Dell 15R Special Edition Laptop, i7, 15.6" 1080p, HD+SSD 899.99

I am typing my reply on this computer which I've owned for a couple of days, as my order got delayed by Dell.

Overall, I think it is a nice machine however there are few things one should be aware of before buying.

(A) The intel wireless does not play well with some older APs. This is a driver issue because I can boot from my Linux USB stick and it plays with these older APs fine. (And yes, I have the latest driver 9/30/12). So it isn't a hardware issue.

(B) The placement of the USB ports is poor. Because the ports are jammed right next to each if you happen to own even a slighty wider than normal USB stick it takes up two ports instead of one. I've come to realize that there is no combination of USB devices that I own that will allow me to use all four ports at once.

(C) the switchable graphics are as bad as everything I had read about before hand but simply couldn't believe. This isn't a problem if you aren't a gamer but for gamers it is a PITA. The biggest issue is that it will try to switch back to the intergrated graphics even in the middle of a game making the framerates go haywire. Thankfully, the switching is fast so the framerates recover quickly. It's not a deal killer but it is annoying.

(D) Under load the computer gets loud. Not awful, terrible loud but a dull roar. It was louder than I hoped it would be. Web surfing the noise level is great.

On the positive side the screen is beautiful and the I7 is lightening fast. The backlit keyboard is nice. I play WoW on utra and get 25-30 fps which is livable. Honestly the only real issue I blame on Dell is the poor port placement. The rest is just terrible software/driver implimentation that hopefully will get fixed in in time.