Eeeew, Dell. I work in IT support and we supply all Dell PCs
They're a nightmare. Even their website is crap.
Mmm, love that tasty six core i7 there Lead. One of the new ones, no? If I ever get a desktop it shall be of similar epicness.
I'm betting you probably hold the most power in the desktop department. Luckily for me, I don't really have to compete with you as living with my fiancee's family in the UK, I don't exactly have room for a desktop, leaving me with this...
ASUS ROG G73 Gaming Notebook*drooling*
Ahem. That video, although it nearly sufficiently conveys just how awesome my laptop is, doesn't give the stats seeing as there are different models. I have the Asus G73jw model, 1.73GHz i7 processor running up to 2.85GHz on 'twin turbo' mode with 8GB DDR3 RAM and 2x 750GB hard drives. May upgrade to SSD once they come down in price. Maybe.
Doesn't compete with your desktop but, well, it doesn't really need to. I can run Crysis and Crysis 2 on full graphic settings (though disabling that wretched vertical sync) as well as pretty much whatever else I like alongside it, and it still won't hit half power. Plus being a laptop, I can use it in bed, in an office, in a hotel, recently I've been hooking it up to the TV using an HDMI cable for some high def streaming. Only real downsides are the lack of upgradability and it's weight compared to most laptops. The massive 17.3" screen (considering most 'large' laptops are 15" screens, well, yeah) doesn't help with the size either. In fact rather than coming with a carry case, it came with a backpack. lulz. Also came with ROG headset and gaming mouse, never going back to cheap stuff again o.o
It's good to see so many Asus users here, when it comes to it they're the only real players in the market for high quality hardware. Not sure about Alienware, I didn't really get involved in the market until they'd been bought by Dell but now they're rubbish. Just google any of the new models (the M15x is my favourite) and laugh at all the failure.