Boughts me a Sager NP9262

Hello all, first time poster, log time reader to this site and Notebookforums.com! Thats to all the good reviews ive read online, i've decided to purchase a 9262. Has always used XPS's and Alieware's, but boy do you sure get a lot for your money with a Sager. Thanks to all at Xoticpc.com for making a smooth process out of this...

Here's what im typing this message on!

1x SAGER NP9262 Ultimate Custom Laptop (Built on Clevo D900C / D901C)
- Display: 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Cl
- Arctic Silver: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Processor: ~Intel Core 2 QUAD Q6700 2.66GHz
- Video Card: 512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 8800GTXm
- Ram: ~ 4,096MB DDR2 800 (2 SODIMMS) D
- Exterior Finish: Standard Finish
- Optical Drive: ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +
- Primary Hard Drive: ~ 200GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 3
- Secondary Hard Drive: ~ 200GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 3
- Third Hard Drive: None Standard -
- Raid: Raid 0-Stripe (Combines primary
- Memory Card Reader: Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/
- Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
- Wireless Network: Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 496
- Wireless Network Accessories: None Standard
- Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audi
- Case: Basic Black Business Case - Incl
- Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (12 Cell)
- AC Adapter: Full Range Auto Switching AC Ada
- Operating System: Vista
- Warranty: 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warra

 

Welcome to the NBR forums.

Nice rig, congrats.... drool.

 

welcome to the dark side.

 

Yea,that`s pretty much what I`d like.
Add another 8800M GTX and sugar and you`re good to go.

 

I plan on it, (Adding the other 8800), however, that would cause serious wife aggro

 

Never piss off the wife!
First buy her flower and candy,and then the second card ,and add it on the same bill , she won`t mind

 

if you downgrade the CPU to Q6600.... it might help alleviate the cost.

the performance difference between the Q6600 and the Q6700 is not noticable for most day to day usage and gaming.

Only CPU intensive work, like Media (Audio, Video, 3D) rendering/converting/editing would make a difference.

 

wow do you really need 2 8800's? im so jealous.. how much is it gonna be plus the other card?

 

Well, im in a band, and use adobe audition for recording and mixing basic stuff, so hopefully i use the little extra processing power. Too bad the new quadcore option wasnt there when i ordered, or i woulda got that....do you think the new quadcore theyre offering isnt worth the $? Plus, i already am using the system (Came ups today)

 

I need to work a couple shifts to cover that -- its about 600-700 i believe. Unless i can scrap one up used

SLI would be nice

 

Also, as far as I know (which ain't too far, sometimes ), the Q6600 is OC'able on the 9262 while the Q6700 isn't ('tho that may have changed for all I know) - if you're into OC'ing, that might affect your choice.

EDIT: In terms of comparing the Q6600 and Q6700 to the Q9450 (which, I presume, is the "new quadcore" option you mentioned earlier) and the Q9550 (not available yet - may never be, no-one knows), here is a reasonably decent article on hardwarezone.com that does just such a comparison. To cut right to the chase, here's the penultimate concluding paragraph:

 

Damn, i missed it by a week

 

You you down grade from q6700 to q6600 you migh even get a boost in performance. Some people riged the q6600 to run from 2.4 GHz to 3GHz.

PL

 

Hmmm....could i convince sager to exhcange the processor to the Q9450 -- doubtful, lol.

 

You can contact Justin@XoticPC to see if you can change CPUs... he would gladly update your order.

 

Lol, its not an "order " anymore -- i got it today.

 

Oh I see.

Well there is a 30-day full satisfaction warranty.

I still recommend:
- to contact Justin@XoticPC if you have any questions
- but since you have your system... and the specs look amazing, it up to you if you want to upgrade the CPU for less than 10% of performance.

 

Well thanks for the info....Justin appears to be very helpful!

 

ajbrutico I was in the same boat. After three weeks receiving my NP9262 the new CPU's came out. I called sager (bought through xoticpc) it would have not been no problem returning my laptop, but I decided to keep my Np9262. 2 reasons.

1. to lazy to repack and ship
2. attached to my laptop (to much crap to load again).

btw...I would just have to pay for shipping. both ways...hope that helps

 

Thanks MrBlur, just out of curiosity, how easy is it to replace these processors yourself? I've never done a processor change in a laptop, just videcards...

 

Don't worry too much about the CPU, I'm fairly confident prices will drop when the new q9x series hit the mainstream.

 

its very easy to replace these CPUs... like you would on a current LGA775 desktop motherboard.

 

Don't they have to be special CPU's though? I can't just order a Q9450/Q9550 off the egg and then install it can I? I would imagine prices would be higher if you have to purchase them from a reseller..

Im still holding out for the Q9550 off of Xotic.. hopefully it's still coming.

 

If I recall... isn't the new "mobile" Intel Quad specs weaker than the 9450/9550? If so I doubt that would have much effect on the prices of those two.

 

nope.... its standard LGA775.

 

You can install it but might need to change the BIOS.

 

Yeah you can just install any LGA775 socket CPU as long as it's within the wattage limit (which I don't know offhand :/)

 

95W as I recall.

 

Geez, maybe ill just wait a bit and buy a new proc, and sell the other if its that easy....

Yea, I thougt these machines used desktop processors.

 

Well they do, but they can't fit the thermal envelope some CPUs run at(130W+) .
Somebody can correct me if I`m wrong, but the original revisions did not support quads for this exact reason and then they made it support 95W CPUs....

 

Ah the sweet smell of melting plastic heh. Either way, i can say i wouldnt be the first one attempting this. Can anyone out there with the new quadcore post a CPU-Z screen?