Laptop suggestions?

[element]

I've been hearing some very good things about the lenovo ideapads

[showtime]

I've been hearing some very good things about the lenovo ideapads

Yeah thats what I have and its nice but I made the mistake of getting a laptop with a 15" monitor.

[element]

i have a 14" decked out HP that i just hook up to my 19" monitor whenever I game... cooling on it isn't that great so i have to hook it up to a cooling pad if I want to play anything graphics heavy for a couple hours. The ideapad is supposed to run much cooler

[james-]

Take some time to check out the reviews, and if you can see them in person then go check them out.

I spent a lot of money on a nice HP laptop for gaming, but the computer over heats because of the poorly built cooling system.
I would never have bought the computer if I had seen it in person, you can just tell the damn thing is going to overheat by looking at it...

[mg_]

For gaming and a laptop, then I'd say you can do well from ASUS. Problem is - they don't sell direct. You're going to need to find a retailer for the stuff.

Amazon is fine so... http://www.asusrog.com/

$1600 - $1700 for the higher end stuff.

[Rob]

I think I'm leaning toward the Sager. Based on what you guys are saying, and the reading I've done, all these brands are pretty solid, but I ASUS seems like a bitch to get right because I can't order it direct nor can I build my own. Toshiba would be good but Sager beats it by a little on price.

For $1485 I've configured:

17.3" Full HD LED-Backlit Display with Super Glossy Surface (1920 x 1080)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M GPU with 1.5GB GDDR5 Video Memory
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Processor ( 6MB L3 Cache, 2.00GHz)
IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
Genuine MS Windows® 7 Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition ( 64-Bit Preloaded )
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 2 X 4GB [$55.00]
500GB 7200rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive
8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
Internal 802.11 B+G+N Wireless LAN + Bluetooth Combo Module

[element]

not bad, but for that price the hd and processor could be a little better

[Rob]

I considered bumping up the processor a bit, but I've heard quite a few times that differences of ~200mhz aren't generally that noticeable. To bump it up 500mhz+ would be a bit too much money. And I think I might actually increase the HD to 750gb since it's only a few dollars more to do it.

If anyone has any other suggestions I welcome them! Otherwise thanks for the help guys I really appreciate it.