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    Just spoke to a Sager rep and he suggested the 9280 over the 9850 for games....help?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by isamu, Dec 21, 2009.

  1. isamu

    isamu Notebook Guru

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    Whoah....was *THIS* close to placing my order of the 9850, when a rep from Sager told me based on feedback he's received from customers, the 9280 is recommended and generally outperforms the 9850. He said certainly some games will do better on the 9850 but emphasized in general the performance nod goes to the 9280.

    Now I'm really confused. I will be gaming 90% of the time on whichever notebook I decide to get, with CoD4/5/6, Crysis and Resident Evil being the games dominating my time for at least the next couple of months. One thing that took me by surprise was when he told me the 9850 has an Intel Centrino Mobile processor. I thought it had a desktop processor. So the CPU inside the 9280 is a desktop Intel i7 Core, while the one in the 9850 is a Centrino mobile Core2Duo is this correct?....very interesting.

    So which one should I REALLY get guys? Please be honest. I'm going all out with this purchase and don't want to screw this up.

    Thanks :)
     
    isamu, Dec 21, 2009
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  2. Eivind

    Eivind Notebook Evangelist

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    For games, get the one with gtx 280m sli. The 18 incher.
     
    Eivind, Dec 21, 2009
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    You probably confused the rep and made him think you cared more about cpu power. The 9850 will be better for the games you listed.
     
    Rorschach, Dec 21, 2009
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  4. isamu

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    But but.....mobile cpu :cry::cry::cry::cry:
     
    isamu, Dec 21, 2009
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    Play crysis with a single GTX280m vs SLI, 17fps difference between the two @ all on very high and native res,
    Get the 9850, no competition for games, use the 9280 for CAD :)
     
    Mutant_Tractor, Dec 21, 2009
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  6. Histidine

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    Well, some games get no or very little performance boost out of SLI graphics cards, so some games could conceivably run better on the 9280. But even a 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo is enough CPU power to max most games, so in most cases the 9850 will game better.

    Also, it gives you 3 hard drive bays, and between the upgradeability of the CPU and the 2 MXM3.0 slots... what if you could later get a QX9300 with 2x GTX380m's in SLI? Not likely, but what if? ;)
     
    Histidine, Dec 21, 2009
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  7. Pman

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    the rep is an idiot

    SLI is better for games, no matter the cpu in this case

    9850 is your kitty
     
    Pman, Dec 21, 2009
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    How is the 18.4" for cases?
    Thats one of the reasons i didnt buy it.. that and the 9280 is prettier :p
     
    Mutant_Tractor, Dec 21, 2009
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  9. Histidine

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    They weigh the same, or close to it. I've noticed, however, 17" fits snugly but comfortably in the average backpack. I'd imagine 18.4" would not. I also imagine it would take up desk space bordering on uncomfortable, but that could just be because I'm used to 17".
     
    Histidine, Dec 22, 2009
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  10. isamu

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    They offer the QX9300 as their most expensive CPU option. I'm assuming this is the fastest mobile Quad processor on the market. But they also have a Core 2 Duo Processor T9900 which I assume has only 2 cores and is $560 cheaper. Money isn't really an issue but I'd still like to know which of these processors is recommended if I go with the 9850?
     
    isamu, Dec 22, 2009
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  11. Judicator

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    Since all you're doing is gaming, I'd actually recommend just going with the dual core T9900. There are only a few games that would "require" the punch of a quad (GTA IV and Dragon Age:Origins come to mind)
     
    Judicator, Dec 22, 2009
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    Yep, I never max my CPUs on any games these days.
     
    madpoet, Dec 22, 2009
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  13. isamu

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    It's a wrap then then...9850 with a T9900 it is :D
     
    isamu, Dec 22, 2009
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