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    ****, no dual 9800m gt c901

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by mistamal, Oct 7, 2008.

  1. mistamal

    mistamal Newbie

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    ****it, there aren't any more at sager or powernotebooks.
    Does any one know if they'll restock? Or will they just sell the GTX ones from now on.

    Thanks
     
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  2. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    just wait, there is an expected replacement... probably a die shrink of the same card.

    Or you can still order from other vendors... like:
    - www.pro-star.com (and their resellers)
    - www.eurocom.com (and their resellers)
     
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  3. mistamal

    mistamal Newbie

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    Cool. Do you have any info on when to expect the die shrink?
    Cheers
     
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Not sure, but it should be soon since they [Nvidia] has pulled the 9800M GT's at the moment.
     
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  5. Tarentum

    Tarentum Notebook Deity

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    No one knows, but it's a good guess. The 9800M GT's been discontinued :/ You can try some other resellers, some of which may still have it in stock (RJTech?)

    VV Yeah, I figured, but RJtech still had some! (Surprising, at least as of yesterday)
     
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Sager has pulled the option due to stock.

    Pro-Star and Eurocom are the only two other Clevo importer OEMs that may still have stock.

    FYI, remember that smaller vendors like RJtech get their stuff from Sager, so I would expect them to update their site soon to reflect the discontinued 9800M GT.
     
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    Aeris Otherworldly

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    Oh man, I guess this means bad news to me and my laptop, since I am sending it for repairs to Sager today, and it is likely that the laptop has issues with the graphics cards, although the symptoms are alike to those of a failing motherboard.

    Well, I hope I do not have to wait for the 55 NM 9800m GT refresh if they do not have any 8800m GTX's or 9800m GT's in stock. :(

    On the other hand, having to wait for the 55 NM refresh would not be as bad, getting newer hardware with supossedly no "high-lead problems" would be quite a lot of peace of mind to me.
     
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  8. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    Prostar and its resellers still seem to be offering the GT, as well as the FX 2700M.
     
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    QuantumPSI Notebook Consultant

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    yeah, I just noticed this as well, was getting ready to purchase and noticed the option wasn't there. I just can't justify the dual GTX's. What do people recommend I do?
     
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  10. QuantumPSI

    QuantumPSI Notebook Consultant

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    Just checked out R&J Tech and they do have it. Checking up on their reputation now.
     
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    Oops, my mistake, even Prostar resellers have pulled the dual option.

    Can't you guys buy a second card separately, then install it yourselves?
     
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  12. mistamal

    mistamal Newbie

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    All I can say is, THIS SUCKS. I had been waiting for my pay to arrive to finally buy this baby and BAM, they just took it from me, the *******s.

    Aaaaanyway, I just hope they'll release the die shrinked ones by november (cause I'll be gone by then - wink wink).
     
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    they have it at RJ Tech, bout to buy my machine now. What is the die shrinked ones you talk about?
     
    QuantumPSI, Oct 7, 2008
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