Is the Asus G60VX about to be replaced by a new model? Possibly G51J?

I've been interested in getting an Asus G series for about 5 months now. My birthday is coming up friday and I will be able to pick out a laptop to get. At first I wanted the G51, which was $999 about 5 months ago, but about a month or two after I first saw it, when Windows 7 came out, the G51 dropped to $949 and the G60 came out at $999. Some weird things are going on with the G60 since its launch though. First of all, Asus' website has no knowledge of the G60, and no other place sells it but Best Buy. After doing some research I got the answer that the laptop was made specifically for Best Buy, which is why its sold no where else. Ok, thats fine. But then about 3 weeks ago the G60 dissappeared off of the online best buy site. I called the website customer service and they told me that the last date they would have any G60's would be in the beginning of January. So I figured, ok, maybe a new ones coming out. Who knows? But then a week later it was back on the Best Buy website. So I was confused. But whatever. Then I noticed 2 days ago that the G60 has dropped down in price to $949. ( I look at it alot incase you cant tell. ) which is what the G51 did soon before it was phased out. Now that its almost time to get my laptop, I'm worried that soon after there will be a new G series with the i7 processor, ddr3 ram and a higher resolution, possibly the G51J (Which is the same thing as the G60, looks and all, but with the i7, ddr3 and higher res) will be available at Best Buy to take its place, and at the price of $999 or something little over $1000. Does anyone have information, advice or help they can offer to help me decide if I should get this computer friday or wait for possibly an updated version in the beginning of January? I guess this is a question more for the moderators. But any and all advice is welcome.

that's the thing about laptops thought. about every 6 months the price will drop 100.
i saw this deal yesterday online:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Pavilion+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i7+Processo...
i thought it was a pretty sweet deal for a core i7 but that's if u're willing to spend over 1000
highlight features: intel core i7, 6gb ddr3 ram, gtx 260m
good processor, good ram, good graphics card
but if u want to spend around $1000
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Pavilion+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B2+Quad+Proce...
highlight features: intel quad core, 4gb ddr3 ram, radeon 4650 (decent)
good processor, good ram, decent graphics card
or
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Gateway+-+FX+Edition+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Centrino%26%23174%3B+...
highlight features: intel duo core p8700, 4gb ddr3 ram, gtx 260M
decent processor, good ram, good graphics card
up to you!

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