Dont fall into the common trap of rating a processor in ghz, thats really only valid for comparing similar series CPUs imo. Like a dual 2ghz, means its got 2 cores borh running at 2ghz, but that doesnt make it the same as a 4ghz single core or as fast as 2 old 2ghz cpus. The technology has massively improved since 2ghz single cores and without checking benchmarks theyre probably about several times the actual speed in reality.
Having a quick look through, it looks nice, but if youre into your gaming the graphics card probably wont do (havent specifically checked it - but most intel internal gfx chips are crappy) and afaik hard/impossible to upgrade.
Laptops are wicked now, was playing with a similar spec dell yesterday, totally silent and fast on vista, uber amount of cpu power, but would be quite useless for 3d gaming. Maybe look into gaming laptops.
Remember the other thing is that if youre used to a desktop, laptops are much much less upgradeable and much harder to fix when they go wrong, in 12 months for example fixing most parts inc. labour will be more than the things worth. Its a fine balance though, you can sit with it while watching tv or take it around with you in the house or out in the car.
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