Considering the NP8662

What do people think of this notebook? Are there any real problems with it?

I've seen some threads about the heat issue, is that still a big problem with this notebook?

Also do users with this notebook find the size a hinderence?

And how is the keyboard on this laptop, I've tried a few that I was not too fond of. Does this one work well?


Thanks

 

the HDD heat seems to have been resolved, especially with the new Intel Matrix Storage SATA drivers were released.

and the HDD heat mainly happens in Vista, not XP or Linux.

 

Gpphn
Would you know what the heat difference is on the HDD's between Vista and XP?
Is there much of an issue?
And congrats man!
I just noticed your a MOD.

 

before... the heat difference between the HDD temps when using XP and Vista was around 7-10C.

now..... with the new Intel SATA drivers and Vista tweaks (disabling useless background services always accessing the HDD), the temps seem fine like XP now.

I'm a mod?!? ... I forgot, I do not really do anything different since getting the green name... still posting the same stuff.

 

That seems to null the disadvantage of using Vista over XP then.

 

How are the fans on this system? Are they really loud? Or is it not too noticeable?

Also is there a lot of flex on the screen because this doesn't look too good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdRZesObBcQ&feature=related

 

That's just the back panel. The screen itself (and hinge mechanism) are sturdy

 

Thats just nitpicking. Every single laptop I've ever used does that. What does one expect? Titanium?

 

LoL - Titanium is some one planning on using this as a bullet proof vest or something. lol

Any ways I wouldnt be worried abt that flex as i wont be moving the sceen much. One must interested in the hinges and the flex in the laptop chasis when ur holding which have no problem so.

I can live with it given the awesome performance and temp handling capacity of this beauty

 

Great laptop

 

Yeah, that's a fair point, and possibly a reason to go window 7/try it out at least. Apparently with 4GB+ Vista's performance is way better, as is hard drive churning (it dumps a lot of frequently used stuff into ram, and with under 4gb or so it tends to replace a lot of stuff in ram, causing extra HD churning).

Also apparently newer notebook hard drives decrease the heat issue (such as the 7200.4 seagate notebook drives, which run cooler). The Intel drivers helped my heat by a few degrees too (but frankly, a Zalman cooler had solved any issues in this realm that I had - in XP even).

Linux runs way cooler than XP/Vista, I found out recently, even when *partitioning/formatting* my internal in linux. I had so much fun in linux that I decided to install debian (what I had on hand, other than a very old redhat) on a partition ;P

 

Big question about linux.
what equipment works "from the box" and with which it's necessary to play around? Especially sound, webcam, fingerprint, etc.

Or may you can run in console
lspci
lsusb

& post results here? I'll really appreciate it

I'm using ubuntu the fork from debian. Really great OS

 

If you want a 15.4" notebook for gaming, there's really no other choice but this one. With the price lower than ever, with the GTX 260M, I wouldn't even consider anything else.

- I don't find this to be a large or overly heavy notebook; it's actually a little bit lighter and sleeker than my old Vostro 1500. You just have to expect some weight when you're dealing with legitimate gaming notebook components in the 15 inch range.

- The keyboard is quite to my liking. The keys are crisp and responsive, and I'm really glad Clevo didn't go with any kind of glossy finish. The only flaw is that the Space bar is clicky, while every other key on the board is silent; this annoys some.

 

If it had a backlit keyboard, I would be all set.

 

This varies a LOT from distro to distro. I think Knoppix is the king of compatibility (and has been for a while now?). The October 2008 release of Knoppix (6.0.1) was rebuilt from the ground up from previous releases and has a new desktop environment (LXDE) and is supposed to autodetect and have drivers for nearly everything, including wireless. You might want to grab the latest Knoppix (well, 6.0.1) and try it out, at least from CD to see how it works.

 

i'm a bit disagree. either u can recompile the kernel, or to compile newer version (like alsa), use different apps (like ndiswrapper), or drivers (for webcams), envy for GPUs drivers (either if u r lazy to install drivers manually or drivers, which come with your distro are quiet old) or some other tricks.

my question was wrong it was necessary ask like "if u faced any problems with hardware, which u did not manage to fix?"

i'm using ubuntu 8.10 and my "small bro" (Acer 2920z) works fine "from the box", including all hardware, compiz, etc.

thanks again for your answer.

BTW, may it's a good idea to make a topic Sager's linux users?

 

Oh, I wasn't sure what you meant, so picked a recent distro with updated drivers that autorecognizes most/all hardware

You want to know recommendations for the best Live CD to recover a computer/windows OS from? Actually... get a Windows Live CD (WinPE based recovery cd) with a lot of diagnostics on it; it's what I've used in the past and find more useful (I use HawkPE now, other popular ones are Hiren's, both based off of BartPE I think).

 

Tarentum
sorry for misunderstanding

for windows Live-CD - sorry, i can not help u, i'm using windows very-very randomly now, mainly to reflash my phone.