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    Clevo M570TU

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by CarlL, Mar 31, 2008.

  1. smood

    smood Notebook Evangelist

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    The RU also has the benefit of supporting up to 8 Gigs of ram so it will probably last longer as games and apps begin to use more ram in the years to come.
     
    smood, May 20, 2008
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  2. eleron911

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    The RU will definitely phase out and the current prices of the RU will probably be the TU`s prices in 2-3 months, but at release, the TU will probably be 2-300$ more expensive.
     
    eleron911, May 20, 2008
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  3. Rich.Carpenter

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    That's all? Not as bad as I would have guessed.
     
    Rich.Carpenter, May 20, 2008
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  4. eleron911

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    Well,it doesn`t bring anything really new,so the price can`t be high, otherwise they`d hit the D901C prices :)
    And people wouldn`t buy the TU anymore :)
     
    eleron911, May 20, 2008
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  5. smood

    smood Notebook Evangelist

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    It would make sense to me to drop the RU prices somewhat and put the TU prices somewhat above where the RU was.
     
    smood, May 20, 2008
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  6. Nirvana

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    @smood, more like RU will be discontinued, the only place you will see it is 2nd hand market lol
    edit: ROFL did i just type "discounted"?
     
    Nirvana, May 20, 2008
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  7. eleron911

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    Of course they`ll discontinue it..
    It happened with the 5790,91,92, so probably we`ll see the 5794 pretty soon in the Montevina factor phasing out the 5793 :)
     
    eleron911, May 20, 2008
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  8. Bledadeva

    Bledadeva Notebook Guru

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    I looked at it and I feel that it's not up to match the m570t/rU. The 8800 is a GTS and its dedicated. Plus I wanted a high clock CPU and vista 64. But the P-172X FX is still really good.
     
    Bledadeva, May 21, 2008
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  9. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Yes, the FX is good.
    But the RU offers just so much more...not to mention upgradeability..
    Please,don`t start an upgradeable/not upgradeable debate here, it`s ancient news...
     
    eleron911, May 21, 2008
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  10. Nirvana

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    Rich.Carpenter the GW built quality feel like crap, I wouldn't buy it even it has SLI 9800 GX2 plus quad core in it.
     
    Nirvana, May 21, 2008
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  11. smood

    smood Notebook Evangelist

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    Did you ever feel or handle it?
     
    smood, May 21, 2008
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  12. Nirvana

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    tried it at best buy for 15 minutes back to Feb
     
    Nirvana, May 21, 2008
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  13. Rorschach

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    wow...a whole 15 minutes.
     
    Rorschach, May 21, 2008
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  14. Nirvana

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    15 mins is all I need bwhxeon.
     
    Nirvana, May 21, 2008
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  15. smood

    smood Notebook Evangelist

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    Ya you don't need that much time to get a good feel for external build quality. I mean as soon as you touch it, type on it, move it around you get to see what its like immediately.
     
    smood, May 21, 2008
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  16. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    3 words:

    "Bend the chassis."

    Thats all you need to know about build quality. ":
     
    Gophn, May 21, 2008
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  17. smood

    smood Notebook Evangelist

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    LOL!!!!!!

    To be fair.. the NP5793 is not looking so hot with many people complaining that the headphone jack isn't even working.
     
    smood, May 21, 2008
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  18. Nirvana

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    want something hot looking? get the m15x, as long as you don't touch it.
     
    Nirvana, May 21, 2008
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  19. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    Yea, but its 1.2K, what do you expect?

    The m57ru ONLY problem is the audio jack imo.
     
    Vedya, May 21, 2008
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  20. smood

    smood Notebook Evangelist

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    Thats a fairly bad problem to have too since headphones/speakers are often used with notebooks.
     
    smood, May 21, 2008
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  21. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    I actually use my PCMCIA Audigy 2 ZS headphone jack usually when I am gaming and my notebook with all accessories is set up.

    I use my notebook's jack when I am too lazy to pull out my PCMCIA card. :)

    I think a competent soldering person can swap jacks... if its as simple an in a mp3 player, which I have done before.

    Or you can use software to switch the function of audio-out to another jack...

    HOLY CRAP... (i didnt think of it til now) that is a good solution that can be done and wont require people to send in systems.

    Realtek software can already make certain ports have different functions, there might be no issues by having the audio-out go through another jack.

    Ok people, lets get a petition for a software fix. :D
    ... or some that has some programming skills can make one. ;)
     
    Gophn, May 21, 2008
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  22. smood

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    Ya Gophn I was wondering about something like that because according to the specs for the 5793: "4 Multi Functional Audio Ports"
     
    smood, May 21, 2008
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  23. theriko

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    You can remap the audio outs in the realtek software quite easily but according to several people on this forum the volume/quality isn't as good
     
    theriko, May 22, 2008
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  24. eleron911

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    It`s not.
    But I guess Gophn might be on to something.
    It should be a matter of software bypassing the bad jack.
    Not the realtek type, but a clevo/sager sollution.
     
    eleron911, May 22, 2008
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  25. terek

    terek Notebook Consultant

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    So basically the m570TU is like the m860TU except that it is 17" right??

    LOL i thought the m570RU IS the m570TU... what a small change for only one letter :D :D :D :D :D
     
    terek, May 22, 2008
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  26. eleron911

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    No dude,let me clear that out for ya.
    The M860TU is similar to the M570 RU and M570 TU,the last two sharing the same technology and 17 inch screen factor.
    The 860TU looks similar to them from the pictures,even the speakers are placed on the side in the same way,and the overall looks matches that of a M570RU downsized to 15inch form factor :)
     
    eleron911, May 22, 2008
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  27. Vedya

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    Tried it. Was good for a couple of months, but now BOTH my audio and mic jacks are dead.
     
    Vedya, May 22, 2008
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  28. theriko

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    Well, you still have 1 other jack you can use... (not that thats any consolation for the fact that 2 have died)
     
    theriko, May 22, 2008
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  29. Vedya

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    The other one, wou cant even hear it.........
     
    Vedya, May 22, 2008
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  30. terek

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    nice info! :D
     
    terek, May 23, 2008
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  31. Tankbuster

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    So... will the TU version be less noisy than the RU?
     
    Tankbuster, Jun 1, 2008
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  32. eleron911

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    Not likely, it`s the same laptop, with a bit modified chassis.
    BUT BUT, the 5793 is not as noisy as my 5791, which with forced med speed is decent :)
     
    eleron911, Jun 1, 2008
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  33. Heliosvector

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    about twice as fast.... maybe a bit more as its quad core
     
    Heliosvector, Jun 1, 2008
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  34. m4gicite

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    Does anyone happen have a dmesg to this laptop yet?
     
    m4gicite, Jul 21, 2008
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  35. sujinge9

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    no, no one has the laptop yet, as far as I know.
    On another note, I'm kinda surprised how there is alot less hype about this then the 15in little brother. I guess its because this isn't drastically new like the 15incher.
     
    sujinge9, Jul 21, 2008
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  36. m4gicite

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    I know a place that claims they have two. It's available, I guess very scarcely.
     
    m4gicite, Jul 21, 2008
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  37. Tom B

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    Tom B, Jul 22, 2008
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  38. m4gicite

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    Looks right, has correct hardware options. I'd say probably it is. This is a whitebook laptop that reseller companies are going to no doubt coin as they wish.
     
    m4gicite, Jul 22, 2008
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  39. LAZAS

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    Do anyone know where i could get an Mini PCI TV tuner for my Clevo, because it is just impossible to find something like that in the web ?
     
    LAZAS, Nov 25, 2008
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  40. theriko

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    The card that comes as a "factory option" is the yuan mc770a, but I don't know if that's available for purchase afterwards
     
    theriko, Nov 25, 2008
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