Final help before buying on Monday!

Hi guys Merry Christmas! I need help I know I've posted so many question and my excitement for my first ever laptop. I went from going with a w150hm to either a NP8130/P151HM1. I need that final push to get ready for ordering. I configured these builds

Malibal Lotus P151HM1

Customizations:
Display: 15.6" 1920 x 1080 FHD LED AUO B156HW01 V.4 95% NTSC Matte Display
$95.00
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM, 6MB L3 Cache, 2.0-2.9GHz
$30.00
Memory: (8GB) 8192MB, PC3-10660/1333MHz DDR3 - 4 SO-DIMM
$-50.00
Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M 1.5GB GDDR5
Hard Drive: 500GB 7200rpm 2.5" SATA 300
Optical Drive Bay: 8X Multi DVD+/-R/RW RAM Dual-Layer Drive
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium; 64-bit
$80.00
Wireless: Intel® 6230 Advanced-N 802.11A/B/G/N LAN and Bluetooth Card
$25.00
Cooling: IC Diamond 7 Thermal Compound, CPU & GPU
$40.00
Keyboard: English: US & Canada
Power Cord: US & Canada
AC Adapter: Full Range AC-in 100~240V, 50~60Hz, 120W AC Adapter, DC output 20V, 6A
Branding: MALIBAL
Build Time: 5-7 Business Days
Warranty: LIFETIME Ltd. Labor and 1 Year Parts Warranty with 24/7 Support (USA)
Extras: Standard Black Carrying Case

$1,209.00

Xoptic PC

Sager NP8130 / Clevo P151HM1
- FREE!! Continental (U.S. Lower 48 - UPS Ground Only) Ground Shipping on ALL Sager Laptops - Until 01/01/2012
(Enter Coupon Code: "SAGERFREESHIP" during order process)
- No Discount (My order is not over $1500)
- FREE Digital Copy of Battlefield 3 w/ Any Intel 120GB SSD or Higher Hard Drive Upgrade + Sager Price Protection
+ Automatically Qualified to Win an Xbox 360!!!
- 15.6" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Screen w/ 95% NTSC Color Gamut (1920x1080) (SKU - S1R303)
- NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM, 2.0-2.8GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache) - Slight Back Order (SKU - S2R223)
- - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- nVidia GeForce GTX 560M 1,536MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 (SKU - S3R452)
- No Video Adapter
- 8GB - DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS) (Not Supported by Intel i5 CPUs) - Special! (SKU - S4P369)
- Sager Branding
- Standard Finish
- 500GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) - Default (SKU - S5R207)
- Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive w/ Software (When selecting a Hard Drive in the Optical Bay, No Optical Drive is Included) (SKU - S7R455)
- No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- No Floppy Drive
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- No Back Up Software
- None Standard--
- Intel® Advanced-N 6230 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module + Bluetooth (SKU - S8R111)
- No Network Accessory
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- No Car Adapter
- No Spare AC Adapter
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- No Headset
- No External Keyboard or Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system (Overclocking will add 3-6 business days to build time)
- No Operating System Redline Boost
- ~Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's + Microsoft Office Starter 2010 - Included with OS Purchase
- No Office Software
- No Software Bundle
- LIFETIME Ltd Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime -24/7 DOMESTIC Based- Toll Free Telephone Tech Support (Labor Warranty through Xotic PC)
Includes FREE Shipping Both Ways for Warranty Repairs (SKU - X9R009)
- No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- Standard Production Time
- No Xotic PC Gear

$1,199.00

It's a 10 dollar difference (haven't calculated shipping yet) So my final questions are as follows before I buy.

1. How does my build look? Did I miss thing or should I take something off?

2. Which would you go with?

3. The screen upgrade is it worth it?

4. Are the graphics cards exactly the same?

5. Tips before I buy?

Thank you guys and I'm looking forward to doing business with either company and everyone on this board is so helpful I want to rep everyone thank you again!

 

Ask Malibal to match that 10 dollar price difference, because I've seen a lot of people prefer their branding
Matte screens rock!!
Yes the cards are the same.

 

I am not sure where the $10 comes in at, it may be part of a special, I do not think they match on specials. Go with the branding you prefer, or none at all. I went with the Exotic myself, I kinda liked the sager logo personally.


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I like your configuration, the 95% Matte screen is an eye candy you will love it.
Go with the brand you like and I believe you can get price match so it is not an issue.

I would suggest that you ask both resellers if *all* the components are available before ordering so you do not wait for back order.

 

The 2630 is on back order but the 2670 is not, I took that upgrade myself also. I see malibal does not list it as back order though, but I believe they come from sager so I am pretty sure it is back order for both resellers.

 

I would go with Malibal, simply because they've got a better reputation.

 

I *hear* the glossy screen shows contrast and such better than the matte. So if you not worried about glare at all I might would choose the glossy. Personally I will be indoors with not much worry so that was my choice. It may not be for you though.

 

Please define this as they seem pretty equal to me from what I have read.

 

Go with the Malibal, basically the same config I got, but I ended with 1 processor level up and the 8 gig ram at 1600mhz. Only a bit more expensive - I think its gonna be great dude.

 

Malibal doesn't seem to list their 2630qm as back order. It's best to ask them to verify. If they are well in stock and waiting for the back order isn't your thing, then go with Malibal.

 

Go with Malibal. I've had a good experience with them. They respond quickly to support tickets and you could even get response on here if one of their consultants are online. I ordered P170HM from them without any issues at all considering that I ordered during Black Friday sale. I was worried with the level of quality of the laptop I was going to get because of rush orders and backlog but after to talking to Matt I was assured that Malibal will not trade quick deliveries with product quality and my laptop was a proof of that. To me that says a lot. Good luck with your decision, I"m pretty sure you will enjoy your Sager laptop like myself.