NP5793 or NP9262

I'm not too stressed about the small difference in price.

I'd be paying around 200 bucks more for the NP9262 with an E8400 rather than a NP5793 with a T9500.

Is it worth it to switch? I would be sacrificing a fingerprint scanner and about 2.5 hours of battery life for a better processor right?

How much better is the E8400 (for gaming and multitasking), and do both laptops have webcams and a mic?

 

I say the 9262. The whole 3 drive bays and the desktop cpu do it for me.

 

I got the 9262 for the upgradability. I can add SLi, more HDDs and a faster CPU in the future if I need it (and I really don't even see a need yet...).

 

How's the battery life on the 9262? Also, does it have a webcam, mic and fingerprint reader?

 

It has a cam and mic, no fingerprint reader. Forget about battery life though, it's a full DTR.

 

DTR? What does that mean...?

It's just that I'd rather have a good battery life than have a slightly more powerful CPU.

But what would be the gaming performance differences between a T9500 and E8400?

 

DTR= Desktop Replacement

battery life is 1hr max

 

It depends what you want.

If you want a 'laptop', defined as a portable computer that you plan on moving around a lot and perhaps using the battery more, then get the NP5793.

If you want a 'desktop replacement' (DTR), defined as a laptop that will stay plugged in 95%+ of the time and you don't plan on moving around a whole bunch, get the NP9262.

I use my np5790 as a laptop; I bring it to work every day and often will use it unplugged for a few hours at a time while just browsing on my couch while watching my baby play. It's nice not having to pull out the power cord every time. I chose not to get the np9260 for just this reason (weight and battery life), even though it's more powerful and has better upgrade potential.

Your requirements will differ. My 2 cents, though.

 

Yeah, I want my laptop to have the best of both worlds. The 5793 has a decent processor and a very nice (8800M GTX) GPU. I wouldn't need to sacrifice any battery life for this. I get 3 hours with it (correct?).

If I am to get a Sager, I will probably go with the 5793. On the site, it says that it comes with Vista 64 bit assembled. Would I need to reformat it again to get Vista 32 bit? And also, can 4 gigs of RAM be used with Vista 32 bit? There is a really good deal for 4 gigs of RAM at the moment.

 

From what you say,I think you will be happy with a 5793.

 

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Errm.. what?

 

I don't know about 3 hours, but I get at least 2 hours with my 5790 (using Vista Battery Saver) with idle browsing/word/excel, and I'm pretty sure it can hit 2.5 (I usually plug it in just before it hits 15% so I don't hiberate with something open that's important). Heck, I was on a plane a few months ago and played Civ4 for like an hour on a plane; granted everything was downclocked because I was in power saver mode so it wasn't the smoothest thing ever, but it was still quite playable

I can't tell you about 32/64 vista; you probably need to check with a reseller about that (perhaps send a PM to Justin or Donald who often post here). Last I heard you still need 64 bit to see all 4GB; you can still use 4gb but I think 32 bit xp/vista will only use 3.2gb or something. Don't take my word on that, though...

 

^ yes that is correct. Although windows may only recognize 3GB, apps such as photoshop can still utilize all 4GB.

 

my 5793 showed 2hrs and 50 mins, i never tested it tho.

 

wow ive never seen over 2 hours on mine

 

A 5793 can get you about 2.5 h of regular use and 1 hour , or 1.5 h of gaming.

 

What do you mean showed? mine doesn`t have a time indicator,just a battery percentage...

 

Well, if you have your powermizer on 'high performance' then I can understand that If you are using xp, there are probably other things you can do to, but I use vista so I use 'Vista Battery Saver', it's a neat little program that sits in your tray and basically shifts your computer mode from high performance to battery saver when you unplug and back again when you plug it in. It also will turn off aero and sidebar (if you use those) and turn down your screen brightness a little.

I wouldn't try to play something like Team Fortress 2 while on battery (I did the other night and it took forever to load on power saver hehe) but I imagine most RTS games will play, and I know WoW worked pretty well for short periods (back when I still had an account; crack kills, kids!). And, as I said, Civ4 can play for an hour or more; it's not the most demanding 3d game out there, but still

 

yeah i dont use the battery saver. i dont like it it has caused a few programs i run to not run very well like tmpgenc etc... so i dont use it anymore thats prob why. i still get about a hour and a half or so without it so its not to bad.

 

9262= 3 drive bays, Raid, SLI, 1333 FSB, 800 RAM, humongous, heavy, near 0 mobility, not a desktop replacement; it is a desktop...

5793= battery life, mobility, still pretty powerful (X9000 capable), better I/O layout, a true notebook DTR