to run things like WoW and SC2 at high setting though, shouldn't it?
Also i found a Sager NP7280 which features the GTX 480m here:
http://www.powernotebooks.com/conf [...] pecial=869

Yes, the GTX 460M should have no problem running WoW and SC2.

Looks like a good deal, are they a reputable dealer?

What sound card option would be the best to choose?