MSI ge60 vs alienware m14x or other suggested alternatives

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Hey there,
Really stuck with what to purchase and i need to grab a laptop really soon. Anyway i have two options at the moment and will try list the specs given below.
Would really appreciate quick response if possible as i need to buy one tomorrow for uni. (looking for a decent laptop that hopefully will last for at least a couple of years of gaming and basic uni associated programs)
Alienware m14x Price:$1900 NZD
* Intel 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad Core i7-3630QM HT as 8 x 2.4~3.4Ghz w/ Turbo Boost
* 14" LED Wide HD+ display 1600 x 900 (900P)

* Massive factory 1TB Hard Disk
* 32GB mSATA SSD - lightning fast boot

* 8GB Ram DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel (this has been downgraded from 16 reducing the price from $2049)

* AlienFX Illuminated Keyboard
- up to 500 billion lighting combinations

* NVIDIA Geforce GTX650M 2GB GDDR5 Video ram
* Slot-Loading Dual Layer Bluray BD-ROM/ DVD +/- RW Combo drive

* 2.1 Speaker w/ Subwoofer & Audio Powered by Klipsch
* 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection

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MSI GE 60 $1800NZD

* Very latest Intel 4th Generation "Haswell" Quad Core i7-4700MX Processor
- Hyper-Threading as 8x 2.40GHz, Turbo up to 3.40GHz, 6MB Cache

* 15.6" Full HD 1080P LED Backlight Widescreen - Anti Glare
* High End NVIDIA GTX750M with 2GB Dedicated GDDR5

* Factory 750GB 7200RPM HDD


* 8GB DDR3 RAM 1600Mhz High Speed RAM
- Upgrade to 16GB for extra $109

* Dimension (WxDxH) 383 x 249.5 x 37.6~32.3mm
* Full System weight 2.4kg w/Battery

* Blu Ray Combo Drive CD/DVD RW
* Built-in 2.1ch Speakers THX TrueStudio Pro
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Also would be keen on any other gaming/uni laptops that could be a good option (price is a factor). As I live in NZ there is a limited market so wont be able to find everything but keen on input! cheers
 
My question to you does it list the rpm and cache on the HDD? Typically the 1TB HDD are only 5400RPM in laptops so I would personally go for the 7200RPM in the MSI. The 750m GT are slightly (not much) better then the 650 GT and I have read most people have not noticed a difference between the 4th and 3rd Gen i7 other then the 4th gen present much better battery life and intergrated graphics.

My suggestion is the ibuypower Valkyrie is far better in performance and better price.
http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Valkyrie_CZ-15_3_Gaming_Laptop

Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ Mobile Processor (4x 2.4GHz/6MB L3 Cache)
Memory
16GB [8GB x 2] 1600MHz DDR3 SO-DIMM Laptop Memory - Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4GB GDDR5 Video w/ NVIDIA Optimus [CZ-15]
Primary Hard Drive
1 TB 5400rpm Serial-ATA Super Slim Laptop Hard Drive - Single Drive
Data Hard Drive
None
Optical Drive
8x Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + 16x CD-R/RW Combo Drive [CZ-15]
Flash Media Reader / Writer
Built-in 4-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer [Laptop]
Sound Card
HD Audio with THX TrueStudio Pro
Network Card
Killer E2200 Gaming Networking
Internal Wireless Network Adapter
802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Combo [CZ-15]
Operating System
Windows 8 + Office 2010 Trial [Free 60-Day !!!] - 64-bit
USB Ports
Built-in 2x USB 2.0 Ports + 3x USB 3.0 Port [Laptop]
Carrying Case
None
Video Camera
Build-in 1.3 Mega Pixels Digital Web Video Camera
LCD Pixel Protection
None
Warranty
Standard Warranty Service - Standard One(1) Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support
 
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