The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Network card for P150HM?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by retsnom, Nov 6, 2011.

  1. retsnom

    retsnom Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    48
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Would I be okay with going with stock? Or is the upgrade worth the additional $25?
     
    retsnom, Nov 6, 2011
    #1
  2. biba028

    biba028 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    103
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Like many would say, it's all about what you're going to use your laptop for.
     
    biba028, Nov 6, 2011
    #2
  3. b0b1man

    b0b1man Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    597
    Messages:
    1,092
    Likes Received:
    29
    Trophy Points:
    66
    im not a fan of stock hardware parts. I read in DevilTech forums(deviltech is a german clevo reseller) that the stock realtek card has terrible issues with "n" standard signals. I have an Intel Centrino 6230 that has bluetooth and im perfectly satisfied with it so I reccomend it. (Damn typing trough a phone takes forever)
     
    b0b1man, Nov 6, 2011
    #3
  4. retsnom

    retsnom Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    48
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Yea, not a big fan of stock parts, either. It's just that the price that I'm looking at now is exceeding my initial budget.
     
    retsnom, Nov 6, 2011
    #4
  5. b0b1man

    b0b1man Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    597
    Messages:
    1,092
    Likes Received:
    29
    Trophy Points:
    66
    Save 25$ for the better WiFi adapters from Intel. Don't bother getting Realtek and upgrading down the road, 'cause then you are going to have to either return your laptop to be upgraded or do it yourself, which I dont reccomend (wifi exchange is not as easy as RAM upgrade). And of course then you will be stuck with a realtek that you need to sell.......

    Not worth it. Best get a laptop with the core components being high-grade. Leave only HDD and RAM to upgrade, they are easy to do.
     
    b0b1man, Nov 6, 2011
    #5
  6. retsnom

    retsnom Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    48
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Sound advice, I will do that.

    This is a bit off topic but I'll ask here since I don't want to make another thread:

    How is your Clevo P150HM's screen in terms of backlight bleeding? Every screen I've gotten in the past couple of years have had some kind of defect, including backlight bleeding and uneven colors, so I'm trying to decide whether or not I should go with the $75 screen protection plan.
     
    retsnom, Nov 6, 2011
    #6
  7. dragmn2

    dragmn2 Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    35
    Messages:
    74
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Just my 2 cents. Upgrading the wifi card for my P151HM took about 3 minutes for the first time including reading the manual. But overall, checkout your internet bandwidth on your wireless since you wont benefit from improved card if you cant use its potential.
     
    dragmn2, Nov 6, 2011
    #7
  8. P170HMuser

    P170HMuser Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    One major reason to go with the Intel chip - driver support. Finding Realtek drivers is a pita, while Intel makes it easy. Have an Intel chip now and am very happy with it.

    Also, remember that the $75 display warranty is only a "no dead pixel" guarantee. It is not a full "if-there's-anything-I-don't-like-then-I-can-return-it" policy.
     
    P170HMuser, Nov 6, 2011
    #8
  9. retsnom

    retsnom Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    48
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I asked them if it covers any screen problems such as backlight bleeding and their answer was yes.
     
    retsnom, Nov 7, 2011
    #9
  10. Larry@LPC-Digital

    Larry@LPC-Digital Company Representative

    Reputations:
    3,952
    Messages:
    3,580
    Likes Received:
    283
    Trophy Points:
    151
    Yes this is true. ANY screen defect is covered with this insurance. :)

    -
     
    Larry@LPC-Digital, Nov 7, 2011
    #10