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    Just bought the Edge

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Brendhan, Jun 15, 2008.

  1. Brendhan

    Brendhan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well, the order has officially been placed. Here are the specs:

    Intel® Core™2 Duo T9600 (2.8GHz/45nm/1066Mhz/6MB)
    4096MB Ultra Speed DDR3 1333MHz Extreme Performance Memory
    320GB @ 7,200 SATA300 Storage 16MB (1x 320GB 7200RPM)
    50GB HD Blu-Ray-RW / DVD-RW / CD-RW DL Next Gen. Burner
    nVIDIA Geforce 8800M GTX 512MB DDR3 EXTREME GPU
    15.4" HD WUXGA 1920 x1200 Matte X-treme Bright LCD
    8 Channel Advanced SRS WOW Surround Sound System
    High Speed 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Networking Adapter
    Internal High Speed V90k Dial Up Modem
    Built In 802.11AGN 300mbps Ultra Speed Wireless Adapter
    Integrated Advanced Bluetooth v2.0 Wireless Adapter
    Microsoft® Windows XP Professional Edition
    1 Extra Battery For Extended Operational Time
    Included Car Power Adapter
    Included Advanced Extra Strength Notebook Lock
    **NEW** 3 Year Platinum Blanket Protection Plan Advanced Coverage

    Comes to a grand total of:
    $4,380.00
     
    Brendhan, Jun 15, 2008
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  2. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    mouth watering........
     
    Nirvana, Jun 15, 2008
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  3. Brendhan

    Brendhan Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeah, I can't wait to actually receive it. Hopefully Intel doesn't delay montevina again...
     
    Brendhan, Jun 15, 2008
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    are you sure you need that blu ray though? maybe when its cheaper get an external or even an internal replacement? Other than that I like your specs. mine is in my sig from PCMW.
     
    auburncoast, Jun 15, 2008
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  5. elijahRW

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    Awesome specs. There's a 'lot of "Next Gens" and "Ultras" in that system :D
     
    elijahRW, Jun 15, 2008
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  6. Deathwinger

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    If you gonna go brave, might as well go all the way :D

    Good config.
     
    Deathwinger, Jun 15, 2008
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  7. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    Droooooool
     
    The_Observer, Jun 15, 2008
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  8. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    wow, you actually ordered a Blu-Ray burner?

    Thats worth more than any other single component in the system... LOL.

    Nice specs BTW. :)
     
    Gophn, Jun 15, 2008
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  9. lastrebelstanding

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    Don't forget the "extremes" :D

    @Brendhan: Very nice specs and I admire your courage to spend so much money on such a new and unproven system!
     
    lastrebelstanding, Jun 15, 2008
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  10. Brendhan

    Brendhan Notebook Enthusiast

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    I like living on the edge (pun intended) lol ;)
     
    Brendhan, Jun 15, 2008
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    Friar_Tuck Notebook Evangelist

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    NICE specs. That thing's gonna rock. Did they give you an estimated ship-date? Can't wait to see the reviews!
     
    Friar_Tuck, Jun 15, 2008
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  12. eleron911

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    4300$?

    Man, I can buy a house for that money :D
    Nice config, hope you get it soon ;)
     
    eleron911, Jun 15, 2008
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  13. Nirvana

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    I can almost buy 2 helicopters with that money ;)
     
    Nirvana, Jun 15, 2008
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  14. lastrebelstanding

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    Only if they look like this :D

    [​IMG]
     
    lastrebelstanding, Jun 15, 2008
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  15. Brendhan

    Brendhan Notebook Enthusiast

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    lol, well for college, a laptop like this would be much more useful than a helicopter.

    Still, it would be awesome just to be able to tell my roommate "Yeah, I own a helicopter. Need a ride to town?"

    Anyway, I am planning on using the laptop as my primary computer for about 3 years, which is why I tricked it out. Didn't go with a SSD though, it would have been a waste of money.
     
    Brendhan, Jun 15, 2008
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  16. Callidor

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    Sounds awesome. Can't wait to read a review
     
    Callidor, Jun 15, 2008
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  17. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    @chrisvolker and Brendhan, check out my sig.
     
    Nirvana, Jun 15, 2008
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  18. Senor Mortgage

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    PFFFT no SSD in that thing. Might as well just chisel your class notes on slabs or rock.
     
    Senor Mortgage, Jun 15, 2008
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  19. Dreidel

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    lol 4 that + rep
     
    Dreidel, Jun 15, 2008
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  20. MeTaL-_

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    you definitely have to take lots of pics and do a review i want one real bad!
     
    MeTaL-_, Jun 16, 2008
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  21. Brendhan

    Brendhan Notebook Enthusiast

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    when it finally ships, don't worry, a review will follow.
     
    Brendhan, Jun 16, 2008
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  22. hanko panko

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    That's a lot of hot stuff crammed into a little box. Good for a BBQ-party :)
     
    hanko panko, Jun 16, 2008
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  23. milcs

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    When are the M860TU start shipping? August?
     
    milcs, Jun 16, 2008
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  24. Brendhan

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    late june-early July.

    or whenever Intel releases montevina.
     
    Brendhan, Jun 16, 2008
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  25. eleron911

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    July 14 as I remember it :p
     
    eleron911, Jun 16, 2008
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    good call, I forgot that.

    So, intel releases montevina the 14th, PCMW starts shipping their laptops probably within a week of that date, right?
     
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  27. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    Most probably.
     
    The_Observer, Jun 16, 2008
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  28. bigjohnsonforever

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    Man, 1333 FSB... *faints*
    Why didn't you get the 8GB RAM?
     
    bigjohnsonforever, Jun 16, 2008
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  29. Brendhan

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    I was debating it, but I can always upgrade later when it won't cost an extra $1000. Right now, and probably for the next 6 months-1 year, 8gb of ram would be overkill.
     
    Brendhan, Jun 16, 2008
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  30. Deathwinger

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    Not really, you can use up RAM very easily doing professional sound creation.


    But if this is a gaming laptop, my god, you are SET! :D
     
    Deathwinger, Jun 16, 2008
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  31. Bledadeva

    Bledadeva Notebook Guru

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    Brendhan, what are you going to school for?

    Also, did you think about the quad cores too?
     
    Bledadeva, Jun 16, 2008
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  32. Brendhan

    Brendhan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Quad core is also unnecessary for me. If i really needed quad core in a notebook, I would have gone with the blackhawk. Dual core at 2.8ghz is plenty for me.

    And I am going to be studying to be a teacher. That will give me plenty of time to game when I'm not yelling at little sh*ts for forgetting what I teach them lol ;)
     
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  33. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    That's the spirit,you'll be looking for a new job soon lol.
     
    eleron911, Jun 16, 2008
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  34. Brendhan

    Brendhan Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeah, but at least i'll have a sweet laptop.
     
    Brendhan, Jun 16, 2008
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  35. eleron911

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    tell that to the judge :D

    I wonder how the Edge will fit next to the m15x, I cannot help my scepticism about 1 fan...either noisy or a hot laptop...
     
    eleron911, Jun 16, 2008
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  36. Brendhan

    Brendhan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well, they sure have taken their time releasing it, so I guess the testing they have done is pretty rigorous. Still, I hope it isn't too loud.
     
    Brendhan, Jun 17, 2008
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  37. Heliosvector

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    [​IMG]

    here is the answer to this issue with only a slight ammount of moding needed.
     
    Heliosvector, Jun 17, 2008
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  38. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Not at all! Why, it sounds like you'd be a perfect fit for a tenure-track position in the NYC public schools. You ought to drop [​IMG]
    Randi Weingarten a line, she's the head of the NYC We-Hate-Kids (oops, I meant to say, Teachers') union. After all, it was just last week or so that I read another news item about how the NYC education dep't assigns teachers to empty rooms in administrative buildings and continues to pay them full salary and benefits, notwithstanding that there isn't a school-age child within miles of that location.
     
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