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    Any Reasons Not To Buy the W230SS?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Chris9446, Jul 20, 2014.

  1. Chris9446

    Chris9446 Notebook Consultant

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    Instead of asking what laptop to get, I'm asking why I shouldn't get this one?
    EUROCOM M4 13.3" Gaming Laptop-Black/Gray (Intel Core i5-4210M/500GB HDD/8GB RAM/Windows 8)-English : Gaming Laptops - Best Buy Canada

    For reference I'm looking for a cheaper ~$1200 laptop for school but I also want to game in my breaks between classes as well as use it for potential LAN parties. Mostly for school though.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/wha...nada-14-gaming-thin-5-hour-battery-notes.html

    I'm also questioning if I should even have a gaming laptop while I'm in 3rd year+ uni...
     
    Chris9446, Jul 20, 2014
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  2. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    I would not buy from Eurocom personally, you can read the scores of negative reviews in the reseller feedback forum, including one from me.
     
    n=1, Jul 20, 2014
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    Are you referring to eurocom as the distributor or the brand that this clevo is under?
     
    Chris9446, Jul 20, 2014
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  4. sangemaru

    sangemaru Notebook Deity

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    eurocom w230ss on my desk, config in sig.
    I've had a mite of troubles with it, such as an annoying touchpad driver that disabled my whole keyboard when i uninstalled it (still worked in safe mode, restored and the updated and now it works properly).
    A bit of troubles when switching audio output devices in windows 8.1, hack-fixed by muting/unmuting the device in the volume mixer after each switch (and then audio works properly).
    Other than that, a truly wonderful machine. I love it.
     
    sangemaru, Jul 20, 2014
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    Eurocom the distributor. Laptop itself is fine.
     
    n=1, Jul 20, 2014
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    Nothing is bad about it. I was even considering it myself, except that I needed quite a bit more GPU power, so I got myself a P150SM instead.
     
    Djask, Jul 20, 2014
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  7. tollingalong

    tollingalong Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have that lappie with a 4810MQ and my opinion is it's great. The negatives are the touchpad like everyone says. The other thing I'd say is that laptop is NOT a laptop. It's a laptop if you want to go sterile. Cooling pad or table. Don't even try to game on your lap.
     
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  8. Support.3@XOTIC PC

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    Its been a really popular model for people looking for a smaller size computer which is mainly students. One of the few that use Nvidia's Maxwell core so it will do pretty well on your gaming breaks.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Jul 20, 2014
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  9. aqd

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    4810MQ isn't worth the money. It offers no more than 5% performance gain to 4710/4700 after overclocking and undervolting. Even the stock turbo-boost 3.8GHz cannot be kept reliably no matter what you do.
     
    aqd, Jul 21, 2014
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    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    The laptop in question has an i5-4210M, where did 4810MQ come from?

    And 3.8GHz is single core turbo only, across all 4 cores it's 3.6GHz.
     
    n=1, Jul 21, 2014
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    I was replying to tollingalong.

    3.8GHz is the original setting, the CPU is by default unlockable like other high-end CPUs. You can change single-core turbo boost to 4.2GHz in Intel XTU, except it could never touch that for more than 1 second in stress test, not even 4GHz.
     
    aqd, Jul 22, 2014
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    Did you up the current and TDP limit? And with a 13.3" running a single fan, you'll likely run out of thermal headspace very very fast.
     
    n=1, Jul 22, 2014
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