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    Clevo Guide v2.0 - FAQ and Reseller Info

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Gophn, Dec 4, 2006.

  1. MrProim

    MrProim Notebook Consultant

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    My config came at +- €2.500 incl VAT with these specs:
    The 1920 x 1200 screen (they don't deliver the 1680 x 1050)
    T9300
    Vista Business
    320GB HDD
    4GB RAM
     
    MrProim, Mar 21, 2008
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  2. Awesome laptops

    Awesome laptops Notebook Evangelist

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    is it possible to update this page as i dont know any decent resellers in australia
     
    Awesome laptops, Mar 23, 2008
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  3. ArmageddonAsh

    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    what graphics card is that with
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Mar 23, 2008
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  4. Shyster1

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    Well, there's always google.

    For example, there's:

    • ITC (aka ITChannel Pty Ltd).
      Their url is in the link on their name, and they have a separate Clevo webpage.
    • Pioneer Computers Australia, an old stand-by.
      Again, the url is in the link on their name. They rebrand Clevos under the label "Dreambook," and the Clevo D901C is called the DreamBook Power D90.
    • MegaPC doesn't appear to be a reseller, per se, but they do carry one Clevo model, the M660SE.

    Anyway, now that I've got the list started for ya, here's my google search on the terms Clevo Reseller Australia; there's a fair bit of chaff in the results, but perhaps you can cull some more useful hits (which you could then contribute to the forum :D ).
     
    Shyster1, Mar 23, 2008
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  5. haquocdung

    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    looking for Clevo D901- C (the blue verison) But I can't find it in xoticPC.
    anybody know where I can find it?
     
    haquocdung, Mar 23, 2008
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  6. Gophn

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    D900C = blue
    D901C = black

    There are a number of vendors selling the blue chassis... one is Eurocom.
     
    Gophn, Mar 23, 2008
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  7. sconners

    sconners Newbie

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    Hey guys

    I'm in Australia and I got my Clevo M570RU through p4laptops.com.au, sold as an Metabox M57RU. They are resellers for Metabox who put together the notebook. Worked well for me as they are put together in Perth and I was able to pick it up from the shop and avoid shipping costs :)
     
    sconners, Mar 24, 2008
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  8. dexgo

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    I tried to get the Official d900c Blue Version but I talked to John and others over at Eurocom and they told me that there Clevo discontinued the blue chassis, though you can still get it painted.
     
    dexgo, Mar 24, 2008
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  9. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    You could ask them to do a custom paint job...
     
    Vedya, Mar 24, 2008
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  10. Pck

    Pck Newbie

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    hi guys,
    I am about the buy full configured clevo from xoticPC and willing to pay about 6300$.. ı have selected sager 3 years garantee with 30 days dead pixel warranty(459$).. but my question should ı need to select dead pixel policy(200$) too?? is it important or not?
     
    Pck, Mar 28, 2008
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  11. Shyster1

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    Probably not, unless you really, really want to make sure that you have all of your options open in the event you have a dead pixel. Xoticpc has a 30-day no-questions-asked return policy that applies to Sager-branded notebooks, as described here, which basically gives you the same result as you would get with the 30-day zero dead pixels policy. About the only savings you might get with the 0-dead-pixels policy is coverage for the shipping; other than that, if you find a dead pixel within 30 days, you can return it to xoticpc for a full refund (less original shipping costs) - that's a deal you can't beat and gives you for free almost exactly what you'd be paying for with the 0-dead-pixels policy (score another point in xoticpc's favor :D - just another reason why it makes no sense to buy from the national brands).
     
    Shyster1, Mar 28, 2008
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    You do not have to select BOTH the $200 Dead Pixel Guarantee AND the 3 Year Warranty + 30 Day Dead Pixel Warranty at $459.

    When you get the Dead Pixel Warranty together with the 3 Year Warranty (which you have already done) it only adds $100 to the standard 3 Year Warranty ($359 + $100 = $459), instead of $200 when you ONLY select the 30 Day Dead Pixel Warranty.

    Shyster1, it appears as if this user is outside of the USA, so the 30 Day Return Policy really wouldn't work for him very well.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Mar 28, 2008
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  13. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Right you are - I wasn't paying attention to where he was located - my bad! :eek:
     
    Shyster1, Mar 28, 2008
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  14. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    Gophn, Can you add PCMW to the list?

    BTW Shyster, whats a gadlfy?
     
    Vedya, Mar 30, 2008
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  15. MrProim

    MrProim Notebook Consultant

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    The 8800m GTX
     
    MrProim, Mar 30, 2008
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  16. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Take your pick (the good, the bad, the ugly, and the bizarre):
    Good-Bad-Ugly.jpg Wilson.jpg
    1. Princeton Wordnet:
      • A pest: a persistently annoying person
      • any of various large flies that annoy livestock
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    3. Wikipedia(Mythology): The gadfly appears in Greek mythology as a tormenter to Io, the heifer maiden
    4. Wikipedia(Computers): A relational database management system written in Python
     
    Shyster1, Mar 30, 2008
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  17. vartaxe

    vartaxe Notebook Enthusiast

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    i live in luxembourg... do you guys know a place where i can buy a clevo here?
     
    vartaxe, Mar 30, 2008
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  18. Zelig96

    Zelig96 Notebook Guru

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    Is the only issue the shipping time of receiving the laptop from Sager, spotting a dead pixel and getting it back to Sager all within 30 days ?

    Or does the 30-day return policy not apply to international orders ?

    Am I correct to assume the 30 days starts from when it leaves Sager and the laptop must arrive back at Sager within the 30 days ?
     
    Zelig96, Mar 30, 2008
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  19. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The 30-day policy that I referred to was from xoticpc, and it does not apply to international orders, so it's not just a question of shipping time, unfortunately. Whether Sager itself has a different policy - I don't know, although I would suspect that they would not have a better policy (Sager appears to make an effort not to compete directly with its own resellers - probably a wise business move).
     
    Shyster1, Mar 30, 2008
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  20. Justin@XoticPC

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    International customers would still have a 30 Day return period from the day the unit ships. (Full Refund minus shipping charges) :)
     
    Justin@XoticPC, Mar 31, 2008
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  21. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well, knock me over with a straw! That should be good news for the OP. :)
     
    Shyster1, Mar 31, 2008
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  22. Kwakkel

    Kwakkel Weirdo

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    Gimme a straw then =)
     
    Kwakkel, Mar 31, 2008
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  23. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Here ya go: Single_Straw.jpg
     
    Shyster1, Mar 31, 2008
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  24. Kwakkel

    Kwakkel Weirdo

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    *knocks Shyster1 up*

    That'll be 1.50, excluding service please
     
    Kwakkel, Mar 31, 2008
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  25. eleron911

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    You guys are [​IMG]

    Hey Justin, let`s say the unit gets shipped on the 1st of the Month and the buyer receives it only after 3 weeks,and he sends it back to you guys in less than 1 week,totalling less that 30 days,and the unit does not get back to you before the 30 days.Does the policy still apply?
     
    eleron911, Mar 31, 2008
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  26. Justin@XoticPC

    Justin@XoticPC Company Representative

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    As long as it gets back within a week or so of that 30 Days, it will be fine. :)
     
    Justin@XoticPC, Mar 31, 2008
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  27. arenji

    arenji Notebook Consultant

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    Rizeon are also a reseller of the Clevo M571RU-U, it's called Rizeon M571 on their pages. It is also where i got mine from. They are based in UK.
     
    arenji, Apr 7, 2008
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  28. x101

    x101 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do the Clevo machines have TI (Texas Intruments) IEEE firewire chipset?? - Can someone check there <device manager> for me!? - much apprieacted
     
    x101, Apr 26, 2008
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  29. Gophn

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    x101 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Nice work for all the info Gophn .. Good Karma to you my friend.
     
    x101, Apr 30, 2008
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  31. Opteron

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    its what sold me going with xotic their 30 day return policy on their sager. I have never seen a sager up close so if I do receive it and I'm dissappointed I can just return it within the 30 days and I should be fine, minus the 37 dollars for shipping.

    Woot should get mine this Monday.....

    NP9262
    8800gtx
    200gig
    vista ultima
    yada, yada, yada,
     
    Opteron, Apr 30, 2008
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  32. Donald@Paladin44

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    Congratulations! You will LOVE IT :)

    Sager and most other Sager resellers offer the 30 Day Total Satisfaction Guarantee that you describe. It is actually Sager's return policy.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Apr 30, 2008
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  33. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    paladin maybe you can help some of us out. a lot of us here are looking for the sager.bmp used in the bios to add to the reg clevo one. if you cant do anything like that i fully understand but because of the way sager sets up their bios flash i can not extract it with phoenix editor. i have everything needed here to modify the bios and ive been doing this for years. i would LOVE the logo from somewhere to be able to add in this version,

    on the other hand i have versions 1.00.08 and 1.00.08s here as you know one is sager one is clevo's. are they in fact the same minus the boot up screen or has there been anything done to the sager version that is different from the clevo one. i have not been able to get a answer from sager about this after asking numerous times. any help would be greatly appreciated i have also asked justin so im hoping one of you guys can help with this. thanks in advance for any info
     
    zfactor, May 2, 2008
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  34. Donald@Paladin44

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    Sager would not authorize using their .bmp logo in the Clevo BIOS, or anyone else's modified BIOS.

    Sager is also not likely to release any information about the difference between their BIOS version and Clevo's. They tend to be rather protective of that information...it is considered proprietary.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, May 2, 2008
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  35. Prasad

    Prasad NBR Reviewer 1337 NBR Reviewer

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    That's fine.... but would Sager even bother about releasing their own updated BIOS in the future, then ? Due to the 8800M GTX downclocking issue.....
     
    Prasad, May 2, 2008
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  36. Donald@Paladin44

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    If you are referring to the down clocking while on battery that is a design feature and is not considered an "issue".

    Otherwise there is no known down clocking issue about which Sager is aware.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, May 2, 2008
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  37. zfactor

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    so is the most current sager bios the 1.00.08s?? or is there a more current version?? can you tell me if this will work on my 5791 with the 8800gtx and x9000 cpu or do i need to stick with the clevo one?? thanks


    also so from what people are saying the clevo bios does not downclock the gpu when on battery?? actually id prefer it that way. thanks again
     
    zfactor, May 2, 2008
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  38. Prasad

    Prasad NBR Reviewer 1337 NBR Reviewer

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    No I'm not talking about battery.... but when connected.... Like I was playing Crysis for a while.... and the FPS dropped to half after half an hour or so.... restarting the game and resuming from the same spot gave me back my FPS... but it was resolved after I changed to the newer LV2G drivers :)
     
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  39. zfactor

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  40. Prasad

    Prasad NBR Reviewer 1337 NBR Reviewer

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    ^^^ Seem to be a bit more expensive than trusty ole XoticPC and PNB! :D
     
    Prasad, May 2, 2008
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  41. zfactor

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    ehh it seemed to be about the same once you ad everything in there. they chage more for one item or less for another.. but for those who have dealt with rick befoe they can use him again for a sager now..
     
    zfactor, May 2, 2008
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  42. ETRacer

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    OK i dont know if this is the place to ask or not but has anyone else had problems getting onto XoticPC's website. I have not been able to access it for a week.
     
    ETRacer, May 5, 2008
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    Clevo m57ru Reviews
    Reviews:

    Boogieman: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=190311
    lawlz_xD: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=150747
    Chaz: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4056
    Romanian: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=150778
    Joga: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=146695
    Prasad007: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=241579

    Pics:

    zfactor: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=189688&highlight=5791+pics
    nauticus: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=206690
    Megabud: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=206770
    Arenji: [​IMG]

    Clevo D901c Review/Pics

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=133052&highlight=9260+Review - Chaz
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=130281&highlight=9260+Review
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  45. eleron911

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    Wow hkman, sure must`ve took you a while to do them :D
    Nice job.
     
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  46. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    And I thought I didn't have a life; whew! Thanks hkman! :D
     
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  47. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    Thanks, im waiting for Gophn to add this to the FAQ
     
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  48. eleron911

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    I kinda hope Clevo will get more popular in Europe. The prices are ridiculous.
    You don`t, you`re married. You belong to ... her...
     

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  49. Shyster1

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    Just a sec, I gotta run that by her ... :D :D :D
     
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    Agreed, especially as Rock in the UK have ceased trading as at 08-May.
     
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