Need help with a gaming laptop! At my wits end.

First off, I really appreciate the reply! I was always under the impression that I wouldn't be able to afford a laptop with two GPUs, so the Y510p became a really likely option. However, I couldn't find one with 16GB RAM on Amazon at that price; I only saw 8GB for $1,081 and 16GB for $1,299. I would have appreciated the larger RAM space but I guess 8GB would suffice.

I'm going to do another search with SLI and decide on either Y510p or something else. I hope I'm allowed to keep this open so I can ask of the quality of the purchase candidates.

Asking the wrong person I fear. Today's laptops for the most part are a few year affair. Where's the quality when they fit a battery with a 300 cycle rating? Folk have been known to try running on battery power and wearing that out in a year. There's also the issue of reduced life spans as we cram all this into a small space. While that meets a demand, I doubt we can call that a good quality.
Bob

I admit my poor word choice. (Relative) Suitability to my needs (gaming), perhaps? My current laptop died, so I need a new one that'll survive through the rest of college. I understand the benefits of a desktop, but I can't afford both a laptop and a desktop; I'd rarely be able to use the latter to make the purchase worthwhile.

I think I might settle with this one since the SSD is pretty enticing:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K2NNM8C

Could you give me a last tip as to whether it's yay or nay?

There are some games are waiting for ATI to issue new drivers. Very low frame rates. That was a month ago so while this is a gamer laptop, I can't tell how leading edge you must be.

The rest is OK, similar to the y510p.
Bob