I had a "gaming notebook" for a month.... ASUS sold it at a loss and put the money into a PORTABLE desktop.

Like mentioned above - it fits on my desk BEHIND my monitor (a MicroATX) parts were about $1500 + gfx card

Taxman

"Any group is weaker than a man alone unless they are perfectly trained to work together."
- Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers