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    Any way to get a D900C/D901C barebone?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Eagle_Orion, Apr 27, 2008.

  1. Eagle_Orion

    Eagle_Orion Notebook Enthusiast

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    Third random question for the week. If not barebones, the least I'd like to know is the list of companies that sell this NOT as Sager resellers. I've seen it at Falcon and MicroWorks, and I'm pretty sure Voodoo PC sells it. Any other noteworthy contributors?
     
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    www.rjtech.com for example. Others are too expensive. pcw.fr --> 1800 €
     
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    You know, I've been looking into this, and I'm becoming a little skeptical that building your own laptop off a barebone actually saves that much, if any, amount of money. Especially when you're considering what your losing, gaining, or dismissing in warranties. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
     
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    I did it and everything works perfectly. I saved around 500 € (comparing with the best German price). I bought all the hardware myself at the best price.
    But you need a bit of experience with building because the screws are really small.
    Of course now I have to cross my fingers because I won't send it back to US if something wrong will happen. But I found out that Nexoc are really friedly and probably they would help me if I need some repairs.
     
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    Building it alone is worth for europeans. Here the laptop is quite expensive and if you build it yourself you can sava some bucks.
     
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    Ok, so I know you can save money IF you already have certain components (The OS for example.) But once you put those back in to the price? I'm really trying to find the advantage here. I've never done this myself, but I might be considering it.

    EDIT: For example this guy paid $200 less than he would have paid if he bought the exact same configuration of laptop at Power Pro. But notice, where's the warranty? Those usually cost AT LEAST $200 extra for one similar to the 3 year Power Pro warranty. So again, I'm assuming you right when you say you can save SOME in the U.S.? I know prices may have dropped some on components since that thread was made, but not much.
     
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    For example my laptop was 4000 $. The same configuration probably you could make it at 3000-3500 $, but no collect and return warranty. If other suppliers are taken into account than the difference might be bigger.
     
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    They just use the Sager designation becasue is more known in US.
     
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    99% of the CLevo sellers in NA get their nbs from Sager, Eurocom or Prostar. Rjtech prorably buys from one of them.
     
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    Just ask Zfactor . He got his from RJTech. Was there any Sager logo on it?
    Or 6edo ...
     
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    I got barebones as well.

    It does not come with a OEM logo... only the generic sticker from Clevo... saying "NOTEBOOK" or "StyleNote"... etc..
     
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    The barebone I got from rjtech was without any Logo or branding. I got kindly a standard Logo from Nexoc Germany with the word Notebook on it to put on the metal empty space.
     
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