Would you pay 1100-1500 for a laptop computer?

would i pay that? no. but there's not that much for me to do on a laptop. they are inherently low power, so even a fast one won't perform as well as a desktop would.

if it absolutely has to be portable though, and max speed doesn't matter as much, then that would be good, IF the specs were awesome.

also, fyi, marking a computer as a "gaming laptop" instantly lets them mark it up over $1000, but that doesn't mean it is worth that. i've seen $600 computers with better specs than some $1000+ laptops. it's just one of those words like "gourmet"...it doesn't really mean anything.

Nope. All laptops are overpriced by a factor of 10.

Most new laptops have backlit keys.

TERRIBLE too. Too bright for most uses and too dim for others.

And what happens when one of the backlights fail?

Those keyboards are not cheap.

I bought a really NICE one. Had everything I wanted.

But then I turned it on....

Took it back the next day.

The Mfr does not sell a REAL keyboard. No one does for that one.

Absolutely, but it has to pay for itself as a business tool. 

I wouldn't but my insurance company replaced my stolen one with a 1500$ laptop then I gave it to my son but I think he threw it out or destroyed it because he was mad at me I was in the wrong....

No, I would just build a desktop if I was going to do that. Maybe even spend a little bit less depending on what I need...

Not nowadays, no, I don't play modern games so I wouldn't need to pay that. I have rarely bought one new and don't need great specifications.