My Official M860TU REVIEW!!!

Thats alot of it, but also Criminals that just try to hide up something or cover their tracks, Gathering deleted emails, myspace onversations and contacts, drug dealers accounts, haha

I've never watched CSI, so I'm not sure what they do. It's just an area that interests me.

 

Also, here is the sparked idea

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=290286

 

No, the point is to use the CAT5 Ethernet cable for Internet access so you won't be using a WiFi of any kind. They really suck the battery down, so it would be helpful to see what the battery life is with hardwired Internet access.

 

*DElicious

 

lol. don't deprave the children!! think of the children!

 

Arraged in increasing order.


Children < Adult < Senior < Sager NP8660

 

Order of relevence to the OP or general imporantance?

 

Wait a minute... you couldn't mean... NO!

Soon they'll be breeding us like cattle! You've got to warn everyone and tell them! Sager NP8660 is made of people! You've got to tell them! Sager NP8660 is people!

 

Computer forensics only exist becausep eople don't understand how to encrypt their hard drive and/or 9-pass DoD binary-wipe their hard drive.

Try to get me now steve

 

i'm really disappointed with the battery life 2hours 10min hummmm... im def going to have to ether remove the annoying DVD drive and mount a 2nd battery some how... or get used to changing battery.

 

For those of us uninitiated into the world of practial laptop usage, is 2hrs and 10 min of battery life good or bad? Im not really sure in this case.

 

Btw helios what date are u expecting your laptop to arrive? Is it still the week of the 25th? I'm praying that i get mine from rock before sep 4th and from what i hear rock and kobalt are going to have similar shipping dates.

 

Its good. Not great. Great is like 3 hours to 4 hours, however, when you want a machine like that, you are probably already prepared to use it for basic tasks, like word processing and surfing etc. and not any gaming. (However, Unreal Tournament 1 still looks pretty and runs GREAT on these new integrated graphics cards, that should keep you busy during a plane ride.)

Its not unfamiliar territory for me though, as my current laptop gives me about an hour and 48 minutes on battery saver. So I know when plugging in is required. The only difference is that this new one will be OH SO MUCH lighter

Ozy, if you want this laptop for class, I would recommend, initially, set the laptop to go on hibernate every time the lid is closed, standby 5 minutes with no activity, and get turbo memory (that should result in instantaneous boot up from hibernate). If that still is not helping for a 3 hour class, buy an extra battery, but I honestly won't see the need for it unless you have back to back lectures.

 

what if i dont have turbo memory? what would the hibernate boot time look like?

 

Heath, if you manage to find a way to do this, PLEASE let me know - maybe make a new thread or something! that would be amazing

 

You know, if you could install Vista on this turbo memory, that might make it worthwhile to me.

 

I dont even know anymore. Guite frankly im a little pissed off with the whole ordeal now. hearing about this hot hard drive are doesnt make it any better either.

 

Steven,in 1 to 10 scale,how much will you rate it?

 

Glad I'm not the only one.

Heat 4
Gaming 9
Comfort 6
Looks 6
Convience 4
Battery 6

6 out of 10

This is just my perspective though, I'm sometimes picky, and major purchases increase that picky level.

 

ye its a pain having to wait over a week longer, i think the hard drive issue will turn out ok. I posted on the rock forum about it and they say they have it in stock and should be shipping this week (starting 25th) so i guess its the same for kobalt?

 

ill actually be waiting around 2 weeks extra since im in irleland and it will take like 4working days to ship to me. arrival into kobalt is this friday.

 

hurry up Heliosvector as im waiting on your review before i order.
one other thing ive been worried about is the tech support. after having 24/7 support from alienware (it needed it) im a little worried as as far as i know kobalt tech is office hours.

 

*casts Hastega on kobalt and clevo*

its office hours, but you get to speak directly to neil and andrew (i think they are the owners) and you dont have to go through any menu's

 

Geez kobalt don't have them yet? i'd thought they'd be getting them at the same time as rock

 

it will be the same for rock. they are just triing to keep the mob happy at the moment. also, their construction time is longer i think as everything goes through regimented stages since their business doesnt really have a personal touch. more of a corporation really.

 

Wierd, i doubt they're actually allowed to lie about that kind of thing though and they clearly stated having them in stock:

By Nick@rock here http://www.rockforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=13709&start=10

 

perhaps. you never know though.... or do we...... lol no we dont.

 

True true, atm the thing i'm most concerned about is the high hdd temp.

 

Eh, so long as it doesn't melt the plastic chassis, I'm not too worried.

 

don't forget burning ur hand 2

 

@ steveninspokane:

I'm currently trying to decide to go for the Alienware M15x or the M60TU,
since you have/had both, wwhich one would you recommend?

Also which one is thicker? (frontside with lid opened?)
This because of wrist strains...

And which one has the better sound? (guessing the M860TU)

 

The m15x is way thinner.
The m15x is 1.3in consistent.
The np8660 is (i think) 1.45 to 1.9in thick.

LOL a your cod4 vid steve. Noob tuber~!

 

And the sound quality difference? (starting to lean towards the Alienware again, even if it has the hinge problems)

 

m860tu all the way.
ive got arthritis and the height makes no difference at all.

ive had both by the way and would never buy from AW again.

 

haha qaz, it was single player.

and skillz, to answer your questions, I haven't recieved my m15x yet, actually it will be deliverd today, and I will post a mini review, perhaps a comparison of the two.

But I would say this, if looks are rather important to you, than I would go with the m15x.

 

Good review, just bought mine today and hoping to get it next week

 

Thank you, however it was I think the first review of the Clevo m860tu, so there might be some that are a little more updated.

 

You've been back and forth for so long, I hope you've finally got a good experience ahead of you.

My M860TU is just coming back from the manufacturer today, and I'm nervous like it's the first time all over again.

 

I know, I'm a notebook hopper.

Why did you send it back?

 

Does the 1.3 inch on the alienware include the feet?

 

I bricked it updating the bios, like an idiot. Fortunately, Lynnbay looked out for me and RMA'd the notebook back to the manufacturer.

I'm happy to report that I just tore the box open, and I'm now typing this message on it. According to the packing slip, Prostar had to replace the motherboard.

My bad!

Seriously though, enjoy your new beast.

 

Congrats; that was lucky!

 

^^^^

And yeah thanks, you too.

So far I am very happy, I'll be more happy when my new HDD and memory get here tomorrow.

 

I hope you can compare the speakers for me, as sound is important to me.
I've always used the business models of HP before which had good enough sound and recently I got a Dell Studio with the worst speakers ever, which pointed out that sound is kind of important to me.

Since AW is now Dell, I have a bad feeling about the speaker quality.

Also which of the 2 notebooks (M860TU / m15x) makes less noise and is there a big difference between the GTS and GTX?

Edit: Owww, and maybe a picture / some pictures of the 2 notebooks side by side!

 

Well, I've seen the 2 side by side and it's clear, no m15x for me

 

m15x is big, ugly and really not worth it at all. One of the worst laptops I have ever dealt with.

 

Lol, some alienware fanboys will be angry at you for that statement.

 

Is it wrong to be honest?

 

That's extremly fair to share your experience with us, espescially with the whole story you went through. But that's wrong to say that the .m15x is the worst laptop, since maybe other users didn't had the experience. If the laptop didn't break down, I'm sure you would have been happy.

 

Just for the sake of clarification... I did say "...that I (which means... ME ) dealt with...". More, the laptop didn't have any serious problem (appart from heating to above 100ºC), its just that the laptop was really bad and felt like a plastic cheap toy. Just that...

So yes, it was the worst laptop I have ever owned.