Yeah, using the M14x, the fan is super loud, that's for sure haha, and no doubt is the M14x's biggest drawback
As for the heat, it depends very much on your configurations, those with SSDs were reported to have much lower temperatures The hottest parts are the right lower palm rest [Optical drive and HDD] and the upper center (Alien head there) [CPU with no dedicated fan]

Err.. Seen the Dell XPS 15 and XPS 15z yet? Those are pretty good as well

The G series are powerful gaming machines, but the screen resolution is sub-par though@1366x768... Unless you import the ones with FullHD lo 

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Added on October 16, 2011, 7:59 pm

Yeah, for certain ppl, design is important as well
So its not always about specs and price 

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Added on October 16, 2011, 8:04 pm

Hmm, pretty much those with Intel B940/950, AMD E-450 or in some cases, SB i3

14"


15"


The MSI CR430x and Lenovo B470 seems rather worth it for the price they offer