Well here in Portugal we usually pay much more then the rest of Europe, It was 1099 euros, but had a discount od 50 euros, so it was 1049 euros
The GT740M is not the best, but going to a 745M or 750M would put the laptop in 1280/1380 euros.
It was the best i could found, i wanted a 17" screen with a GT740M (minimum) and it was the cheaper one. We don't have much 17" laptops around to choose.

And yes the GT740M is a middle class, but i used to play in a old radeon with 5 years, so the difference is huge !!
I tested "metro the last light" yesterday and at 1366x768 was very nice, i will try at 1980x1080 but i don't expect miracles... i will have to reduce detail