Yeah, that's just it Denim. I don't know if you can upgrade the GPU in any of those Intel laptops or not? The other trade off with AMD is that their built-in GPU is better, but the CPU is not nearly as powerful as Intel's i5 or i7, so I don't know what to think?

It seems kind of like either you buy better CPU power or better GPU power - and to get high performance in both is going to be costly.

Another way to look at it, is what can you do with your desktop better? For example, if you could eventually (down the road) get a strong GPU in your desktop rig, then I would be more apt to go for a better CPU in your laptop. All else being equal, you could get a lot more credits crunching with a desktop GPU than a laptop GPU because of the power and heat limitations on the laptop.