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    AMD 6970m option by MALIBAL

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by ST4R, Jan 8, 2012.

  1. ST4R

    ST4R Notebook Guru

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    I just want to make sure this is correct;

    MALIBAL offers AMD 6970M GPU for their np8150, while other resellers dont.

    ALSO off-topic; I thought of buying the MSI 16f2 which offers the GTX 570M. The only thing that bothered me is the cheap plastic chasis. Its the year 2012 and I cant believe the barbone models havent been updated in the last 3 years. Pretty sad. (paying $1,500 and we still having to scoth-tape parts of the chasis together, are you kidding me?) (loose keyboards/broken hinges/cracked edges/pitiful plastic chasis....)

    The NP8150, although to my standards still looks oudated, looks more promising than the MSI G series. The 720p webcame/dynaudio and the 570m GPU for $1,200 is hard to resist though I admit.

    As of NOW I am leaning towards the MALIBAL Lotus with the AMD6970.
     
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  2. thesilent85

    thesilent85 Notebook Geek

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    why dont you go with the 6990m which imo a really powerfull card!
     
    thesilent85, Jan 8, 2012
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  3. imglidinhere

    imglidinhere Notebook Deity

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    The 6970m is noticeably faster than the 570m. By a good 10-15% at that.

    And Clevo has updated their designs. You can't fit a new motherboard into an older Clevo chassis. :p The outside appearance has stayed the same, but the internals are better. For instance, the Clevo P180HM is brand new. It hit the market around 8 months ago.
     
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  4. ST4R

    ST4R Notebook Guru

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    Im already pushing my budget. So I cant afford it. Also the 6970 will do JUST fine for me.

    The 17 and 18inch clevo models do look nice, however Im only looking at 15inch laptops.

    Too bad about MSIs barebones, if they didnt look so completely plastic and unreliable I would buy them without a thought.
     
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  5. Ekulz

    Ekulz Notebook Consultant

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    Sager would be the obvious choice wouldn't it? A faster graphics card and a better designed chassis is more than enough to make you want it..

    You can always buy a seperate 720p or 1080p webcam that will just attach on top of the lappy too couldn't you? They're super lightweight and should fit in any carry bag..
     
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    the difference is only 10~15% extra for the 6990m so it should be more than fine if you dont want to pay more!
     
    thesilent85, Jan 8, 2012
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