Colleague of mine has this installed in his office computer. Was there to listen to it and it was heavenly. It was like surround sound but with only 2 speakers. Then again, his speakers were probably of good quality (not Bose, but some other brand I've not heard of before. I only know this cause he gave me a lecture on how Bose is overrated )
Ya, ya! Would love to hear your impressions on the game. Most reviews have been positive but there are some negative ones (e.g. how NCSoft's support for its games wanes after time)
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I know, not very helpful But hey, a $1,000 limit gives you plenty of options. I'd factor in weight, look and feel (I've always like Sony's VAIO), screen size, misc features (e.g. Blu-ray) too.
If Aion or GW2 doesn't catch wind within the GC community, I might pick up GW/Wow and join you guys. Only reason why I'm waiting for Aion or GW2 is the promise of no grinds in these next-gen (?) MMOs.
Edit: The no-monthly fee on GW2 is also another plus