Need help deciding Laptop choices/configuration

Hey guys i am shopping for a new laptop and its now between only two companys. Alienware and Sager are the only ones i like or that will work. I will be using it for school, but also gamming. Since i will be getting rid of my desktop it needs to be comparable to one in signature.

I was going to go Quad core but in games, i remember that with the Quads most acually are slower in gamming then a good dual core is like a T9600 dual vs. Q9100 Quad, which one should i acually go with . Don't get me wrong if i had the money i would get the extreme quad, still might but probaly not since Sager is cheaper.

Right now looking at a T9800 Dual Dual sli (Probaly 260) 500GB HD and 4GB 1333ram for around 2,950 with a 8% discount for Starbucks and Autozone and a 200 doller dell gift card. This is the graph i have been using to look at processors.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html?&archive=0&benchmark_values=&deskornote=&month=&or=&search=&sort=3dmark06cpu

I like the Alienware (My friend still has a old P4 alienware he showed me and its still ticking great) light up keyboard is a real big plus, i really don't want to run vista but if i have to i will. Should i go dual core quad core?

The Sager computer i would get has a i7 processor and single 280M and its around 2,300 dollars. Or

Other Sager with dual 280s a 9300 Extreme around 3,400 to 3,500 18.4" screen.

What should i do?

I like the look of the alienware, and i am used to light up keyboards, desktop has one old laptop used to. Sager does not have one. Plus alienware looks sweet. 3,780 is what alienware want for same configuration as Sager with 9300 Processor and 280s.

Dell dosn't do combine discounts like student and autozone etc right? i have a 200 doller dell card i can get to help save some price off.

suggestings? Thanks, Brian

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=5097623
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=5156906

 

sorry delete them then..