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    FL90 - Personal Review

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by Stevonio, Jul 27, 2007.

  1. Stevonio

    Stevonio Notebook Guru

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    Here is my little FL90 review. It is not very detailed, but I thought id throw one up with images.


    I ordered my IFL90 from PowerNotebooks.com on June 18th

    Specifications: WXGA (1200x800) Glossy
    T7300 (2.0GHz) Intel Core2Duo
    (1) 2GB RAM
    256MB 8600GT
    120GB SATA II 3GB/s 7,200 RPM HD

    I recieved my laptop on July 25th via UPS mail.

    Initial Problem: When I opened the laptop, to my discovery I was sent a FL90 instead of the IFL90. There differences between the two are the FL90: Lacks a fingerprint reader, has different media buttons, and a slightly different case. I contacted Donald of PNB and he was aware and very apologetic about the issue. We agreed on compensation for the lacking feature. The wait is too long to exchange for a normal IFL90 for me to bare.

    First Impressions: (NOTE: This is my first laptop)
    I opened the laptop and was a bit suprised by the size of the screen, how big it was. The only other laptop ive payed attention to is my buddies 14" dell. I popped the battery in, and picked the laptop up. It is not heavy at all, I see no issues with portability. Overall it looks very nice in my opinion.

    Build Quality:
    The case all seems stable to me. I do not feel any keyboard flex, and im used to desktop keyboards.

    Screen:
    Very bright, I went on my desktop after and it looks so dim and dull in comparison. The viewing angles are also better than on my friend’s 14" dell laptop in my opinion from the sides. I have one dead pixel in the top left area, it does not bother me, can hardly notice unless I’m on white looking at that area. My friends did not say anything either.

    Performance:
    So far I have ran 3 different graphical intense programs - CS:S, F.E.A.R, and 3DMark06

    CS:S
    I have everything on high, and 4xMSAA (for some reason it wont let me take a screenshot)
    I run about 120FPS when running alone, to 75-90 when in groups, and lowest of 58 when in intense combat.


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    The game runs very great in my opinion. Will be playing this more tomorrow hehe.

    The battery does not seem to last as long as I’d have though, maybe im doing something wrong.



    3DMark06
    I scored a 3400 with some programs in the background. Not sure how much that affects it – thought id mention.



    Conclusion: Overall I am happy with this notebook, despite the mixup and such. Would I do it over again with the wait, probably. So far I am very pleased with the gaming power.


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    Steven
     
  2. maditude

    maditude Notebook Evangelist

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    *drool*

    Thanks for posting, Stevonio.
     
  3. chicken59

    chicken59 Newbie

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    do you think you have ddr3?

    or still ddr2?
     
  4. ronaldheld

    ronaldheld Notebook Deity

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    Thanks much for that review.
     
  5. imachine

    imachine Notebook Evangelist

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    lol! That's a VBI version :eek: didn't know you guys had VBI in the states - it seems compal finally decided to flood the market with VBIs too :) Cool! And also I've recently heard some guy mentioning how his VBI FL90 has a slot for the tv-tuner. Which is great.
     
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    Thanks for that review.
     
  7. RLM

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    A question, how is the glossy screen for glare/reflections? Is it as bad as some people say they are?
     
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    imachine Notebook Evangelist

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    From what I hear, Sager tests their notebook's LCDs before shipping, and have a 80% no-dead pixel rate, so I hope my Sager doesn't come with any dead pixels. :(

    Other than that, great review and I know you're enjoying it! :D
     
  11. Stevonio

    Stevonio Notebook Guru

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    I ran 2 dead pixel programs for 15 minutes each, and it seemed to alter it to a grey than just a black. Which is better I guess :)

    Steven
     
  12. Scavar

    Scavar Notebook Evangelist

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    That was the same problem I had, and I probably would have kept it, except that my screen had been damaged during shipping. Glad you got yours and that you could keep it.

    Nice little review.
     
  13. Cataclysm

    Cataclysm Notebook Geek

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    If someone could translate that, I'd be very grateful. All I really need to know is the battery life and FEAR FPS... And their system specs.
     
  14. Liquid Steel

    Liquid Steel Notebook Consultant

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    t7300, 2gb ram, 256mb 8600GT, turbo memory, 1280x900 screen

    FEAR:

    'Test of performance of computer has brought on it requiring firstpersonal following (step) result strzelance '

    CPU min / GPU min - średnio: 311 fps
    CPU med / GPU med - średnio: 30 fps
    CPU max / GPU max - średnio: 25 fps

    średnio=average, I think. (Middling on my translator)

    Battery (six cell):

    no load: 3:06
    DVD: 1:39
    Load: 1:03


    (I don't speak Polish, I just looked for numbers, and looked up specific words... they may all be wrong :p)
     
  15. Cataclysm

    Cataclysm Notebook Geek

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    Something cant be right, 311 FPS in FEAR, for ANY video card(s) is impossible, unless Clevo got themselves a time machine and built the 8600GT using technology from the future...
     
  16. mziol

    mziol Notebook Consultant

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    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=143157 Post number 6 and onward. I would have translated it but he beat me to it :D