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    15.4" or 14.1" with dedicated GPU

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by who8mahrice, Aug 27, 2006.

  1. who8mahrice

    who8mahrice Notebook Evangelist

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    Does Sager make either of these? There's one of each screen size on PowerNotebooks.com but these are integrated graphics.
     
    who8mahrice, Aug 27, 2006
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Intel 950 is integrated.
     
    ZaZ, Aug 27, 2006
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Clevo, the company who actually produces the notebooks for Sager and other brands/resellers, has stopped putting dedicated GPUs in notebooks under 17" for some reason.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 27, 2006
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    Donald@Paladin44 Retired

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    Clevo now realizes that was a HUGE mistake and we are hopefully going to see discrete graphics in at least the 15.4" by early next year.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Aug 27, 2006
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  5. who8mahrice

    who8mahrice Notebook Evangelist

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    Bah, I can't wait til next year. Looks like not Sager for me. Thanks for the replies.
     
    who8mahrice, Aug 27, 2006
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    i think you should look towards the Acer 15.4" notebook for bang for the buck gaming.

    Newegg's got a really good deal on 1 right now that i've been following for some friends that are looking for value gaming notebooks that are smaller than 17".

    The Acer on Newegg has same specs as the Sager 5750 except with 15.4" LCD. Includes Core Duo, 1gb RAM, 120gb HDD, ATI X1600 w/ dedicated 128mb, DVD-RW..... for just under $1100. nice deal i would think.

    -OR-

    You can go for the Compal HEL80 notebook with nVidia 7600 in it, there are a number of reviews on that particular notebook in these forums.
     
    Gophn, Aug 27, 2006
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  7. chrisyano

    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

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    That's definitely good news! :cool:

    After going down from a 17" to the 15.4" I'm currently on, I probably won't go back up in size for my next laptop. A 15.4" SAGER like the NP5320 would be a great option.
     
    chrisyano, Aug 27, 2006
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