Be careful with these new "gaming laptops"

I was pleasantly surprised to see quite a few new "gaming laptops" being advertised on the website. Sony, Toshiba, and even Samsung have started off the new year by offering some really interesting new products. While I am happy to see this new dedication to the gaming genre of computer, I really want to warn potential buyers of the pitfalls associated with these machines.
Lets start with the good-The new computers are boasting some good power, including the newest and most advanced processors (i5 and i7). Pretty much all of these models use DDR3 ranging from 4-6 gigs...not too shabby. Some other nice features include very stunning screens, blue tooth, etc.
A good gaming laptop is usually composed of 3 major elements (debatable): 1. A good processor 2. A decent amount of RAM 3. A good graphics card. Similar to the fire triangle, one weak or absent component makes the structure crash. And this is the Achilles heal of the new Sony, Toshiba, and Samsung "gaming laptops."
Enter the Nvidia 330m and 360m graphics card. For those loosely keeping track of Nvidia mobile graphics cards, the 260m is one of the more recent ones to be released, so naturally the 330m and 360m SOUND better than the 260m. Well...yes and no. For simplicity sake, lets compare 3 graphics cards: GTS 360m found in the Toshiba, the GT330m found in the Sony, and the GTX 260m found in the Asus.
The GTS 360m is essentially the same chip as the GTS 260m, ranked #25 as a class 1 chip, only just above the GTS 260m. The GT 300m is surprisingly only a class 2 chip (midrange) and ranked #51. Finally, the GTX 260m..............................................................class 1 chip, ranked #19.
So which one is the best to get? There are 3 Toshiba "gaming laptops" currently out and each has a $400 price difference between them. They all have the same graphics card and the only difference is that the middle one has a better processor and the best one has more ram. The graphics card is...decent and the processor is more than adequate. The Sony has a good processor but the graphics card is very week for a top of the line gaming notebook. Finally, the Asus has a slightly older processor and only 4gb of RAM, but the graphics card is the best. Unfortunately, Asus computers at Best Buy have not had a very good reliability rating.
For someone like me currently in the market for a gaming notebook, I have seen Toshiba make their move, I've seen Sony make their move, so now I am going to wait and see if Asus makes their move anytime soon (which I do expect to happen). If Asus does not come out with a new computer within a month, I will probably get the lower end Toshiba, just because it is more reliable than the Asus and not too overly expensive.
Please feel free to write your own opinions on my opinions stated here.

I haven't fully tested out the graphics, but for basic things its keeping up just fine. High settings on basic games like wow and dragon age are running flawlessly. Haven't tried anything more demanding. I would never say a laptop would be a top of the line gaming system because the majority of gamers use desktops for true gaming because of the expandability and upgrade capability. It's still nice to have a computer that can keep up with day to day use and still be able to play something when I feel like it, or stream hulu on a dual monitor set up while I do other things without issues. It sure is a jump up in performance from my older ati card. So is it a gaming laptop, sure. Is it going to do what a true gamer would need it to, nope, but somebody who is investing in a computer only for high performance gaming wouldn't buy a laptop.
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