I need this notebook, now..

Hi, I'm attending school. We are required to have to have the higher end laptops (my clear choice being the whitebook). And so the current situation looks like that all builders except Digitalstorms and Cyberpower are out of stock. Is this cyberpower http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Xtreme_M1/ the same as the whitebook? It just seemed odd to me that they would have them so long before everybody else.

I am aware that many people had problems with cyberpower before, but as a student it's going to be very hard for me to survive without a laptop.

All the "smaller" guys who I'd rather buy from anyways have told me that they won't get them until the end of the month.

 

have u checked xoticpc?

 

Oh I checked all of them,


They said anywhere from the 15th-30th for the laptop to arrive and enter production. (same situation as the other builders)

But from cyberpower power I can get it shipped out in 3 days.

 

All vendors (including Cyberpower and Digital Storm Online) have it on pre-order. I remember when Digital Storm first introduced this model, they said that the ETA was about early August, and due to OCZ postponing the shipment and being unclear with the ship date, DS has constantly changed their posted ETA.

 

This is exactly why NOT to buy from them. Several years ago I bought an Asus S69J from them. Got rush shipping and everything, did not receive the laptop for almost TWO MONTHS. Every time I called they told me that the people I needed to talk to were on their lunch breaks and I could not be helped at that time. Never bought from them again, and never will again.

 

How about Digitalstorm then?

 

No matter who you buy it from, you won't get it soon - it still has to be released. Neither CyberPower nor Digital Storm have it yet.

 

just go with xoticpc i just ordered one today! total 2,376.50 for p9500, 4gb, dual ati, 320gb, bluetooth, upgraded wifi. so how bad is it for waiting heh this is my first laptop and an upgrade from a 8 year old pc, omg just cant wait now

 

ah nevermind. It says now at xotic pc.

PRE ORDER - Will be in stock on Friday 9/19/08. Shipments starting 9/22/08

 

That's funny. At the GoG he said they don't even get into the country until the 25'th.
http://www.guruofgaming.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=24510#24510

 

As far as I know, OCZ still doesn't have any dates set in stone, so take them all with a grain of salt.

 

Weird, if you configure that on their page it isn't anywhere near that price, even with NO OS.

FORCE OCZ EXTREME 840 (Built on Flextronics / Arima W840 DI / OCZ OCZNBIM17A ) PRE ORDER
- 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1200)
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- -Intel® P9500 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.53GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 25 watt
- (2) 512MB (1,024MB Total) PCI-Express CROSSFIRE ATI HD3870 DDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable)
- - 4,096MB (2 SODIMMS) DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (Requires Vista 64-Bit to recognize Full 4GB)
- Standard Finish
- - Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti 8X Light Scribe DVDRW Drive w/ Software
- - 320GB 7200RPM Seagate (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)
- NO Bay 2 Hard Drive
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link
- BluTooth
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (12 Cell)
$2,498 not including shipping

Same one at RK Computers is $2,418 no shipping.
RKC-1756 Extreme (OCZ OCZNBIM17A)
Display-WUXGA: WUXGA 1920 x 1200 Widescreen Super Glare TFT Display
MXM Graphics Module: Dual ATI Radeon HD 3870 (M88XT) 512MB DDR3-Crossfire Mode
Optical-DVD Or Blu-ray: Integrated Super-Multi DVD/RW Dual-Layer Module
Core 2 Duo Processor: Intel Core™2 45nm P9500 2.53Ghz 6MB 25W 1066MHz
Compound-Heat Sink: Mirror Polished CPU Heat Sink With Arctic Silver 5
Hard Drive-1: 320GB Seagate SATA II 7200 RPM 3Gbs 16MB G-force Protection
Hard Drive-2: No Second Hard Drive-Click Here To Add
Memory-DDR3: 4GB DDR3 1066MHz PC3-8500 Dual Channel - 2 X 2GB
Wireless: Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Mini-PCIe
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Must have gotten the special unadvertised price deal.
An eighty dollar difference can get you a 4 GB Turbo Memory card!

I like my salt from the guy who already has the shaker.

 

And I prefer my salt from OCZ

EDIT: Just called OCZ. Still no confirmed date - everything is still just an estimate at the moment. I was told they were having trouble with Windows XP drivers.

 

I thin OCZ has a confirmed date...

 

FWIW and those that questioned we provide a standard 3 Year Parts and Labor Warranty (w/Overnight Shipping paid both ways for repairs) standard on this model.

 

Is that straight from you guys or from a 3'rd party?

 

Our 3 Year Parts and Labor Warranty is through us.

 

http://www.ocztechnology.com/wheretobuy/distributors/all/north_america

http://www.ocztechnology.com/wheretobuy/resellers/online/north_america

http://www.ocztechnology.com/wheretobuy/system_builders/all/north_america

 

i am wondering what kind of school and major required their students to have high end "gaming" laptops? I understand engineering might want you to have CAD cards such as FX 3700M; but crossfire 3870? what can you possibility do with them besides gaming? If you are thinking they work faster than 8600M GT or HD3650 in solidworks or 3dmax, you are wrong.

 

OCZ should begin shipping the first orders 09/25. This was updated today........

 

I don't know where you got your information from, Rob, but I called at 7pm and they told me they don't have a date set in stone yet. The 25th is still an ETA - just like every other date they've given and missed.

 

Did not say it was set in stone, this is the info we received from them today. The first systems "should" begin shipping 09/25.

Obviously we were not the only system builder given this information:

http://www.guruofgaming.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=24510#24510

This was posted by another member back a few...........

 

The bottom line is nothing is EVER set in stone to deliver on a certain date lol. Until it is in the UPS or Fed ex system. However with test systems out its a pretty good idea. And I believe RK computers was one of the few distrubutors on the list taken directly from OCZ's website and Mark at Killernotebooks AKA Guruofgaming forum actually has one in his hands. Its a pretty good market indicator.

Just my opinion.

 

game design

 

Sorry, I must have interpreted your post wrong. I was just crying to clear up that the 25th was not a definite date

I agree completely, and I also think that it'll be released roughly around the 25th.

 

First of all, I never heard of this particular major, may I ask what school are you going to? And secondly, even though it does exited, you still need a CAD card like FX 3700M as I mentioned previously, it works far better than OpenGL cards like dual 3870 and 9800M GTX for gaming development. I still don't see a valid reason for you to get this machine except playing games.

 

There are lots of game programs at colleges, and some game "trade schools" too -- Fullsail in Florida and Guildhall in Texas.

I'm unconvinced that they'd require this level of laptop though, generally they provide their own computers afaik.

 

I don't remember anyone "asking", this just sounds like a "plug".

But after doing a little research and making a few calls today, and from your reply:

Your warranty is through you, correct?

I called a few other resellers, the extended warranty they provide is through the manufacture (OCZ).

I think i would be a little more secure with this option...

 

dont buy a system like that for school, you need to get something which is good and reliable. By no means are any of the arima chassis any good, they tend to crack and just have poor construction. You are better off getting a dell precision or a lenovo workstation laptop, because they will have the quadro graphics options and will have a much higher build quality than the arima chassis will.

K-TRON

 

I'll have to disagree. My Alienware m9750 which is also an Arima is well built in my opinion. I've had zero issues with it other than the rubber paint peeling off it around the edges. That would be Alienware's fault and their choice of paint. Still.. this really is a gamer's notebook. Don't buy it unless gaming at max/near max settings is important to you while remaining reasonably portable.

I take my laptop to and form work everyday, opening and closing the lid 4-5 times/day. The hinge is still sturdy and I haven't noticed any wear on it so far.

 

Same here, and agreed. Even when rescrewing everything back after I modded mine, it's still sturdy and strong.

 

I'm going to flashpoint academy which is a new tradeschool, they "say" they're trying to get accreditation and go the path FullSail went to. Anyways we are going to be working with crysis and ep3 so I guess it would be best to have a card that will be able to run both games on decent settings, to test our creations.