Ended up choosing a MSI GE70
17.3 inch matte HD screen 1920 x 1080
CPU: Ivy Bridge i7-3610QM 2.3G overclocked to 3.3 with MSI software
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660M 2GB GDDR5
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Solid State Drive: 256GB mSATA III
Hard Drive: 750GB 7200RPM
DVDRW/CDRW Drive
2 USB 3.0 and 2 USB 2.0 ports
5.95 pounds
Warranty: 1 year accident forgiveness, 2 years parts and labor
Well engingeered for heat movement and user accessiblity to parts
DPC latency looks very low for the MSI, which is great for audio and video production
Bigger negatives are style (I'll get a wrap if it bugs me), Poor touch pad int4erface, Battery life (smaller battery for lighter weight), unlit keyboard
$1500 for the setup, plus a free xbox360 4G which I plan to sell for $140-anyone want? Net $1,360
The laptop and the free xbox are at Newegg(you need to put it in the cart to see the free xbox).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152348
Use this coupon code which for $10 off orders over $100. FB1MTHANKS4. $1,240 shipped.
Order the 256GB mSATA III here:
http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/myd...-msata-6g-ssd/ .
This coupon code that gives $20 off: SLICK20BP3 $260 shipped.
Not an ultrabook that is for sure, but a very brawny machine at the best price/performance point I found for what I wanted.
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