Question about the dv7t Quad design

I'm still looking long and hard at getting a HP notebook, but had a couple of questions about the design for the "new dv7t quad" edition.

1. The HP website claims it is a metallic chassis. I am assuming this will be aluminum. Does this include the black lid and the palm rest area, or are those some type of plastic?

2. Does the new dv7t quad have exhaust ports that blow out of the bottom of the notebook or are they out of the back like the Asus G73 series?

3. How are these for staying cool during 3-5 hours of gaming? Is a chill mat or something needed?

4. I was reading some reviews from both 2009 and 2010 and several different sources claim that the HP line of notebooks are the least reliable vs. other brands after 2 years, and more so after 3 years (25% failure rate). Is this true?

5. How would the GPU (Radeon 6770m 1gb DDR5 128 bit) compare to the Asus G73SW-XA1's Nvidia GTX 460m 1.5gb DDR5 for games such as Rift?

Thanks!

 

1. Brushed Magnesium Finish. Dark umber, not black. Palmrest is also brushed magnesium.

2. Blows out the side of the notebook.

3. People say it stays quite cool. Even if it reaches high temps, the palm rest is never uncomfortable.

4. We don't know with this new model. Regardless of past statistics, you need to give new models some time before you can start making build quality statements.

5. Rift = Lol you don't need SLI configuration or anything but the 6770M will perform quite nicely.