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So, since I have a job were I have 5.5 hours free a night at, I decided to buy a Desktop Replacement laptop. I built this on the Sager website.Sager Model NP5160 posted:
Price is $1,114.00. It is Sandy and looks pretty good. Any idea if could get any better? I've heard almost only great things about Sager and while I kind of want a little prettier laptop  , I'd rather the power.
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| # ¿ Feb 24, 2011 10:44 |
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Charlie Foxtrot posted:I have been eyeing the Sager NP5160 as well. (Incidentally, screw Sager for not including the price of the OS in the base price of the model. "Oh, you actually want to USE your computer? That'll cost you!") Did they give you a ship date? I'm just curious if you're going to have to wait due to the Sandy Bridge issue. Yeah, showed me mid-March which is okay because I need to make some more money anyways 
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| # ¿ Feb 26, 2011 21:25 |
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I'll post this again since I've been looking for a good gaming laptop (As are the last couple posts) and this is one of the nicer Sandy deals that I've found and will be tossing an order for this in a couple of weeks!Sager NP5160 posted:- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glare Type Screen Those are my little customizations and stuff, and for all that it comes to $1,094.00 and looks to be the best deal I can find for that kind of power. I'm really looking forward to this laptop and I hope it is as awesome as it seems to be!
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| # ¿ Mar 6, 2011 07:57 |
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Nask26 posted:Ive been looking at buying a Sager Laptop, Im having a problem picking one. Its pretty much the 8130 vs 5160. Most everything I have specced the same on both builds but the 8130 has a GTX460M and the 5160 has a GT540M. Do you guys think that and the ability to upgrade to 16gb of ram if i ever wanted to is enough for the 200$ extra for the 8130? I hate you for making me second guess things. Nonetheless... http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA...0M.33612.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA...0M.41715.0.html It's not night and day, but there defnitely seems to be a decent difference between the 460 and the 540 and the 460 seems to be a decently better card. Cal of Duty: Back OPs Ultra GT 540M - 28 FPS GTX 460M - ~52 FPS Still not sure. I will do a decent amount of gaming on this thing thanks to my new easy night shift job, so, I might spring the extra 200.
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| # ¿ Mar 9, 2011 09:08 |
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So I've decided on the Sager NP8130 but I had one last question. My friend says that Bluray drives for PCs aren't that great still because of all the updates Bluray players still receive and he read the drives are supposedly a bitch to update. Thoughts?
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| # ¿ Mar 16, 2011 07:59 |
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Factory Factory posted:Not sure about the drives themselves, i.e. firmware, but player software definitely gets updated now and again, and while updates install roughly like any other software patch, you have to keep buying the newest version because old versions stop getting updates after a while, locking you out of certain new releases. Oh we have two PS3's and a Samsung Bluray at my house, I just thought it would be nice to toss a bluray drive on the laptop because I have ~7 hours a night free at work and I do watch a decent amount of movies here.
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| # ¿ Mar 16, 2011 08:18 |
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MrChupon posted:If you have zero credit history, and can seriously just buy this on credit and pay it off the next month, that is an excellent idea and you should absolutely do it. It will begin to establish a history and your score will go up. That is a completely different situation than opening up an 8th line of credit to buy some random consumer electronics. This, though, with a better laptop preferably.
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| # ¿ Mar 16, 2011 17:49 |
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XoticPC posted:Thank you for shopping at Xotic PC. Here's to hoping I don't regret this!
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| # ¿ Mar 23, 2011 10:03 |
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Not bad, though if you plan on playing new PC games and such (I was looking for a laptop that could do that) I'd toss an extra $120 in there and find a laptop with a GTX 460M. The performance seems like it'd be worth it. If you're not big on gaming then it's not a bad laptop, though I built a Sager on http://www.xoticpc.com with the same specs for $885 (Though without Windows. $90 to add that on.) I also just noticed you have to get it from Amazon, so, that may be your best choice Asus is a good company and I'm sure it'll be a great laptop.
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| # ¿ Mar 25, 2011 03:43 |
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Nask26 posted:Sager NP5160 / Clevo W150HN Nice! I got the 8130 so we should be comparison buddies I wanted a better battery, but I'm getting this so I can play games at work so I figured since I'm plugged in 85% of the time, I can go for the better graphics card. Let me know how you like it!
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| # ¿ Mar 27, 2011 04:42 |
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Enigma posted:I'm leaning toward the Sager NP8130: As I stated a couple posts up, I just pulled the trigger on an 8130 as well. I looked around and at least at this point, couldn't find a better deal on a Sandy Bridge CPU with a GTX 460 GPU. That being said, like shop said in the post above me, it's somewhat backordered so expect a couple of weeks for delivery is my guess. I probably even have it worse because they gave me the option to have it shipped to them in Nebraska before it goes to me in California (No idea where it initially ships from.) so that'll add a couple of days in addition to my 'queue' time. All in all, though, looks like a solid laptop for a good price and I'm really excited for mine. Edit: The thermal compound, according to their site, is supposed to keep the CPU on average 5-7 degrees cooler. I don't believe the computer is going to run very hot from the review I saw, so, probably not an issue. Also $40 is a lot of money for thermal paste
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Enigma posted:Thanks, shop and DarkestLite. I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the Sager NP8130. After upgrading to Windows 7 Pro (required by school) and shipping, grand total was $1394.54. It's always worth it to try and go through sites like that because they usually have better customer service / warranties and supposedly Sagers customer service is known to be pretty bad. I went through Xotic and I hope shop did too. I talked to my "regular" customer service guy today (I've bugged him like 5 times via Live Chat but he's awesome) and he said the earliest I should expect mine is mid April. I was hoping sooner but for the demand that Sandy Bridge seems to have, I won't complain. Got my 3DS yesterday and a new laptop on the way. It's a good time for toys
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| # ¿ Mar 28, 2011 17:03 |
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Oxytocin posted:Does anyone see anything shady about buying a supposedly brand-new but unboxed HP 2740P for $1000 from ebay? I could be -totally- wrong here, but looking at the specs, I don't see how that thing is worth $1000, let alone $1500. Unless I'm missing something huge, that is. HP it seems from this thread is hit or miss, depending on what model line you get. I had an HP Mini 311 Netbook and while it ran decently well, the build was just so flimsy and near the end, it felt like the side plastic holding in the screen was coming apart. This was from less than normal wear and tear. I take pretty good care of my electronics. Jaypeeh posted:Hello gang. I was hoping I could get some suggestions on a laptop for my needs and limited price-range. I've never owned a laptop so I've been reluctant to buy anything without some wisdom. If possible, you should really try and get something with Sandy Bridge if you're going to be investing in a computer for that price. I know I'm pushing the Sagers down everybodys throats, but I made this one on the Xoticpc website: Sager NP5160 posted:Sager NP5160 / Clevo W150HN I added $65 for the 1920 screen and like $30 or something to go from an i5 to an i7. It would be $90 to add Windows (Sager models don't come with it unless you add it in) and another $70 if you wanted to make it have 8 gigs of RAM. Without the Windows and RAM upgrade, though, it comes to $864.00. I know this was a little more than you were willing to spend and the system itself is probably a little more powerful than you were expecting, but I'm sure it would keep you happy AND if you wanted to between photoshop sessions at the local café, you could toss WoW on here and gank some dudes or whatever. Anyways, just my $0.02. In the end, do whatever you think is best for you!
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| # ¿ Mar 29, 2011 03:19 |
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Oxytocin posted:It's a convertible tablet PC: I eat my words.
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| # ¿ Mar 29, 2011 03:56 |
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Jaypeeh posted:Edit: Darkestlite, could you tell me what you like about Sager? I'm not at all familiar with them. Sager is known for making really good gaming laptops. I've been researching Sandy Bridge laptops ever since I found out I would be needing one for work. The only real difference between a regular laptop and a 'gaming' laptop is that the latter will have a stronger dedicated GPU. This would also come in handy for anything graphics-intensive. I assume you already know all this but yeah, I ordered a Sager and while I haven't received it yet, I'm rather excited after only having heard great reviews. I also rather like the more plain look of their laptops. I don't need anything too flashy. XoticPC is a great place to get Sagers as well, with fantastic customer service. DarkestLite fucked around with this message at Mar 29, 2011 around 06:05 |
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Cosmo Clock 21 posted:I'm thinking about picking up an NP5160, but I'm worried about build quality. Want something that'll last me five years. I was worried about build quality as well, but the Sager reviews I've read said they are pretty strong laptops. If you're not decided by then, I'll tell you by mid April how strong mine is
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| # ¿ Mar 29, 2011 14:49 |
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rrraaagggeee posted:So my friend is looking for a powerful gaming laptop in the $2000 range and neither him nor myself have any idea what to look for in laptops. Xoticpc.com posted:Sager NP8170-S1 / Clevo P170HM Yep, DarkestLite pushing more Sagers. http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8170...rch-p-2982.html The GTX 485M that I threw in there is a -beast-. I think it's the most powerful single GPU you can put in a laptop right now but I'm not sure. It's the best I've seen, at least. DarkestLite fucked around with this message at Mar 29, 2011 around 15:59 |
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Factory Factory posted:This is necessary every time somebody wants $2000 potential blunt-object-murder-weapon computers: Read the OP. Relevant section quoted: I agree with this full-heartedly but, seriously, people need to stop reposting this. I'm sure if someone wanted a huge gaming laptop and they check this thread, assume for the better that they read the OP. A couple pages ago, a guy wanted one and people told him no in a sarcastic, rear end in a top hat way. His reasoning? He lives on a boat and it's a lot easier to have something portable. I just tossed $1400 on a Sager. My reasoning? I work a graveyard shift from 10:30pm to 6:30am. If I had the patience to wait another month, I would have gotten a big $2000 laptop. I only end up actually doing work for for 30 minutes of my 8 hour shift, so, having something that I could reliably play Rift/WoW/Burn through my steam library on is beneficial to me. Believe me, I'd rather put this $1400 in to making my desktop a lot nicer since I don't even like laptops (Other than netbooks) in the first place, but it's unrealistic for me to do that because when I'm at home, I'm usually sleeping, waking up, and getting ready for work. Unless someone outright says that their laptop is going to stay on their home desk and never leave, let them buy what they want. DarkestLite fucked around with this message at Mar 30, 2011 around 07:00 |
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Factory Factory posted:You have a lot of faith in people acting reasonably regarding a notebook market segment primarily targetting kids going off to college who are getting their first not-hand-me-down computers. Less faith, more if they want to blow their money, let them. I also assume if they are smart enough to check this thread first, they are worth a little bit of faith.
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| # ¿ Mar 30, 2011 07:18 |
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VirtualReality posted:How are the build quality on ASUS / Sager laptops? I ask because I'm in the market for a desktop replacement / gaming laptop (shut up I work a 10 hour graveyard shift in an office by myself with barely anything to do) and was recently looking into getting a 15" Mac Book Pro. Hi Graveyard shift twinsie. I haven't gotten my laptop yet (Sager NP8130, $1400) but from all I read, Sagers laptops seem to have really good build quality. I researched for a few weeks before finally putting in my order but when it comes to build quality, the only negative criticism I saw more than once was a sub-par keyboard, which I personally can live with. If you're not in a huge hurry, mine should arrive around the second week of April and I plan on writing up a pretty decent review. Also, if you plan on getting an Sager/Asus, I'd recommend going through XoticPC. Not only have they been incredibly helpful, but they're competitve, price wise. I can't speak for Asus, but Sager pretty much relies on their resellers and because of that, you'll always have much better customer support going through Xotic. Sagers support is supposedly legendary... for being horrible. But yeah, on the Sager I purchased, I've read a decent amount of reviews, user and not, and everyone seems very pleased with the purchase.
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| # ¿ Apr 2, 2011 09:18 |
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Four Digit models are Sandy Bridge, which are supposed to be a pretty substantial upgrade. Edit: Also, unless I read incorrectly, the Asus policy is for the first 30 days only. Better than nothing though, I suppose. I just plan on taking the risk. I've been overly lucky so four and have yet to get (Or at least notice) a dead pixel on any of my last 5 monitors / 2 laptops. Edit #2: Just noticed the Sager $100 is 30 day too. Oh well. Go with your gut, I'd say. I researched a ton and still pretty much just decided to dive in and this is probably the biggest single purchase I've made. DarkestLite fucked around with this message at Apr 3, 2011 around 18:15 |
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See, to each their own. One of the main selling factors for me was I -hate- that weird sticking out thing behind the screen of the Asus. I just prefer the simple look, I suppose.
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| # ¿ Apr 4, 2011 03:51 |
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VirtualReality posted:I did. I once bought something with a stuck on bright green pixel in the dead center of the screen and the company wouldn't take it back. I'd like to avoid that in the future as much as I can. Also I figured I was getting a pretty good deal even with the dead pixel thing. Who did you end up ordering from? I'm still in the build phase ):
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| # ¿ Apr 6, 2011 02:05 |
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Gehenomm posted:I would like you guys opinions on this laptop, is this a good deal for the money?: I was going to say this didn't look all that great. Then I noticed it was loving $589. You're going to be playing anything 2011 + on Medium most likely, but, seriously, for $600 that seems like a pretty good deal to me. The Resolution is a bit 'meh' for me but I'm a snob who was looking for 1600 minimum. I also had a higher budget, though. Godspeed, sir.
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| # ¿ Apr 6, 2011 02:10 |
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Edit: D-D-D-DOUBLE POST. Yeah, I went there.VirtualReality posted:I ordered it from XoticPC, she said the laptop should be shipped in 8-12 days. Yeah, mine was like 8-12. Remember, it's business days, though. I don't say this because I think you're dumb. I say this because I got my hopes up and forgot  My hope is mine ships at the end of this week and I'll get it early next week. We'll see what happens.Philosopher King posted:Should I go ahead and pull the trigger on a laptop right now, or should I wait til easter to see if anything amazing better than these are on sale? This just takes me to "Featured Special Offers". Can't help you there
DarkestLite fucked around with this message at Apr 6, 2011 around 02:13 |
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VirtualReality posted:Yeah mine wasn't customized at all. The only option I selected was Windows 7 and the dead pixel thing. Was hoping that would make it ship faster but I'm cool with 6-12 days. Yeah, all I did was change the HDD, add on the extended warranty and a better wireless card, so hopefully it doesn't take long to build.
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| # ¿ Apr 6, 2011 02:15 |
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My Sager NP8130 is shipping today to Nebraska to avoid California Sales Tax. Hopefully I will see it early next week. (:
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| # ¿ Apr 6, 2011 17:13 |
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Enigma posted:I'm planning to put up a review for you guys. Mine is currently scheduled for delivery Monday! Oh you bastard I planned on putting up a review, yes. Didn't know there were goons ahead of me, though! Mine probably won't come until later next week.
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| # ¿ Apr 8, 2011 01:02 |
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Enigma posted:I placed mine 3/29, but had a billing issue. It went to the building phase 3/30 and shipped 4/5 from CA to FL. They quoted me 5-10 business days for building, and it was definitely on the low end of the estimate. UPS is saying it will be here Monday. I think the only addition I made to the stock machine was adding Windows 7 Pro, so I didn't have any extra build time added on. Ah yeah, they didn't start building mine until the 29th and I had a couple of things to build, so that's probably why. Also, there's no problems with us both doing a review, just giving you a hard time because I thought I'd be first
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| # ¿ Apr 8, 2011 09:35 |
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Rabid Snake posted:I currently have a 13 inch 2009 MBP unibody and I've been toying with the idea of buying a new laptop. My biggest problem with it is the screen resolution (1280 x 800). I want to upgrade to a larger resolution (1080P if possible) but most laptops that have a larger resolution are 15.6". Also, I prefer Windows over Mac OS X. (Though I have grown fond of Mac OS X). I am currently enrolled in a University so being mobile with a decent battery life is some big points I need in a laptop. I was wondering if I'll be shooting myself in the foot if I switch to a 15.6" laptop that weighs around 5.5 pounds? I do not care much for gaming, I use my laptop just for light computer programming for my CSE classes, reviewing screencasted lectures, movies, and listening to music. The only game I play (maybe once every two weeks with old friends) is Heroes of Newerth but if it does not play that game, I do not really mind. I've personally ever seen an 1080 screen for under 15" and/or under $1000. I could be wrong, though. How does 1920x1080 look on less than 15"? I imagine it'd be too drat small.
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| # ¿ Apr 11, 2011 00:39 |
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I -think- the 510's are a bit more powerful, the 410's next. Can't go wrong either way, though. If you happen to have grab an extra 410 or x201(the 12" one), I'd -gladly- take it your hands. Daddys always wanted a thinkpad. 
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Kiyota posted:Depends on how much my dad lets me take, he himself already got 4 MBPs a mac air and some 7000 dollar desktop mac with like 8 cores. If I can get anything for anyone else ill try my hardest to get it to you. Holy poo poo you have macs? So loving jealous right now. I'm trying to save money to buy myself a macbook or pro next. I want to play around with other OS's like the curious little boy I am. You are the luckiest goon. P.S. Snag me a macbook(Edit: Anything Mac) and I'll give you some money
DarkestLite fucked around with this message at Apr 11, 2011 around 13:06 |
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Kiyota posted:I can say right now all the t61s are spoken for, generally its just t60s I think haha. again Ill see what I can do but the people here are pretty set on trashing most of the notebooks. no tablets sadly was hoping for one as well. No more macs?  Still, t410s and x200s are awesome.
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Kiyota posted:Nah like I said my dad took all the macs, if he sells one I will let you know but I think he is giving them away to friends. Okay, I figured as much, but my inner mac fanboy (Fanboy meaning I liked OSX in the total one hour I've used it for) figured I'd give it a shot. Still though, keep us updated. Thinkpads are cool too. Once again, luckiest goon on the internet.
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Kiyota posted:Get a mac, I have been using one since I was a small lad. My MBP is amazing you wont be let down, unless you are like me and leave it plugged in all the time and destroy the battery. Yeah, but I just dropped $1400 on a Sager laptop so I don't plan on being able to get a mac anytime soon, as much as I'd like one. My hope is to toss $50-$100 from each paycheck on the side and eventually pick up a MBP or an Air. It'd be my secondary laptop, and honestly I should be focusing on buying my car I plan on getting by the end of summer. Maybe after~
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| # ¿ Apr 11, 2011 14:26 |
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Got my shipping notice for my laptop. It's en route and will arrive Thursday. Oh happy day.
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| # ¿ Apr 12, 2011 03:41 |
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I don't have the time or anything to write a review, but I got my Sager NP8130 today around noon and have been playing with it since (12 hours ) This thing is loving amazing. I -love- the chicklet keyboard. It's sturdy and easy as hell to type on. The potion of the arrow keys is definitely going to take some getting used to, but it won't be a problem after a week or two I'm sure. This machine is blazing fast. Everything is done quickly and it is days faster than my desktop (C2D). The screen is gorgeous, the fan is not that noticeable, the system is not that heavy (except for the power brick as big as my cat) and all the ports are just in the right places, making it even more awesome. Games run like butter, too. Without any overclocking, Rift runs on Ultra at about 30FPS, Crysis 1 defaulted at High settings. I didn't check the FPS, but it had to be around or above 35. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask in here or get me on AIM at UtterDissonance. The goon written review two pages ago was done well enough that I don't believe I need to write a review, but I'd be glad to answer any questions.
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| # ¿ Apr 14, 2011 08:17 |
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VirtualReality posted:When did you get your Phase 2 confirmation email? I've been on Phase 2 since like last Wednesday and the wait is killing me p1: 3/23/11 P2: 3/28/11 P4: 4/06/11 Received: 4/14/11 (Took extra because it went from California to Nebraska and back to California )
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| # ¿ Apr 14, 2011 19:11 |
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DarkestLite chiming in again about his Sager NP8130. The Stats again are as follows: Sandy Bridge i7, 8gb RAM, GTX 460M Graphics Card. Anyways, I'm on my 5th day of ownership and, wow, I love this thing as much as day one. I'll reiterate a few things before I start. 1. I really don't like laptops. If I could, I would have tossed all $1400 this thing cost into a bitchin' desktop. 2. I got two new jobs a couple of weeks ago, the main one consisting of working graveyard at an inn. This means I work from 10:30pm to 6:30am, and for about 7 of those 8 hours, I can do whatever I want as long as I chill in the back office in case anyone comes up. Anyways, back to the laptop. This thing is awesome. I installed Crysis as my first game and it defaulted to High with about 27-35 FPS everywhere. This is cool, but I was a tiny bit disappointed because I consider games best played at 40+ FPS. No big. I don't actually plan on playing this, anyway. I just wanted it as a benchmark. The only other disappointment I had was Rift. I love this game and will continue to play it on the laptop, but it's kind of odd. Medium, High, and Ultra settings give me 30-35 FPS. Let me reiterate. Medium -and- Ultra give the same FPS. I don't know if it's something I did wrong or just bad optimization or it hates the laptop. I've read people running it at 60+ on Ultra, so I assume it just hates the laptop. Everything else, though, is an utter delight. I bought this laptop so I'd have something to watch Netflix on at work partly, but mainly so I could bust through my Steam library. Currently playing through Just Cause 2 which runs like butter and looks gorgeous. I also tested Starcraft 2 which will likely come next and that ran at 40-50 FPS on the 'Extreme Setting'. Splinter Cell: Conviction was also at least 40+ fps on the highest settings for the ~15 minutes I played it. The only other games I've been playing are Portal (Which you know will run well) and Everyday Genius: Squarelogic (Which pretty much any computer can run, but I'm hooked.) The highest I've yet to see the GPU reach is 78 under full load. I've played with the laptop in my lap and while it has gotten warm, it's never been too hot for comfort. I only have two gripes, hardware wise. Firstly, while not a legit complaint, it makes me sad. This thing is a pet hair -magnet-. I have two cats and it's about shedding season and this thing goes out of its way to collect the cat hair so I don't have to! The other is that the laptop has a full numpad, which I love, but the '0' key at the bottom is the same size as a normal key, where the right arrow is next to it. This involves me hitting the '0' a lot when meaning to hit the arrow key, but I'm sure it's something I'll get used to. I've bolded the games I played so that people can ignore things they don't want to read. Games I will be playing in the near/somewhat near future are GTA4: Episodes from Liberty City Crysis 2 Portal 2 Saints Row 2 Hitman Blood Money The first one is the only one I'm a bit concerned with how it will run. The rest I know will run easy and smoothly. If you have any questions, once again, either leave a reply here or get me on AIM. My screen name is 'UtterDissonance' there.
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Factory Factory posted:You're seeing slower performance in Crysis and RIFT because those games are MAJOR video card hogs which will choke even high-end desktop parts below the 45-FPS mark easily. The Geforce 460m is roughly identical performance-wise to a desktop Radeon 5770 - which the parts picking thread only recommends for older games or 1680x1050/below resolutions. RIFT especially requires a hell of a lot of oomph to play at Ultra at 1920x1080 at 60FPS, somewhere around a Geforce GTX 570, or a 580/Radeon 6970 to never drop below 60. Yeah, that was my assumption. Makes me feel better, though. Just wish Rift ran better since I really enjoy the game
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