5792 or 9262 which one should I get configs posted for each?

I found the cheapest price for the 9262 at http://www.istnc.com/productcart/pc/configurePrd.asp?idproduct=827

and I customized the 5792 at XoticPC.


5792:

WUXGA 1920x1200
C2D T9300 2.5 Ghz 6MB Cache
8800 GTX
4GB Ram
2x Blu Ray Burner
200GB 7200 RPM HD
Windows Vista Ultimate



9262:

WUXGA 1920x1200
Q6700 Quad Core 2.66 Ghz 8MB Cache
8800GTX
4GB Ram
2x 60GB 7200RPM Raid 0
Dual Layer DVD Burner
Windows Vista Ultimate

 

get the 9262. You won`t regret it as it`s the most powerful laptop right now...

 

The 9262 should be more quiet... and a little more powerfull, but for gaming both are identical.. i took a 5792 because it was 1000$ cheaper and the battery last longer... oh and its a little bit smaller...

if you dont want to upgrade to SLI go with a 5792...

 

Yeah, I really dont care for SLI and I guess that in the future you should be able to go to quad core in the 5792 or something.

 

next intel mobile proco generation will have quadcore... penryn was just the "in between"

 

But it will probably require a new motherboard, which would make this acquisition a bit useless (unless you want to pay a lot of money to upgrade).
I'd say get the 9262, as it's a way better (and yet not that expensive) laptop than the 5793 (considering you can have 3 HDDs inside and a quad core). The mobile quad cores will not arrive with the Montevina line-up (there will only be one quad core in the beginning and it will be the extreme version, which will probably cost around 1000$), but later on.

 

Cool, cause I would hate to have to spend over a grand just getting the motherboard reconfigured and the processor, I would rather just be able to have a core 2 quad in the beginning or upgrade to a larger one later with the 9262 if you can upgrade the processor.

 

You can upgrade it, but not to Penryn (at least not now). If you want a Penryn quad core I'd say you should wait for Clevo to upgrade the laptop. If you don't want a Penryn quad core buy it now. May I remind you that the 9262 (D901C) uses desktop CPUs and what I said earlier (about the only quad core being 1000$) doesn't apply to this laptop.

 

Yeah, cause I've been looking at sites and so far istnc.com has the lowest price for the best config that I want, xoticpc and others sites models go over 3K and my budget in 2900 bucks give or take a hundred, but let me ask you a question, do I really need to get a Blu Ray drive, or should I do the other two options

1.Buy the Panasonic UJ-220 seperately and upgrade the drive later
2.Get an external Blu Ray drive with USB connectivity.

 

I don't really think you need a Blu-Ray drive right now. They're expensive and pretty much useless. You'd be better off by buying a Blu-Ray player (if you buy BR movies that is).

 

Good, cause I already have a PS3 and I just wanted the drive to rip movies off of to back up. since I already have a few backed up from my friends burner I think he has a lacie