Advice for a good, bang for the buck laptop

[nishiyama]

Hello all,
The laptop I am currently interested in for $1,649 is:

• Intel ® Core ™ i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
• ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 4670 – 1GB
• 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
• 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
• Full HD Widescreen 15.6 inch WLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP

• Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
• 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)

• 2 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty

Planned uses:
• Web Development
• Gaming

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Nish

UPDATE
So I have been continuing to look around and found this laptop as well:
ASUS G51J-A1 $1400
i7-720QM / GTX260m / 15.6'' 1920x1080 screen / Twin 320gb 7200rpm hd / 4gb ddr3 / Backlit Keyboard / 6cell battery.

I was thinking to get these slight addon's with it:
IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU ( + 43 )
4,096MB (4GB) DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory ( + 97 )
3 Year ASUS U.S. Warranty, 24/7 Support, 1 Year Accidental Coverage & 2-Way Pre-Paid Overnight Shipping for Repairs (N.A. Accidental Requires Registration w/ ASUS) ( + 99 )
Which would bring me up to $1637.36

 

[IlllI]

hope you have eagle eyes

 

[nishiyama]

Yeah the screen is not the largest I could get but im looking for power and value. Have you seen any decent systems that fit the bill for a reasonable price?

 

[Schadenfreude]

Well, you can get something similar for about ~$900 - slightly lower spec, but it's worth mentioning, IMO:

(I feel kinda silly for pointing to my own thread, but it's relevant to the topic . . ..)

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2021544

 

[wwswimming]

Hello all,
The laptop I am currently interested in for $1,649 is:

• Intel ® Core ™ i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
• ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 4670 – 1GB
• 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
• 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
• Full HD Widescreen 15.6 inch WLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP

I was thinking to get these slight addon's with it:
IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU ( + 43 )
4,096MB (4GB) DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory ( + 97 )
3 Year ASUS U.S. Warranty, 24/7 Support, 1 Year Accidental Coverage & 2-Way Pre-Paid Overnight Shipping for Repairs (N.A. Accidental Requires Registration w/ ASUS) ( + 99 )
Which would bring me up to $1637.36

you can get similarly configured laptops from Newegg & Amazon for $1350 to $1450 - with an 18" screen.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834115679

"Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865 NoteBook Intel Core i7 720QM(1.60GHz) 18.4" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 500GB HDD 5400rpm BD Combo NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M - Retail
Equipped with 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M dedicated graphics"

$1350