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    Favorite Clevo notebook?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Purlpo, Sep 23, 2010.

  1. Purlpo

    Purlpo Notebook Evangelist

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    Just being curious about you people who have owned multiple Clevo notebooks/laptops. Which have been your favorite so far? That is, which has given you the best experience, like best performance, best mobility / performance ratio, most reliable, ETC.

    I want to know how many of you say M860TU, which is the laptop I had :p
     
  2. jeffreybaks

    jeffreybaks Notebook Deity

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    Cool thread, I dont own a clevo but I sure like there products.
     
  3. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    yup same here. nexus/m860tu still going strong after 2 years and no problems at all.
     
  4. Huuy

    Huuy Notebook Evangelist

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    I loved my M860TU i kinda regret upgrading to the W860CU when i could of bought a 280M, something about the build quality of the W860CU feels kinda cheap. I've tried out the D900F and loved it unfortunately i didn't have the money at the time to buy it.
     
  5. Oiad

    Oiad Notebook Evangelist

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    Lol, this is going to turn into an M860TU love-in thread. Still have mine too after two years - top dime! :D
     
  6. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    M860TU Squad, represent! Still the hallmark, of high performance 15" gaming notebooks.

    I haven't owned multiple Clevos, other than two M86s, but my experiences with them have made me a lifelong Clevo owner.

    My next machine will either be a W880CU, or an X7200.
     
  7. Tirenz

    Tirenz Notebook Evangelist

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    M571TU! ;) For obvious reasons ;).

    Though I am thinking of buying a W880CU in the future, I don´t like the new design much, and I´m perfectly happy with my M571TU- if it could only take the latest gen of CPU´s and GPU´s :(.
    I had a M570RU before, was nice too.
    HP and Fujitsu I owned before were much more expensive and didn´t perform in the same class as the clevo, so as long as Clevo stays at that level, I´ll never go somewhere else ;).
     
  8. houstoned

    houstoned Yoga Pants Connoisseur.

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    i've never owned a clevo/sager, but have heard so many great things about them.

    mine is currently in phase 2 right now, so hopefully i can come back to this thread in a week and my reply will be: NP8850/W880CU :D :D :D
     
  9. Blacky

    Blacky Notebook Prophet

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    While I don't own a M860TU, my friend does and I must say ... it is an impressive piece of hardware. By the way, he has a P-type cpu in his laptop and he gets almost 3 hours of battery life (he also does a lot of work on the road), just to show that gaming laptops can still be laptops.

    For the power that is packed in the M860TU, the battery life, weight and overall design... I am not surprised so many people love it. It is indeed one of its kind.
     
  10. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    the P cpu's certainly were (and still are) great.
    who needs a 480 graphics card when my 512mb 9800GT plays every game ive thrown at it. :D
     
  11. theriko

    theriko Ronin

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    M57xRU-U all the way. Worked hard, pulled off the dinner table by the dog, powered on 24x7 almost the whole time and still pulling strong after 3 years (Priming the CPU at 3.6GHz only just breaks 70C)
     
  12. kaltmond

    kaltmond Clepple

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    M570RU - M860TU - M980NU - X7200 - S3100
    Love M86 most, X72 also very good.
     
  13. hanko panko

    hanko panko Notebook Evangelist

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    Well I own several but the D901C / NP9261 is my best!
     
  14. Kevin

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    Even with my Q9200, I can get to around 2 hours, on Power Saver and minimum brightness, just listening to music.

    I can understand the why of Clevo abandoning battery life, but I don't agree with it. They had the fastest 15" and 17" single GPU notebooks already, so it's not like sacrifices needed to be made.
     
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    The only Clevo I've owned is the M860TU/M860ETU, but I still find it amazing. It's accepted the mods and the power-hungry upgrades I've thrown at it without issue.

    I get around 1:50 in battery life.
     
  16. williamt1688

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    can fault the m860tu, only quibble is the brightness of the screen...
    lasted 3 years now... sill going strong :D
     
  17. TheWorminator

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    From a sample size of one, I've gotta go with the M570U. Mine's scuffed and aging, but still stands proud. I've had it for over 3 years now, and the only thing I've had to replace is the lithium-ion battery, and even that was optional since I keep it near power plugs anyway.

    I challenge those with Clevo models older than the M570U to show themselves! Because my laptop feels old next to these fancy new Clevos... :(
     
  18. soulvengeance

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    I only own one, but I've been pretty happy with mine so far. Since it's the only one I've ever owned, by default it's my favorite. :)
     
  19. sotoa

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    I've only owned my M570tu, but it's fantastic even still. I did have to RMA the gpu once and had some ram problems, but regardless, I'm happy. This thing is still a beast.
    I'm tempted to get it's next sibling W880CU. It's so close I know I'll be comfortable with it. Just wish it was a little bit smaller, cooler, and less power hungry.