Decided to buy Sager NP5792

After looking at Asus C91S, Dell M1730, and Sager NP5792- I decided to go with the NP5792 with the following specifications as I felt it gave me the best performance as well as quality for the money:

1 x NP5792

- Chassis Color: Silver Trim
- Display: 17" WSXGA+ LCD with Matte Finish Surface (1680X1050)
- Processor: 45nm Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 / 6MB L2 Cache, 2.50GHz, 800MHz FSB[+$140.00]
- Video & Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX Graphics with 512MB DDR3 Video Memory[+$465.00]
- Operating System: Genuine MS Windows® VISTA ULTIMATE 32/64-Bit Edition[+$80.00]
- Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 X 2048MB[+$110.00]
- Primary Hard Disk Drive: 200GB 7200rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive[+$160.00]
- Optical Drive: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
- Wireless Network Card: Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
- Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth Module
- Intel Robson Technology: Intel 1GB TurboMemory Module[+$35.00]
- Primary Battery: Smart Li-ION Battery Pack
- Integrated Security Device: Fingerprint Reader
- Warranty: Sager Three Year Limited Warranty + 30 days No Dead Pixel Insurance Package[+$389.00]
- Additional Battery Pack: BAT-5792, NP5792 Smart Li-ION Battery Pack[+$110.00]
- Keyboard & Mice: Microsoft Wireles Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 USB[+$39.00]
- Carrying Bag: Standard Carrying Bag
$3,207.00

I am in a paralegal program at college and have to do a lot of research papers and I do a little bit of gaming for relaxation but my main requirements were for a quality notebook which would last me at least 3 years until I started law school and Sager fit the bill nicely. I ordered it on the 3rd and it will get here on the 6th and I am impressed with the delivery time which is much faster than what Dell was quoting for the M1730.

Mike

 

It's a little expensive. Where have you configured it?

 

I think its expensive because he got the big warrantry and the the 30 day no dead pixel thing. and the additional battery. thats 500 dollars extra, so i think thats about right, mine was 2600ish from sager and i didnt get that stuff.

 

Yeah, that must be it. Even so, forgot to add the second battery when I tried to configure it. Seems OK to me .

 

The warranty and extra battery came to an extra $489.00 and I ordered it directly from Sager. It's due to arrive tomorrow and I can't wait to put it through some benchmarks and start using it.

Due to class workload, I can't get around to fixing my desktop for a few months and having to use the wife's system while she is working on her master's degree sometimes creates conflict issues.

It will be good to have my own system again.

 

Better go to xoticpc or powernotebooks.com and configure it for a lower price and better support. Same system.

Nevermind,you already ordered it. We want benchies!

 

These threads are killing me, my 5792 arrives tomorrow!

 

you dont need the Intel Robson Technology

also get no ram and buy it somewhere else... i got my ram for 90$ (2x2gig)

personaly the higher resolution lcd worth it...

XP is still better for gaming...

 

XP is not necessarily better for gaming, as a DX10 card should be used in a DX10 ready environment. Turbo Memory is indeed debatable, but you can't get it without RAM, except maybe at RJ Tech.

 

you can ask a system with no ram at xotic... and for gaming theres no game that need dx10 yet... so yeah you can go with vista... or wait a year and two for the next OS... vista gonna die like windows ME... muahahahahahah

turbo memory is useles if you have more than 2gig in vista...

 

Turbo Memory is useless if you have more than 1GB, but that's a different story. It's not a RAM replacer.
Anyway, if you can ask a system without RAM & HDD (without the basic 1GB and 80GB HDD) how much would the discount be?

 

xotic no ram is 100$ (or very close)... for the hard drive i have no idea

 

You asked them?

 

yep on my 2nd quote theres no ram... ask justin

 

100$ off? It seems like too much to me. I'd like one without RAM & HDD.

 

I got mine without the ram justin quoted -$45 to remove the basic 1gb stick
for $90 i got 2 x 2gb sticks from newegg, but the hdd that came with mine,
160gb 7200 was $160 wich is not a bad price.

 

I always build my own desktops and in this case I wanted the convenience of getting a pre-built to time constraints. When I do have time to fix my desktop (one of my HD's in one of my RAID arrays is making the click of death noise) as well as upgrading the array size then I will build a Linux box out of the left over disks combined with spare parts I have laying around. I may one day put a hi-def burner in the Sager either when they settle on a standard or I can get a dual format that is not priced in the low earth orbit range.

If interested, I can post some benchmarks Friday or over the weekend since I should have the Sager later today and I won't have any classes on Friday.

Mike

 

Always interested in more stats, bring 'em on.