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    Check it out! Review with benches for the new NP8290!

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by ryzeki, Jun 14, 2013.

  1. ryzeki

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    Nice! :D

    I'm still waiting for a good P150SM review as well :D
     
    xjulzkx, Jun 14, 2013
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    I got myself an MSI GT60 from Gentech and I was browsing their channel when I found their new video. I gotta say, I like the overall looks of the NP8290, it reminds me of my previous barebones in style and size. Let's hope someone makes a P150SM review :)
     
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    I have ordered two P150SM's with 780M's in them and was hoping they would of arrived today, but didn't :(

    However, next week Monday I should have them, if not Monday it'll be the Tuesday. I'll be sure to review them :)
     
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    Waiting all day for a P150SM xjulzkx and then two turn up at once eh?

    Is that one for you and one for me? ;)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 14, 2013
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    Rock paper scissors for the second one. :p Or whoever gets high score on Pacman.
     
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    Nice find bro!
    For me it's either this or the MSI GT60, just waiting for a real good review before pulling the trigger.
    So ryzeki if you had to choose and if price was not a issue would you still get the MSI?
    I like both and really still undecided which way to go, one thing is both have 180W PSU's that doesn't leave a lot of room to OC but the NOS feature should help with the MSI so I'm leaning torwards the GT60.
    Wish both came with a higher rated PSU, don't really want to mod one and wish I can find one somewhere.
    Decisions,decisions...
     
    IKAS V, Jun 15, 2013
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    If OC is a concern.... then dont be :) i have been using the gt60 with 780m OCd to 980/2800 and gaming for hours with turbofan and max temps of 84c. And this is with a 90f ambient temp.

    Hardwarewise i think most machines will be neck to neck. I was even considrring sager, specially for a dual gpu notebook but after settling for single gpu, it wws down to extras. The matrix display, proven sound system and excellent idle/office quietness sold me finally for the msi. I am sure both are amazing for gaming though :) i wonder how sager would handle here in mexico neck to neck with hot ambient temps.

    My review for the gt60 will be done very soon. Writting is almost finishes and my initial testing for caveats too. I am now taking screenshots and pics to get it presentable :)
     
    ryzeki, Jun 17, 2013
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    YAY!! Got both of my P150SM laptop's just now with GTX 780M's.. I just stuck my mSATA 128GB SSD in both of them and a 500gb 7200RPM WD Scorpio Black HDD, gonna installed windows 8 on both of them now..
     
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    Awesome! Let us know how it goes and your thoughts on the machine! :D
     
    ryzeki, Jun 17, 2013
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