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    HP a good value vs. Sager?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by jt4266, Nov 2, 2005.

  1. jt4266

    jt4266 Notebook Guru

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    I am looking for a notebook and I have decided what I want in terms of performance and the configuration. Price for me is an issue but not enough to make me sacrifice build quality/reliability. I want some opinions to see if spending the extra $200 on the Sager is worth it. I will play some games but will most likely use the computer for internet and to burn dvd's.

    From HP I configured this for $1,307.22 in a compaq v4000t

    Processor 740 (1.73 GHz)
    15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen!
    128MB ATI MOBILITY(TM) RADEON(R) X700
    1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)
    80 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
    LightScribe 8x DVD+/-RW&CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer
    Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG WLAN!
    12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

    The Sager NP5320 I configured at powernotebooks looks like this for $1,546.00:

    15.4" WSXGA+ (1680x1050) LCD
    ATi RADEON X700 PCI-e w/256 DDR
    1.73GHz "Sonoma" Intel® Pentium® Processor M 740
    1,024MB (2 SODIMMS) DDR2/533 Dual Channel Memory
    80GB SATA/150 Hard Drive at 5,400 RPM
    LightScribe Enabled Combo 8X DVD+/-R/RW/CD-RW
    Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG 802.11a/b/g LAN
    Battery: 8-Cell Smart Li-ion Battery
     
  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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