Any opinions on GP70 LEOPARD-010?

I was thinking of purchasing this notebook but I can not find any reviews on it.  Anyone here familiar with it and can tell me pro's and cons for it?  Is it a good notebook to purchase or should I look elsewhere? 
I am looking for the specs below.
Gaming Notebook
17" monitor
Good loud sound
Decent battery life when not in gaming mode
Blu-Ray Player
A good quality display of at least 1600 x 900 resolution

It's another of the slim/light notebooks, similar to the GS series but not as high end.
You'll notice that the video card is only an 840M. It's not a bad card, but you're not going to be playing games at high settings using that card.
That's really the biggest downside to the notebook.. Other than that, the rest of the details are middle of the road. And for the price it's probably pretty good.
Again though, it all depends what you want the computer to do and how much you're willing to spend.

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