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    Clevo D901C (aka. Sager 9262) - Crushed competition in AnandTech's Gaming Laptop Roundup

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Gophn, Aug 29, 2008.

  1. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Nice comparisons and tests.

    http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3396&p=1

    Just published today. (Aug 29th 2008)

    Lineup for comparison:
    - Alienware .M15x
    - Gateway P FX series
    - Sager NP9262 (Clevo D901C)

    The conclusion said it all. :)

    ROFL. :)
     
    Gophn, Aug 29, 2008
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  2. diabolical

    diabolical Notebook Consultant

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    rofllmao

    niceeeee
     
    diabolical, Aug 29, 2008
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  3. Rorschach

    Rorschach Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Nice comparison they did there, but its obvious they don't know how to make a sli profile.....
     
    Rorschach, Aug 29, 2008
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  4. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    ^^^ yeah, I was guessing that... and they did not choose a quad-core... which would push the scores even higher.
     
    Gophn, Aug 29, 2008
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    Interesting though that they say it consumes 234w under load.
     
    Rorschach, Aug 29, 2008
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  6. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Thats seems about right.

    Originally the Clevo D900C/D901C was said to have a 280w rating.
     
    Gophn, Aug 29, 2008
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  7. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    I knew it :)
     
    The_Observer, Aug 30, 2008
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  8. plasma.

    plasma. herpyderpy

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    their pictures make the laptop look even bigger than they actually are.

    ecspecially the m15x pictures o_o

    theryre where heaps of typos and the config that anandtech got wasnt really showing the true power of the 9262
     
    plasma., Aug 30, 2008
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  9. leonyeo1001

    leonyeo1001 Notebook Evangelist

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    hmm they're using quite a 'old' 9262??

    the 8800M GTS and the E6850..??
     
    leonyeo1001, Aug 30, 2008
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  10. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    they are actually using an Core 2 Duo E6850 and SLI 9800M GTs.

    the Test Setup page has a typo.
     
    Gophn, Aug 30, 2008
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  11. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    also,i didnt like the part when they talk about heat in 9262-was it true?
     
    Xirurg, Aug 30, 2008
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  12. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    they were pretty close.

    the heat is not a problem in the system at all.... however, when the system is at max load (during gaming and such), there is a lot of hot air that gets exhausted to the back of the system through the vents.

    which is not a problem... because why would you be behind the notebook while gaming? :)
     
    Gophn, Aug 30, 2008
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  13. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    i cant sleep without doing that :D :D :D
     
    Xirurg, Aug 30, 2008
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  14. ashveratu

    ashveratu Notebook Evangelist

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    What's wrong with the E6850??? :(

    One of these days I will update to a quad core....
     
    ashveratu, Aug 30, 2008
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  15. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    nothing is wrong with a E6850... its a great dual core.

    but we said wanted to see a quad-core because it would boost the 3DMark score up about 1000-2000 depending on which quad-core used.
     
    Gophn, Aug 30, 2008
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  16. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    nothing,it is just "overdated" :D
     
    Xirurg, Aug 30, 2008
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  17. wobble

    wobble Notebook Evangelist

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    I read that review yesterday and, overall, thought it was pretty good .

    I've tested Crysis, Oblivion, Assassin' Creed, UT, and Mass Effect, and, at the highest resolution anyway, the FPS numbers shown are more or less what I get. Some of the low resolution scores differ widely though. Although the tester attributed the "flattening" of the 9262's scores at lower resolutions to CPU overload, it's clear in some cases (Oblivion/Race Driver, for example) that he simply didn't turn vSync off.

    I hate to see reviews of gaming rigs that post total 3DMark06 as an implied gaming capability, rather than the graphics scores as Tom's Hardware does. It's also a shame that the low default resolution of 3DMark06 is so commonly used. (I'm too cheap to pay for 3DMark06 in order to test at higher resolutions, but surely these guys can afford it.)
     
    wobble, Aug 30, 2008
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  18. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Which makes it a perfect system for staying home on cold winter nights and gaming - turn on the 9262, and turn off the furnace! With oil prices still so high, folks might find their parents encouraging them to stay glued to their computers with a game going rather than the reverse. :D
     
    Shyster1, Aug 30, 2008
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