[citation][nom]malcolm22[/nom]The reason for alienware is the ease of transport to lan party. you dont want to carry a Desktop plus keyboard plus monitor around.[/citation]
Although once you get to the lan party, are you constantly moving around your laptop? For most people, not really. Since you're primary only moving the computer to and from the party, a desktop is not going to be that much of a burden to bring to a lan party.
Truth is, the only real good point about gaming laptops in general is there good for really small spaces that a desktop would be taking to much room. Like a college dorm room for example.