My Fully Loaded np8660 rig!

I have decided what i am going to configure my future sager, the np 8660 with today. unless i see some very very negative reviews, i will def buy it.

Sager NP8660 (Built on Clevo M860TU)
- 15.4" WUXGA "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Screen (1920x1200)
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- ~Intel® T9600 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.80GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 35 watt
- 512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 9800M GT DDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable)
- None Standard
- ~ 4,096MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) (Requires Vista 64-Bit to recognize Full 4GB)
- 2GB Intel® Robson Turbo Memory II
- Standard Finish
- Panasonic UJ-220 Blu-Ray Super Multi DVD+/ -R/RW BD-R/RE Dual Layer Burner -
- ~ 128GB OCZ Core Series SSD (Serial-ATA II) ETA 7/25/2008
- 250GB 5400RPM External Hard Drive
- None Standard
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link
- None Standard
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- External USB ATSC HDTV / Analog TV Tuner with EXPRESS CARD REMOTE (TVT-6010)
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Full Range Auto Switching AC Adapter - Included
- ADD Car Adapter
- None Standard
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons Optical Mouse
- Full Size Notebook Cooler - Dual Fans - USB Powered
- ~Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's
- Microsoft Office 2007 SBE - (Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint/Publisher)
- None Standard
- 2 Year Parts/Labor Warranty 24/7 Tech Support w/ LCD Accidental Damage Protection

All together, plus tax is 4500 bucks

woooot

 

Not to bash you or anything, but do you honestly need/ are going to use ALL that?

Or are you just one of those types that just maxes out everything to feel good about their purchase

The things that prompt my question are your blu-ray burner and your screen res. The screen res is often a personal issue, but I've seen a lot of people get it on other computers simply because they think bigger = better.

 

ive got more bluray discs than dvds, and theres no option for just a bluray reader. and i want to experiance ut3 in max resolution. happy?

and yes, i think i am the person who likes to check out everything to fell good lol

edit: and also, blu ray is the future, so i might as well future proof my state of the art lappie

and also, godd to hear you didnt decide on the alienware m15x, waiting paid off!

 

Understandable then

Also, yes! Ugh. Seriously, I was expecting to pay like 2.3k for the config I wanted out of my own pocket, and as an incoming university student with no job, that is not a happy prospect.
When I saw xoticpc's and powernotebooks' prices, I honestly jumped up and squealed with joy. I get to save like 400 or more, depending on what I finally settle on with the Clevo

(That's money towards new clothes! Or a console. I can't decide)

 

yeh, with my budget, i could have got the m15x but allt he problems concerned me alot. and besides, i heard that the np8660 has its own little version of stealth mode (but only an hour more of batt life)

 

oh ok. dam.

 

bumpp. anyone want to comment and/or correct my decisions? I am probably going to wait until August to order.

 

If you have money well go ahead.I think it will last a long time.

 

wow its kinda amazing that the NP8660 can be fully customize and still at a cheap price!!!!

 

you call a 4grand lappy cheap?????

 

the blu-ray burner put the price way over the top.

you can just get the bluray reader/dvd-rw (about $300-350) and still have a great unit that is still "bang for the buck".

Then later on when blu-ray burners mature and get cheaper, you can upgrade it yourself.

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Silent Mode is still on this system to toggle the notebook to undervolt and underclock its power hungry components in order to prevent the fan from turning up from the low amount of heat.

 

Sager, Xotic PNB only offer the non blu ray or the blu ray burner ones.

 

if you contact them while making the order, they can include pretty much any component that is available on the market.

 

pfft you call that fully loaded? you didnt even get the 320GB 7,200RPM drive

 

I would also do the Ram Myself. Save a few more bucks. Although I like blu-ray.

 

I'm going to say SSD beats 320 GB 7200RPM.

 

If you are willing to spend this much, why not get the NP5796. Only a couple hundred more, same screen res, but more viewable area. (4750 subtotal) If you are spending that much, why not go quad core (only 300 more after all).

Basically same config (but 9800m GTX, which you can't get on the 860tu)

Sager NP5796 Custom Notebook (Built on Clevo M570TU) Sager NP5796 Custom Notebook (Built on Clevo M570TU)
- 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1200)
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- ~Intel® T9600 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.80GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 35 watt
- 1,024MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 9800M GTX DDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable) (ETA Early August)
- None Standard
- ~ 4,096MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) (Requires Vista 64-Bit to recognize Full 4GB)
- None Standard
- NP579x Orange Frame Trim Color
- Panasonic UJ-220 Blu-Ray Super Multi DVD+/ -R/RW BD-R/RE Dual Layer Burner -
- ~ 128GB OCZ Core Series SSD (Serial-ATA II) ETA 7/25/2008
- USB 2.0 SATA Aluminum Enclosure + 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive BLOWOUT SALE!
- None Standard
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link
- None Standard
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- External USB ATSC HDTV / Analog TV Tuner with EXPRESS CARD REMOTE (TVT-6010)
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Full Range Auto Switching AC Adapter - Included
- ADD Car Adapter
- None Standard
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons Optical Mouse
- Full Size Notebook Cooler - Dual Fans - USB Powered
- ~Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's
- Microsoft Office 2007 SBE - (Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint/Publisher)
- None Standard
- 2 Year Parts/Labor Warranty 24/7 Tech Support w/ LCD Accidental Damage Protection


In any event, it's an insane config

 

i dunno why, but i prefer the m860tu's looks over the np5793. and a 15 incher is alot easier to carry around at school/college than a massive DTR..

 

Well when you look at the dimensions, the 5796 is only 1.2lbs heavier, 1.1" longer width wise and in height .8" bigger.

 

i have no idea about inches..... centimetres ftw!

 

About a kg heavier, 2.5 cm wider and 2 cm thicker.

 

whoa, really that much? a kg is alot to me, as it already is a pretty heavy laptop in 15 inch terms.... and another 2 cm thicker is abit too thick for my tastes. i might just stay wit the np8660. QUESTION: how fast is the 128GB SSD compared to all the other options (except for the 64GB SSD, no chance ima gettin that), does it help battery life?

 

That's a pretty nice looking system. I do question the proccessor though, as it seems pointless if you're a gamer since the GPU will be the bottleneck. I'm also a bit turned off on SSD's atm, but that's just me.

 

why would u be turned off by SSDs?

 

Its actually half a kg heavier. 1kg ~ 2.2lbs

 

My bad, I misread it. Thought it was 2.2 lbs rather than 1.2 lbs.

 

I'm turned off by SSD's only because of their limited lifetime writes and eventual failure. Though I suppose it would outlast the lifetime of an average notebook.. Guess i'm just paranoid about booting my computer up one day and having all my files missing. I guess if you're running Ghost on the external hard drive you'll be fine..

 

eh? where the hell did you hear that

i bet wikipedia

 

It's well known that SSD are likely to fail (presumably earlier compared to a traditional HDD).

 

Hi Qaz333. There were a few posts about SSD's in a thread on the M15x forum. Can't remember where though. But I wouldn't put my faith in new technology until it is fully tested and improved. 120gb HD or SSD is too small for my needs anyway. I'm not really trusting of anything flash based at the moment (apart from flash/pen drives which you generally just use to transport stuff across to other things anyway).

I won't be buying a notebook with a Blu-Ray drive right now because I have seen far faster external multi-format BD-RW ones that are far quicker than anything offered inside a notebook at the moment. Until notebooks offer speedier, improved Blu-Ray drives that catch up to what you can buy externally (and internally for desktops), then I won't be wasting my money. I'll just buy an external BD-RW drive to connect up if I was that desperate to watch HD movies on a laptop, or needed to backup and shift GBs of data.

Blu-Ray may be the way forward, but it is still a little backwards at the moment. People will still use DVDs for many, many years, due to the billions of releases on DVD (and the cult/independant films). They're STILL playing catch-up with making VHS releases available on DVD... and I doubt there will be many old DVD-to-Blu-Ray releases, as I imagine that you can't visually improve the Master Copy of a film more than DVD already has (in this day anyway). The American release of Terminator 2 in HD isn't true 1080p, as it can't be made to be. It's just upscaled/sharpened a bit. It's only the more recent cinema-released films which have taken on board the whole Widescreen aspect as standard, 1080p enabling, and HD desirability, that will allow a release on both a Blu-Ray disc as well as on DVD. I don't see DVDs becomming obsolete for many years. Unless they release a series of films on one Blu-Ray disc. But again, that's going to be the same as somebody making a CD compilation of their favourite tunes. The tunes won't be improved, but the appeal of carrying around one disc filled with "favourite things" is what we go for. Putting my favourite DVDs onto one Blu-ray disc is quite appealing to me for portability reasons. Although, I'm someone who also likes to keep ownership of the originals and original packaging.
I don't agree with non-entity purchases either, like people who stupidly purchase a film or something that only exists on their HD (namely next gen console users). You don't have any tangible back-up for what you have paid for. But I digress...

I just wouldn't go overboard on your specs without doing a little research first or waiting on an honest review. If you are just going to be gaming, why not downgrade the processor you have chosen, as one of the moderator's mentioned recently that the better GPU's tend to work optimally with a lower CPU, as the GPU's won't bottleneck. And do you really need the 64bit Vista? Will you be using software that would benefit more from this?


I'm currently waiting on a comparison review of the T9400 and P9500 CPUs.