The Acer Ferrari is very cool. Check out Velocity Micro. Basically, they make systems that look identical to Alienware's (Alienware might even contract their systems out to them), but a lot cheaper. Check out the
Notemagix b50
I configured it identically to yours, except with a 1.7 ghz Centrino processor, and a Radeon 9600 64mb. It came out to around 2300. With that extra 300 you could upgrade to a 7200 rpm 60 gig hd, more RAM, etc. also, check out CNET.
Check out the Notemagix's review Ferrari Review One really great thing about the B50 is it has a 5 hr battery life.
I was looking ahead for a laptop that Im going to get for college in a few months. Ive narrowed it down to a Dell Inspiron 8600 (Im iffy on this one) the Acer Ferrari, and the Velocity Micro Notemagix-B50. I took a look at Alienware and Voodoo. Theyre certainly really cool, but WAY expensive.
Cory