I HIGHLY recommed Sager (clevo) products. try this one on for size...
http://www.sagernotebook.com/pages/notebooks/product.cfm?ProductType=9750
I'm on my 4th Sager, no regrets at all.
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Sager also provides the chassis units for Alienware and Voodoo Laptops, which are totally K***a**. A little garish for my tastes, but if you have one, it's hard to "miss" it in a crowd, especially the one in international orange.
Aw, man, don't give me pr0n links while I'm at work. LOL!! That's schweeeet and not a bad price for a laptop either. There's nothing like building your own box from scratch, though...
Saw your vanity btw. No idea you had such a personal motive... thank you for telling your story. Will bump it later tonight.