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    Advice needed on Sager Laptop

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Ex3beatnik, Jan 20, 2011.

  1. Ex3beatnik

    Ex3beatnik Notebook Consultant

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    Display 17.3" Full HD LED-Backlit Display with Super Glossy Surface (1920 x 1080)
    Video & Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTX 485M GPU with 2GB GDDR5 Video Memory [$495.00]
    CPU Processor 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2920XM Processor Extreme Edition ( 8MB L3 Cache, 2.50GHz ) [$895.00]
    Thermal Compound IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU [$40.00]
    Operating System Genuine MS Windows® 7 Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition ( 64-Bit Preloaded )
    Memory 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 2 X 4GB [$90.00]
    RAID Storage Options Non-RAID Storage
    Primary Hard Disk Drive 120GB Intel SATA2 Solid State Disk Drive [$235.00]
    2nd Hard Disk Drive 750GB 7200rpm SATA 300 Secondary Hard Disk Drive [$125.00]
    Optical Drive 6X Blu-ray Reader/8X DVD±R/2.4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software [$120.00]
    Wireless Network Card Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module [$35.00]
    Primary Battery Smart Li-ION Battery Pack
    Integrated Security Device Fingerprint Reader
    Microsoft Office New! Microsoft Office Starter 2010 - Included in Price
    Warranty Sager 1 Year Limited Parts and Labor Warranty
    Rush Service (This is not the Shipping & Handling Charge!) Rush Order Service - Guaranteed shipping within 2 business days of your order (not including day of order) [$49.00]
    Carrying Bag Standard Carrying Bag


    Am i set for the next 2 or 3 years in gaming? Price worth it? Can someone give me their expertise and advice, is it a good investment on a sager?

    One other question is if i should purchase it from

    http://www.sagernotebook.com?

    or

    XoticPC?
     
    Ex3beatnik, Jan 20, 2011
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  2. Stelio

    Stelio Notebook Evangelist

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    hey man I think you posted this in the wrong section >_<
    this is the Sagers review and owners lounge,

    You should delete this and put it in the what should I buy or the actual sager forums :D

    Good luck

    p.s i would wait to get the new generation cpu
     
    Stelio, Jan 20, 2011
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  3. reaversedge

    reaversedge Notebook Evangelist

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    that's a beast, im not sure about sagernotebook's service (maybe the same but i have no personal experience to share) but in xoticpc they have good customer service.
     
    reaversedge, Jan 20, 2011
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  4. LaptopNut

    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    CPU Processor 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2920XM Processor Extreme Edition ( 8MB L3 Cache, 2.50GHz ) [$895.00] <---------- Not worth it
     
    LaptopNut, Jan 20, 2011
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  5. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    I agree. Get the 2820QM, and in all reality just go with the 2720QM because performance isn't much different between the two. And with that extra money get 16GB RAM, which is only a fraction of the cost of that CPU.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 20, 2011
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  6. TT Eric

    TT Eric Notebook Enthusiast

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    16GB wouldn't be overkill ??

    Eric
     
    TT Eric, Jan 20, 2011
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  7. gryfindor1

    gryfindor1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeah 16 GB would be a bit too much I think. And this coming from someone who uses Unity 3.0, 3DS Max, Photoshop and Visual Studio 2008...all at the same time...and I do this on a 4 GB desktop.

    Of course, for the enthusiast...you have to have the best money can buy. :D
     
    gryfindor1, Jan 20, 2011
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  8. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    8GB is more than adequate. Just pocket the money or instead buy dual Samsung 470 256GB SSD's and run them in RAID ($500 per drive). Unless you need the storage of the 120GB SSD + 750GB HDD.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 21, 2011
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  9. Justin@XoticPC

    Justin@XoticPC Company Representative

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    Depending on what you are doing you might benefit from extra RAM, specially if you do heavy multi-tasking. You can always add extra RAM later on if you need it. I have 14GB of Ram and my system can get bogged down at times when I have 10+browsers open, rendering video plus 2-3 other apps running.
     
    Justin@XoticPC, Jan 21, 2011
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