Which one should I buy?

[Barryburton]

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I'll take it!

No, really though, I'd go with the alienware.

[Skyylya]

You can get software that'll emulate DOS and allow you to run old games, something like http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1

interesting, i'll have to look into that

[Octavious]

I'd make sure you have a soundcard set up. Creative just released their ExpressSlot Card, first sound card for a PCIexpressSlot on laptops anyway. The rest of each of those configs sounds good. Oh, and I wouldn't worry about SLI iVideo Cards...seriously any 512 GeForce will run great for laptops SLI or Not.

[Maguspk]

* 0. Model Name : G2S-A1
* 1. Display : 17 inch WUXGA (1920x1200) Glossy LCD w/ 1.3MP Webcam
* 2. Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (Santa Rosa): 2.2GHz w/ 4MB L2 Cache - 800MHz FSB
* 3. Processor Thermal Paste : Standard Processor Thermal Compound Paste
* 4. Graphics & Video : nVidia GeForce 8600MGT w/256MB, Turbo Cache 512MB (DX10 Support)
* 5. Memory : 2.0GB DDR2-667 SODIMM (2x1.0GB-Dual Channel)
* 6. Hard Drive : 160GB 7,200rpm SATA HDD - 3 yrs warranty, back order (+$250.00)
* 7. DVD/CDRW Drive : 8X DVD-RW Super Multi Dual Layer w/ Light Scribe
* 8. Wireless LAN : Built-in Intel Wireless-N 4965 802.11AGN LAN w/ Bluetooth v2.0+EDR
* 9. Main Battery : 8-Cell Smart Li-ion Battery
* A. MS Windows : MS 32bit Vista Home Premium Edition w/DVD
* B. MS Office : None.
* C. AC Adapter : AC Adapter - 110/240V 90W AC Adapter
* D. Carrying Case : Asus Deluxe Carrying Case
* E. Mouse : Asus Optical USB Mouse
* F. Warranty : AGEAR Two Year Warranty with 24/7 phone tech. support

For $2,409.00

This has got to be too good a deal to be true... Laptop with the newest nVidia card with DX10 support, 2gb memory, 2.2ghz core 2 duo... the only drawback I see is the size which is:

41 * 31.5 * 4.6 cm(W x D x H)
4.4 Kg (8-cell)

16.1" * 12.4" * 1.8" (WxDxH in inches)
9.7 lbs.

Should I still go with the first laptop I posted, which is .4 inches thinner but has an older video card without DX10 support?

Also there is the loss of memory in the video card from the first one to this one, 512MB to 256MB but will that matter since the newer card should outperform the older card theoretically? Also is the TurboCache on the newer card really going to improve it to 512MB like it seems to be trying to lead me to believe?

EDIT

Holy shit Asus fucking rocks:

* 1. Display : 15.4 inch WSXGA+ (1680x1050) Glossy LCD w/ 2.0MP Webcam
* 2. Processor : 2.13GHz Intel Conroe/Core2 Duo-E6420 w/4MB L2 Cache-1066FSB
* 3. Thermal Paste : Standard CPU Thermal Compound Paste
* 4. Video Card : NVIDIA 8600 w/ 512MB Solid VRAM, MXM II V2.0 (+$55.00)
* 5. Memory : 2.0GB DDR2-667 Corsair Memory (2x1.0GB-Dual Channel) (+$110.00)
* 6. Hard Drive : 120GB 7,200 rpm SATA/150 HDD (+$150.00)
* 7. DVD-RW Drive : Dual Layer Super Multi DVD-RW/CD-RW Drive w/Software
* 8. Wireless LAN : None.
* 9. Main Battery : Smart Li-ion Battery: 6-Cell
* A. MS Windows OS : MS Windows XP Home w/ SP2 CD (+$95.00)
* B. MS Office2007 Medialess Software : None.
* C. Flash Memory Drive : None.
* D. AC Adapter : AC Adapter w/ Power Core - 90W
* E. Auto/Air Adapter : None.
* F. Port Replicator : None.
* G. Carrying Case : Free Deluxe Carrying Case from Asus
* H. Mouse : None.
* I. Warranty : 2-Year Parts/Labor w/ 1 way paid shipping

Price: $1,774.00

I've got to be missing something here... I can even beef up that processor and the memory to 3GB (only offers 1xGB + 2x1GB for some weird reason..) and still be under 2k lol.... I've got to be missing something...