That's a good point, actually I do all my gaming on xbox, so I could spec out the lower end model with matte screen and 7200 HDD and still be below the price of the higher end one. One thing that has me leaning towards the higher end 15 is that I should still be eligible for a student discount, which brings the price to $1700 and $2000 for the lower/higher end 15, and closes the price gap by a handy $100. And you have to shell out another $90 for the 7200 HDD upgrade at the lower end model, while it's free at the higher end. This would make the better CPU/graphics upgrade worth "only" $210