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    New batch of Clevo notebooks for 2015-2016 wishes/expectations?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by MichaelKnight4Christ, May 12, 2015.

  1. Cakefish

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    P6xxSx series refresh won't be ready until the Skylake HQ processors are out.

    I believe that those are rumoured for September/October.
     
    Cakefish, Jul 17, 2015
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    Got to have something interesting to do a refresh after all.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 17, 2015
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    I hope it arrives before early September, so I can get my laptop before going to college.

    Sent from my potato running on Android 5.0.1
     
    ipwn3r456, Jul 17, 2015
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    I want to see a LGA2011-3 (or whatever the server socket for skylake is) in the 17" batman chassis with dual GPU capabilities. I want the most expensive laptop known to humankind -- 36 core xeon with quadros in sli. If its DDR4 compatible it needs 128GB of RAM.

    Would asking for two CPU sockets be to much?

    If only kitkat would come to my cabbage.
     
    noteless, Jul 17, 2015
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    i think Prema said in some-thread that 2011-3 is not going to happen in a laptop chassis.
     
    ghegde, Jul 18, 2015
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    The batman 17" chassis is too small to cope with that anyway.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 18, 2015
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    Right now, I just want more panel options for G-Sync. It's pretty limited at the moment. A 4k 17" display wouldn't hurt too.
     
    Evanescent, Jul 18, 2015
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  8. Meaker@Sager

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    Sager can't offer a 4k 17.3" panel because they are not made.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 18, 2015
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    Sometimes I wonder why manufacturers made 4k on 15.6" displays, but not on 17.3". I just don't understand. Is there a huge demand for 4k on 15.6" displays instead of 4k on 17.3" displays?

    Sent from my potato running on Android 5.0.1
     
    ipwn3r456, Jul 18, 2015
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  10. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Vastly more 15.6" models are sold than 17.3" on the market as a whole.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 18, 2015
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    Quite a shame, one of the few things on my list would be more panel options for 17" laptops. It seems that even the better TN panels or IPS options at 1080p are even harder to come by in 17" varieties.
     
    ethon21, Jul 18, 2015
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    Some men just want to watch their desks burn... XD
     
    SushiDubya, Jul 21, 2015
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    The P570wm coped just fine ;) You do need the extra space though for a BEEFY heatsink.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 21, 2015
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    WHY? Don't people wan't those 2 extra inches? People need to man up.
     
    Splintah, Jul 21, 2015
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    [​IMG]
     
    Any_Key, Jul 21, 2015
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    Doctors hate him! Scientist discovers one weird trick to increase your...
     
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    Some people get intimidated ;) But I don't think it will be too long now for the panels.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 21, 2015
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  18. MichaelKnight4Christ

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    Less than a week away from the big windows X launch. I better see some new skylake mobos and laptops along with it. I have waited much too long and now its coming close. Nvidia better launch a refresh too maxwell is almost a year old already and the mobile versions need more 4k power and power for demanding games like witcher 3/batman.

    Also screen discussions cant be stopped I guess, the 17 inch is a better screen for 4k and the 15 in is better for 1080p with higher refresh rates. 17 inch books dont sell as well but it makes more sense to have 4k options for that screen. I'm going to go with a smaller 15 if I do simply because I use external displays and I rather the book to be as light and small as possible. 15 and 17 is not too different so smaller wins most of the time.
     
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  19. Meaker@Sager

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    Still a couple of months away from the year yet for the 980m.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 23, 2015
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    Can't wait for skylake to be released. I am just making a gamble for the waiting game... need a laptop within 2 months, don't want to settle with Haswell.

    Sent from my potato running on Android 5.0.1
     
    ipwn3r456, Jul 24, 2015
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  21. littlecx

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    Why no more 90%/95% NTSC now?
     
    littlecx, Jul 24, 2015
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    The panels are no longer made, high gamut eDP IPS displays are just starting to hit but are expensive at the moment.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 24, 2015
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    ok will wait until they come out. i don't think i can go back to narrow color gamut display.
     
    littlecx, Jul 24, 2015
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    Meaker, you've mentioned that higher res displays aren't too far off. I know this is simply conjecture: do you think higher res or IPS display will make it for 17" skylake laptops (September) or probably not until the next big change? I can appreciate that there's no way to know for sure, so I would never hold you to it. :) I'm mostly just curious if it's likely or not-likely.
     
    ethon21, Jul 24, 2015
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    Free Sync Screens, and HBM Graphics, preferably something in the lines of R9 Nano, allthough its going to take at least 2 years before well see hmb gpus in laptops

    Allout Mg Alloy Chassis
    IPS Screens from 1080p for 13 15 inch to 4k to 17 and 18 inch all with free sync/g sync
     
    Bytales, Jul 24, 2015
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  26. Meaker@Sager

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    I have no idea when they will exactly hit ethon.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 24, 2015
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    Hope desktop skylake comes in laptops by August/September. Need to get a new laptop by October 2nd. Going to a stock trading conference in Vegas and everyone is going to have a MacBook Pro or Sony laptop. I'd like to go with a 4k screen skylake desktop CPU and maxwell refresh gpu with a pcie SSD to show off and trade faster lol
     
    Phase, Jul 24, 2015
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  28. octiceps

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    Uh I thought Sony no longer makes laptops
     
    octiceps, Jul 24, 2015
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    The current model does that ;)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 25, 2015
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    littlecx, Jul 25, 2015
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  32. MichaelKnight4Christ

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    I'm hoping clevo begins production of the batman 2.0 asap when the new skylake boards begins rolling in. One of my concerns is the time clevo will begin producing the batman 2.0 and other possible notebooks after the new lga 1151 sockets are finally released in normal desktop form. Also I'm interested to see what cpu options will be available when launched and what the local vendors will give for optional cpu choices. Also I'm a bit tighter on my budget than others and price will be the final role on whether I get a skylake notebook or a skylake desktop. I prefer a notebook so I hope clevo/sager will offer lower spec non gsync versions of the laptop with normal 1080p screens (less expensive).
     
    MichaelKnight4Christ, Jul 25, 2015
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    If you expect that to be the average on a desktop let alone a notebook then I think you are setting yourself up for dissapointment.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 25, 2015
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  34. MichaelKnight4Christ

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    A quote would have been nice so we can know who your addressing pal. Anyway, as far as the hardware goes chances are you may be right but we still got to wait and see. I'm so glad I waited because even if the first skylake chips arent so great the next upgrades and improvements on the same socket should improve eventually after a year or two. I noticed on one or more occasion you being a bit gloomy over the new hardware and thats fine your entitled to express what you think but at the same time some of us are really waiting a while here and are looking forward to some changes.
     
    MichaelKnight4Christ, Jul 26, 2015
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    I am sorry you feel I am being down, but I am telling you how it will be, if you want to get excited over that then go ahead, but building something up to be more than it will be will lead to a backlash.

    There are some nice improvements to storage options and USB bundled in and it will be an incremental improvement, that's fine.

    Wont stop me from calling out bad info when I see it ;)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 26, 2015
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    Just so you know I'm in no way trying to give you a hard time as its obvious your knowledge and reputation is among the top respected people here. I know we haven't known each other that long but I was hoping you would have known I'm not the type to get that excited over stuff. I'm actually happy you can call out bad info and by all means continue to do so if necessary I totally dig that actually since I'm no pushover myself. This is a big time for vendors and consumers and I'm really hoping it goes well so I'm trying extra hard to be "positive" with the new tech on the way. Only time will tell how it all turns out.
     
    MichaelKnight4Christ, Jul 26, 2015
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  37. Meaker@Sager

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    I've always been more excited at the GPU generations ever since the first core i7 launch.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 26, 2015
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    Haswell was pretty exciting for Thin and Lights.

    And that's about all that was interesting. Hoping these Skylake rumors are true.
     
    aethelbert, Jul 27, 2015
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    Haswell was pretty nice for thin and lights. Likely partially responsible for my renewed interest in laptops in general.

    I think I've seen a similar CPUz "validation" for the last 3 generations of Intel processors, so I tend to take them with a grain of salt. All other leaks tend to point towards the same as the last few generations: 5-10% improvement. There's definitely a pattern of behavior, so that's where I'll align my expectations until we get a bit closer. Hopefully we'll all be pleasantly surprised though. :)

    I agree that GPU generations seem to bring more excitement. It's interesting that Nvidia has been so quiet on this front lately.
     
    ethon21, Jul 27, 2015
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    Like cpus there is monopoly building up in the gpu space as well with AMD unable to compete in either fronts. so expect nvidia to play Intel with incremental changes game till AMD can compete.
     
    ghegde, Jul 27, 2015
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    :cool: :cool: :cool:

    Helloooo Dreamcolor 2:

    [​IMG]

    Took 'em years, but no matter; excellent news. Crazy gamut, normal 4-lane eDP, only 40-pins and no icky dual connectors as with the DCs. This will fit many current Clevos; happy upgrade times :) !

    Two things; real measurements (black value, mainly) and cost (probably atrocious, at first). Also a matte, but what-the-hey, can always strip the antiglare film again if no glossy is forthcoming.
     
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  43. Blacky

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    You can actually contact suppliers through panelook , you can try and send an email, see what happens. :) Maybe you get a price.
     
    Blacky, Jul 28, 2015
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  44. t456

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    Yes, for 500 pieces :D .

    Need a new system first, anyway; it'll run on my W230SS, but that might look a bit iffy. It'll be perfect for the W870CU's replacement, though. Not sure yet ... either a P370SM-A or whatever succeeds the P570WM. Also want to see a service manual of a Clevo SLI with G-Sync first.
     
    t456, Jul 28, 2015
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  45. clevo-extreme

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    Is not possible for this moment.

    Gesendet von meinem SM-G920F mit Tapatalk
     
    clevo-extreme, Jul 28, 2015
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    This is good news for the people looking for screen options especially for 17in types but I was hoping for articles related to new clevo laptops with skylake, new nvidia gpu's revelaled, tb ports, better battery life, and overall laptop nextgen news or something. Anyway windows x will be here soon and hopefully with that more news on all the things I just mentioned.
     
    MichaelKnight4Christ, Jul 28, 2015
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    No, because there's none ... as of yet.

    Aorus has one in the pipeline, though, ergo; so has Clevo. Of course, could settle for an Aorus 'service' manual too, if these held more information than their app's functionality or the speed dial for their RMA service.
     
    t456, Jul 28, 2015
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    You may as well wait until a machine releases with it, I doubt you will get the panel yourself before then anyway.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 28, 2015
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    ^exactly, OEMs always gets every panel before the resellers
     
    heibk201, Jul 29, 2015
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    You can actually contact suppliers through panelook , you can try and send an email, see what ha
    It was mentioned before in this thread that the new Clevos will get UHD screen options for their 15 and 17 inch models. Now you know what screens they will be getting.
     
    Blacky, Jul 29, 2015
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