yes- that is why I am looking for insight/experience for a laptop that can do gaming for around $1000. Obviosuly for $1500 you can get a great one- but it is tough to get a gaming lappy for around $1000. Which is better- a i7(1.73 quad) or an i5 (2.53 dual), if you get a i5 should you bother with a really great GPU as the CPU will be your limiting part, etc. Samsung seems to be the only way to get an i7 with a 4xx GPU for under $1000- but no one has reviews , commented, etc. on the Samsungs.