I think use the 10k to buy a desktop is better than gaming laptop.Maybe use 1k for a small netbook for mobility.You can get very very good specs desktop with even 9k.

I really dont recommend you to get a 10k gaming laptop unless you travel frequently and you need a gaming rig with you.

Honestly,if you are getting this for bragging rights,i dont think it is a good idea to spend that much money for a gaming laptop.A desktop would be much much better for you.

For me,i would get one gaming laptop,if i have that amount of money because i travel around and i need something powerful to run all the demanding games for me.I travel to and back from Malaysia and Aus which means a high end gaming laptop will benefit me more than a desktop as it's easier to carry a gaming laptop home.Besides,with my current M1530,i treat it more like a desktop as i always leave it at home.I only pack the laptop when im going back to Malaysia or aus.

If you want to surf net at mamak,it's better to buy a netbook to surf net and a desktop to play at home.There is nothing wrong to play games with a desktop at home.Everyone here does it and playing games in Mamak aint gonna make you cooler than anyone else.

Besides,a gaming laptop would have short battery life.I dont think you can surf net for more than 2 hours.Those hardware drains your battery like drinking water.The laptop will be heavy and bulky.Have fun carrying it around.I say it will take up about half of the table,your friends will hate you more than thinking you are cool.A spill on your laptop will make your 10k poff in thin air.

Spend your money wisely,even though it's your dad's money.This amount of money dont come easy.

Lastly,what games are you planning to play on it? If it's games like DotA or any Korean online games,you dont even need anything this powerful to run those games.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Oct 26 2008, 10:50 AM

No,coolness is not everything.Besides,bring a giant laptop to mamak is not cool at all.

Functionality matters more.

If you want utter coolness,get a Macbook instead.Makes any laptop in the market looks like a some 5 year old laptop.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Oct 28 2008, 05:46 PM

Get a Dell laptop.Probably you'll be going to Aus next year.Hang on for a while for the new XPS Studio to release.Dont buy M1530 now.

Remember to get the international Asia Pacific Warranty as your Dell laptop is still covered in Aus.They will fix it for you when your laptop have any problem.

The more i read his post,the more i feel like his one of those who buy something just for the sake of coolness.