Performance & Portability Notebook

For your consideration...

Weight: 4.2lbs (~1.9kg) - 4.6lbs (~2.1kg), MAX 5.5lbs(~2.5kg)
Scrn size: 13.3" - 14.1"
CPU: 45W quad-core 2nd gen Core i
GPU: 555M (GDDR5)/6770M or 560M/6870M
sacrifice: ODD, HDD and even conventional SSD

Yes, it is possible to engineer. Question is, why hasn't it? Perhaps companies don't see a market for it and thus can't justify the cost of its development. Or maybe nobody cares much about the end-user, just enough to make him/her buy what's currently available. Something to consider: Dell know for a fact that there is a market for performance laptops, yet they haven't realized a redesign of their Alienware series for quite some time now. Just the opposite - they've been churning out the same old stuff and marketing it as new (m11x, m14x, m18x).

The netbooks have evolved into high-tech ultrabooks (the MacBook Airs and the like). There's no shortage of high-end desktop-grade products either. Some even support dual GPUs - sure, they weigh a ton but perform as you'd except. But are there any notebooks? You know, a laptop that has a reasonable weight and decent performance. You could argue, but mostly not. You either have to lug the weight or live with the performance. Why should we when technology allows a compromise?

It could be the users' fault - there might not be enough demand to push companies into developing such a product. Is it just me or are people okay with buying an "11.6-incher" which weighs as much as a 13.3-incher and is as thick as a 15.6-incher.?

Note: this thread is NOT a complaint against Dell/Alienware! I've simply used the company to make a point as it's popular and consumers are familiar with its products. The aim of this post is to reveal other people's thoughts on this subject and find out whether there's any interest in such a product.