Any NP8268 owners?

Just curious to see opinions on these. I know they are new, but I figured someone here might have one.

I ordered the NP8268-S with a few add ons just a few minutes ago from xotic. Seemed to be one of the best options available in my price range.

 

I would say any day now one will pop up. I too went with xotic and the process has definitely gone smooth.

 

Ashen-Shugar has some nice things to say about it over here:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/748689-anyone-sager-8258-yet-3.html#post9612901

 

*double post*

 

Sorry if this is off subject. Was wondering when does your card get charged? Prior to shipping or after? Just curious. I can't remember the last time I was this excited. Seeing all the positive things being said makes me glad I chose a Sager.

 

Depends on where you purchase from. Typically you will get charged before production begins.

 

Thanks for clarifying Hutsady. Man, I feel like a kid counting the days before Christmas. Lol

 

HTWingNut has a thorough review of it here.

 

I received my NP8278-S today. It is an absolute beast. It is a little bigger and chunkier than I thought it would be. And the power brick is huge compared to what i've been used to with previous laptops. Although my other laptops weren't gaming rigs like this. So far I have played a few games like Diablo III and had everything cranked to the max setting and it played flawlessly. It is very fast with the SSD drive and the backlit keyboard is awesome. I suggest changing the color though from the default to a more ice white, or light blue color, the deafult color looked kinda gross. Try it out and you'll be thanking me for the color change. Looks so much better now! Other than that, everything seems to be working great. Make sure you use the driver disc that comes with it, and then you can go onto the intel site and use the update utility. There was a couple of newer drivers on there. The system does seem to run fairly warm, even just general browsing, the CPU fan side gets warm enough that it bothers me to have it on my lap. I think i'm going to need something under it if i want to sit on my couch and use it on my lap in future, so as I don't burn my legs and other things! I really wish it wasn't as hot as it is. I was hoping all this new technology would have been a little better with the cooling side of things. I guess with power comes heat. There's always a trade off. Such is life.

 

I've been eyeing this exact system (NP8268-S) for a few days now and am getting pretty close to pulling the trigger. Just doing some final research on config and where to buy. On the plus side, it looks like the resellers I've checked all have positive reviews, good support, and virtually identical pricing for this one.

I'm thinking it'll meet my needs for a 15" portable workstation / gaming system. Little concerned with build quality and other minor details that can easily get overlooked. Especially considering my recent systems have been various Dell/Alienware models. Dell just didn't have what I was looking for, so hope it works out! I'll follow-up either way.

 

I just ordered mine through XOTIC as well and can't wait. I had to sacrifice a few things to keep the price down had to take the 860m and 8 gigs of ram, but I'm still overall happy. Took me about 2 weeks of research and was on the fence between sager and MSI, will update as soon as iI get it here in about 7 days

 

Congrats on the order! The 860M isnt the most poweful GPU but it should still take care of most your games really well. You may just need to knock a few settings down to get good FPS. Let us know if any questions come up.

 

Don't be concerned. While the chassis is plastic, it's a very good quality. The matte finish can attract finger prints (I mean, your fingers have oil, and the sheen in the oil gloss the matte surface, it happens). But it's not noticeable unless you see it with light in the background and view it at an angle. A simple wipe down will fix it if it unnerves you.

The keyboard is firm and feels very nice to the fingers. It reminds me a lot of the old 101 ibm keyboard. A nice firm touch, and good response.

I type 160wpm and I've had zero ghosting or missed keys, so if there ever was ghosting on this keyboard, I don't see it. So it's either been fixed, or they have a new keyboard.

The fans are remarkably quiet. A lot of people say they were loud in the 8255 series, but I honestly barely hear it even under load in the 8258. I would assume the 8268 would be just as quiet.

I'd be curious how the fans are on the 17". Maybe soccerplayer will comment on the noise level of his fans.

I've a friend who has an alienware and other than more 'bling' and an aluminum case, I think the build quality in the sager is actually a bit better. everything fits snug together, it has a nice weight to it, it's well balanced, and seems to be well designed and put together.

Worse case, I can pretty much bet you won't be disappointed.

 

I concur with the previous commentator about build quality. I've owned both Sager and Alienware and the Sager simply blows the Alienwares away on build quality. I think it's possibly Sager's most overlooked but potentially strongest selling point.

 

I called XOTIC PC and had them upgrade to the "special edition" for about 120 USD more. (Pre ship) Upgraded the video card to the 870m the upgraded CPU to the 4810 got the 95% gamut screen upgrade and Intel wireless card. I would recommend this route as you seem to get a few upgrade discounts over just ordering the regular version and picking those upgrades. Also there is a slight backorder until 4/15. In case there are any potential 8268 shoppers out there. Sincerely excited about this laptop and will post benchmarks if anyone is interested in this particular build. I will still update with my initial thoughts and review lite. If anyone else has received one I would also like to hear from you, even though HTwingnuts review was pretty in depth and gave me a warm fuzzy about my purchase here is my build..
x Sager NP8268-S (Clevo P150SM-A) () = $1,509.00
Free Shipping FREE!!! – U.S. UPS GROUND SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code "FREESHIP" in Checkout) [U.S. Lower 48 ONLY / Restrictions Apply]
Display 15.6" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Sager Screen w/ 95% NTSC Color Gamut (1920x1080) (SKU - SSC009)
Dead Pixel Warranty FREE! - 30 Day No Dead Pixel Warranty
Monitor Calibration NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
Processor Sager - 4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4810MQ (2.8GHz - 3.8GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache) (SKU – SPU401)
Thermal Compound FREE! - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
Graphics Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 870M (6.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 [User Upgradeable] (SKU – GPU15X)
Copper Cooling Upgrade No Copper Cooling Upgrade
External Display Video Adapters No Video Adapter
External Mobile Display No External Mobile Display
Ram 8GB DDR3 1600MHz [2x4GB] Dual Channel Memory (SKU - RAM13S)
Branding Sager Branding
Exterior Finish - Graphic & Textured Wraps Standard Laptop Finish
Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Laser-Sketch™ No Laptop Laser-Sketch™
Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Custom Painting (A Panel Only) No Custom Laptop Painting
Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Custom Painting (Full Chassis) No Custom Laptop Painting
mSATA SSD Drive - Configuration Option Non-RAID Storage
mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 1 ) 120GB Crucial M5 mSATA SSD - Preconfigured as an OS Drive ( Operating System – Drive C: )
mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 2 ) NO mSATA Solid State Drive
Primary Hard Drive 750GB 7200RPM [SATA II - 16MB Cache] (SKU - HDD099)
Optical Drive Bay 8X Super Multi DVDRW/CDRW Combo Drive (Sager) (Dual Layer w/ Software) (When selecting a Hard Drive in the Optical Bay, No Optical Drive is Included) (SKU - ODD085)
Optical Drive Bay Hard Drive Caddy No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
External Hard Drive (Back Up) No Back Up Hard Drive
External USB Optical Drive NO External USB Optical Drive
Bluetooth Bluetooth Included *With select wireless cards only* (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
Wireless Network Sager - Intel® Dual Band AC 7260 802.11 A/AC/B/G/N 2.4/5.0GHz + Bluetooth™ 4.0 (SKU - WIFI94)
Wireless Network Accessories No Network Accessory
Memory Card Reader Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
Camera Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
TV Tuner No TV Tuner
Sound Card Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
Case No Carrying Case
Battery Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
Car Adapter No Car Adapter
Spare AC Adapter No Spare AC Adapter
Port Replicators / Docks / Adapters No Dock/Hub/Adapter
Fingerprint Reader Integrated Fingerprint Reader
Headsets No Headset
Keyboard (External) No External Keyboard
Mouse Accessories No External Mouse
Notebook Cooler No Notebook Cooler
XOTIC PC Redline Boost™ Extreme Performance No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system (Overclocking will add 3-6 business days to build time)
OS Redline Boost No Operating System Redline Boost
Operating System ~Windows 8.1 - 64-Bit (64-Bit CD Included) + MS Office 2013 Trial
ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE None
Antivirus Software No Antivirus Essentials Software Bundle
Back Up Software No Back Up Software
Cloud Backup - Unlimited GB Storage No Unlimited GB Cloud Backup
Microsoft Office Software - No Microsoft OFFICE Software
Software Bundle (Not Installed) No Software Bundle
XOTIC PC Global Anti-Theft Protection No Global Anti-Theft Protection (Options below require an operating system)
Warranty LIFETIME Ltd Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Technical Support (Labor through XPC)
Includes FREE Shipping Both Ways for Parts Warranty Repairs (SKU - WTY099)
The XOTIC PC Difference * 24/7 LIFETIME U.S. based technical support
* Extreme QA testing by dedicated technicians
* 24-72 Hour stress testing and benchmarking to ensure top performance and stability
Build Time Standard Production Time
Outside of U.S. Shipping Coverage No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
White Glove Premium Packaging No thanks, standard double boxed packaging is okay with my order
XOTIC Gear No XOTIC PC

 

Well, I got my NP8268-S on Tuesday. Been playing with it for the last couple days, playing games and running apps that I use daily. All I can say is this I am very happy with this purchase. I got it from gentechpc. Thanks Ken for the smooth and quick process.

I'll give more of my thoughts of this laptop during the weekend after I test it out so more.