My laptop broke down 2 weeks ago and I got a new one which I am very happy with so far. It's an ASUS G53SX-XN1 that I got from Newegg for bit over $1000. Loving it, it plays pretty much all the latest games at high resolutions and is a beast at multitasking.
Link to it is here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834230099
Specs are:
Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.00GHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M 2GB GDDR5
8GB DDR3
500GB HD
1920 x 1080
15.6" LCD screen with LED backlight
I thought of getting alienware, but for the same specs I would have had to pay a lot more.