I'm narrowed down my choices down to two. Lenovo y50 or Alienware 14.
The Lenovo y50 gaming laptop ($1,299.00):
Intel i7 processor
Windows 8.1
15.6" LED 1920x1080 display (TOUCH screen)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB
8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
Hybrid 1TB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD
No optical drive
Alternatively, I can buy another model of the Lenovo y50 which DOES NOT include a touch screen, but has a 4GB nvidia graphics card and a blu-ray/DVD optical drive.
OR
Alienware 14 ($1,299.00)
Intel i7 processor
Windows 8.1
8GB memory
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB GDDR5
14" WLED FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare Display
500GB 5400RPM (8G SSD) Hybrid SATA 6Gb/s
I know Alienware is a bit pricey for less, but I heard it's a very good gaming brand and the build of it has some nice perks (such as choosing the colors it lights up in) and such.
Overall, which is the better choice?