Well, I'm planning to buy a new notebook and would need a few opinions in this regard, especially the video card.

Processor: i7-2670QM - 4 x 2.2 GHZ cores with 6144 kb cache
RAM: 6 giga DDR3 with 1333 hz frequency ( can go up to 8 giga, but I don't think it's necessary)
HDD: Sata 640 Giga
Dedicated video card: Nvidia GT 525M ( 1 giga DDR3)


The price for this would be just below 1000 USD.