I'm tempted by a Toshiba -
this one.
CPU i7 2630QM (2.0GHz - 2.90GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 6MB L2 Cache)
Screen 17.3" Widescreen HD Resolution 1920 x 1080
Memory 8GB DDR3 (4GB + 4GB) (1333Mhz)
Storage 1.25TB (500GB (7200rpm Hybrid 4G) + (750GB) (5400rpm SATA))
Graphics NVIDIAŽ Geforce GTX 560M (3D Vision) 1.5GB
Optical Disc Drive Blu-Ray RW/DVD SuperMulti Double/Dual Layer Drive
You can substitute an SSD for one of the disks - at extra cost.
Rather heavy and power hungry but portable and quick.