system76 is indeed pretty good. I don't know if you knew, but their laptops are all Clevos underneath. It's good to do some separate research on the Clevo as w

system76 is indeed pretty good. I don't know if you knew, but their laptops are all Clevos underneath. It's good to do some separate research on the Clevo as well. If you want something comparable to the Bonobo Extreme, but cheaper -- consider the Clevo W370ST. It's similarly specced to the Bonobo Exteme (but without the backlit keyboard and a couple o' other things.) I've found the Clevo W370ST being sold in two places: * AVADirect: https://www.avadirect.com/gaming-laptop-configurator.asp?PRID=27827 https://www.avadirect.com/gaming-laptop-configurator.asp?PRI... * Sager: http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7370-clevo-w370st-p-5841.html http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7370-clevo-w370st-p-5841.html Sager offers more customization, for things like cooling and stuff (esp. important on a machine like this - which according to reviews tends to get very hot). Also, here are some reviews of Clevos: * In-depth (European) review of a Clevo model. See the section on the display: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Schenker-XMG-A523-Clevo-W350ST-Notebook.94048.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Schenker-XMG-A523-Clevo-... * See the 3rd comment here: http://www.overclock.net/t/1415091/im-thinking-about-buying-sager-np7370/10 http://www.overclock.net/t/1415091/im-thinking-about-buying-... Also http://www.overclock.net/t/1404827/new-laptop-for-work-2-3k-budget-thinking-sager http://www.overclock.net/t/1404827/new-laptop-for-work-2-3k-... If you are concerned about the Clevo's Matte display not being good -- there's a Toshiba Qosmio X70 which is specced very similarly but has a "TruBrite" display. I don't know how good that is, but maybe it's better. The Qosmio X70-ABT2G22 Laptop: http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdetland.to?poid=2000098978&src=ANEM&cm_mmc=SF_Pricegrabber&utm_source=PriceGrabber&utm_medium=feeds&CA_6C15C=400007100000000290 http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdetland.to?poid=2000098... The cooling is probably also more well-honed on the Qosmio (just speculating coz "Toshiba" is a well-known brand), so you might not have to spend extra on upgrading the cooling as you might have to do with the Sager/Clevo.