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Hey Dan,
That HP laptop you posted is good, however since I have HP pavilion DV6 core i5 when I compare it to the new HP laptops I find it lacking not in the performance but its very dull, the sound for hp laptops in general is low but the new hp laptops have a higher sound, and since you are willing to spend that much money on a laptop i would recommend getting this:
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-G74SX-A1-17-3...B00542SUD8
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-G75VW-DS71-17...007Z92SKE/
http://www.amazon.com/G53SW-XA1-Republic...B004X5XL3Q (My friend have this one and he can play any game he wants on ultra settings and he can play the games on 3D as it comes with a 3D glasses but make sure you ask about the 3D part before you buy it incase i made a mistake with the model :S)

Those laptops are really good and have an excellent performance, however their only downfall is that they are big and heavy, and if you dont like them then that HP laptop is good too, its only problem is that it lacks in the aesthetic side, but it have a good performance.
Hope that helped