I love the look of this laptop. I really like it when manufactures use aluminum in the construction. It just so happens I am currently looking for laptop to use as a desktop replacement in this price range so I really appreciate the review! Need something around $1000 that is portableish and can handle gaming with some engineer work on the side. This laptop sounds about perfect with the i7 and 850M, but still wish it was had a 860M or 870M and came with a MSATA cache drive, but nothing is perfect:(