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    Nagamaki is Here!!! (Arima W840 / OCZ Whitebook)

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by mhooper1125, Sep 15, 2008.

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    The only thing is that he has a test model and not one suitable for sale or lease. It says it in one of the pictures on a metal plat. Still nice to look at the internals of it, which I'm interested in.
     
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    Yes I know its for engineering review.

    Its the first pictures to actually show more detail plus benchmark some of these results.\

    Edited my first post to reflect to be used for benchmarking. ( My apologies if I confuesed anyone.)
     
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    Yes, they won't be available to us til they mass ship systems.
     
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    Yes so it might be a month or so before consumers can start getting these. Who knows with all the delays.

    However its nice to be able to see actual test results instead of on paper !
     
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    After taking a second look, the cpu and left gpu do not actually connect like they did in the m9750
     
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    Im sure there will be some customizations comming.

    We will see once he starts benchmarking it.
     
    mhooper1125, Sep 15, 2008
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    Is this really true?


    I'm in school right now and I will be needing a laptop soon. I can wait probably only till' the end of the month.

    Has OCZ made a "real" release date yet?! :mad:
     
    Adrenaline222, Sep 15, 2008
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  9. mhooper1125

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    If I recall correctly Mark over at Killer Notebooks said the 19th.

    You can email or ask him, he would know better than I.
     
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    Im sure they will be ahppy for the marketing plug however I believe Prostar offers that too for less. This is about the actual system since Mark has one in his hands.
     
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    I really like the way it looks. Hopefully it performs up to its paper.
     
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    the bottom looked like it is matte. I really cant stand glossy finishes. why couldnt they just keep the alienware style 'stealth' finish.
     
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  13. Shane@DARK.

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    Prostar doesn't seem to offer this laptop whatsoever.
     
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    Mark is loading up the OS......
     
    mhooper1125, Sep 16, 2008
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    I really agree I have been checking out this notebook for a while waiting to hear more. The pictures I saw before made it look very stylish and that was a huge factor for my interest. After seeing the glossy finish in the pictures at K|N I can't help but be disappointed, it looks cheap and plastic.

    I'm a Graphic Designer and a gamer and I can never find a notebook that is both powerful enough for games and stylish enough to take to a meeting. :(
     
    FatherJack, Sep 16, 2008
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    It could be refinished I would assume.
     
    mhooper1125, Sep 16, 2008
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    You're right. I just hate having to pay to refinish something I'm already paying a lot of money for. It's like buy a new car and having to take it right to the body shop to get it painted so you could drive it. People do it, but it's nicer to have a nice looking model to start off with.
     
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    I agree. But this machine, by the looks of it will be one of those ones that is worth repainting.
     
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    OS is installed, He had real good things to say about the keyboard.
     
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    ****!
    Can't wait for some benchmarks. I am considering getting one for my bro. and see how it stacks up against a NP-9262 SLI.We will see if it was worth the wait :confused:
    I hope it was! :)
     
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    We've known how this thing would score in 3D Mark for weeks. I hope he benchmarks some actual games.
     
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    I spoke with Killer Notebooks and Mark is telling me that I should be able to get my hands on one of these by the end of September or the begining of October. I was ready to buy a new laptop so I could give the Executioner I bought from K/N to my son. The Nagamaki looks like its going to be an awesome machine. I can't wait.

    Executioner
    Core 2 Duo T7600 2.33Ghz
    2 GB DDR2-667 RAM
    17” WSXGA 1680 X 1050 Screen
    GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB (upgraded to Quadro FX2500M)
    100 GB 7,200 RPM Hard Drive
    A/B/G+ 108Mbps Wireless
     
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  25. mhooper1125

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    We had an idea of what the 3d Marks were. He has had it less than 24 hours. Some nice pics and actual proven benchmarks and much more so far. The drivers dont come with it so he has to get them working and find them in order to start the gaming/real world Benchmarks. Wich will be throughout the day I assume!
     
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    MrBogard I like to see actual screens of the scores and not just hypothetical benchmarks...No disrespect or anything but anybody could just put numbers out there!
     
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    He also posted screenshots of the PCMark Vantage tests. Those numbers are very impressive to say the least.
     
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    Yes very impressive so far, almost equal to the 9800M GT's in Sli.
    We will see how it performs in actual games?
     
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    Yes just slightly behind the Duel 9800's

    The other thing to keep in mind is nothing has been tweaked yet =)
     
    mhooper1125, Sep 16, 2008
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    behind 9800m gt?? i thought it beats SLI 9800m gtx in 3dmark?
     
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    Its close either way...

    I would say comparable 3dMarks would be more appropriate.
    Nevermind he is talking about the ones he has Duel 9800GTM x 2

    And they are comparable.
     
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    Has there been any updates on build quality? That's prb my main reason for not pulling the trigger, as well as heating issues with dual ATIs.
     
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    Heat doesnt look like it is going to be an issue. and so far only praises as of build quality.
     
    mhooper1125, Sep 16, 2008
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    Did anyone Buy the Nagamaki ?
     
    lordvader, Oct 7, 2008
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    I ordered mine like 2 weeks ago.
     
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    gah got me excited for awhile when i thought someone received it.. only to find out it's an old thread ):
     
    leonyeo1001, Oct 8, 2008
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    gah got me excited for awhile when i thought someone received it.. only to find out it's an old thread ):
     
    leonyeo1001, Oct 8, 2008
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  39. lordvader

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    How much time does it take for them to send once orderd ?
    more that 2 weeks ?
     
    lordvader, Oct 9, 2008
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  40. OmegaATL

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    They were just released. Resellers/builders received them this week, so it will probably be about a week before people start receiving them.
     
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    What the hell man!
    I thought they would have been out by now
     
    IKAS V, Oct 10, 2008
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    Shippin' out Monday.
     
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    :) GREAT!! i'll wait for the review on monday!! and lotsa pics plz :D
     
    leonyeo1001, Oct 10, 2008
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    Probably won't get it until the end of the week...
     
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    gah okay then i've no choice but to wait till the end of the week? argh i just can't wait for it. tho i don't actually own it.. but still, its exciting.. and seeing the benchmarks of it so far.. it looks like a darn great machine!
     
    leonyeo1001, Oct 10, 2008
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    I'm quite pleased with K|N's tweaks and improvements on the performance of the QX9300 Mobile Quad Core. Score!

    http://www.guruofgaming.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2341

    http://www.guruofgaming.com/modules...topic&t=2318&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

    However, the Intel Robson Turbo issue is still unsettled.

    http://www.guruofgaming.com/modules...topic&t=2328&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

    Also disappointing is that the OCZ DDR3 1333 is so far not compatible with the OCZ Whitebook. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?!!

    http://www.guruofgaming.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2335
     
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    All sounds good
    waiting to see some Videos on youtube
     
    lordvader, Oct 11, 2008
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    I think Mark fixed the RAM issue, my brother was telling me something about that.
    Now running at 1333Mhz ...
     
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