Quote Originally Posted by SeanGTP View Post
I'll make a quick detailed breakdown of your laptop:

Parts & Labor: $800
Alienware Name Brand: $1000

Laptops can be built, and if you're spending over a grand, you'd be so much better off to build one. And desktops you're always better off to build one hands down.
I bought mine like a year and half ago. Asus G73JH. 17.3" 1080p, i7 720qm, 4gb 1333, 2x500gb, ATI 5870. Now its got 8gb of 1333, and 1x80GB SSD+500gb. All for around $1700. I looked at building this, and still couldn't do it for this price.