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    Next Gen Clevo

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by BBoBBo, Jan 23, 2013.

  1. Mr.Koala

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    So much space for those drives...

    When can we get a 15"~17" top tier performance notebook with no fat optical drive slot, just two 7mm SSD slots, and tons of space for processors/cooling?
     
    Mr.Koala, Apr 28, 2013
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  2. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    I'd keep an eye out for the new alienware models for that sort of thing.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 28, 2013
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  3. Bojamijams

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    Oh nice hint!
     
    Bojamijams, Apr 28, 2013
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  4. Meaker@Sager

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    Not a hint, seriously. Just more likely.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 28, 2013
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  5. rhx123

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    Well, after looking at the manual for the W650SR I'm sort of disappointed.
    I was hoping we might see a metal chassis (big ask) and I thought the might be able to knock a bit more off the chassis than that.

    What's much more depressing though is the lack of any modern ports.
    It would be nice to see DisplayPort or even ThunderBolt. The lack of thunderbolt seems to quell the rumours that Haswell has it integrated, however Its still annoying that DisplayPort out is missing.

    Anyway it really doesn't seem worth upgrading from a W150ER.
     
    rhx123, May 1, 2013
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  6. wickette

    wickette Notebook Deity

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    Oh dear... What's with that horrible flashy look Oo, and that logo it looks like a sect emblem...I hope that all that crappy customizations are only optional, It's absurd to copy alienware, if people want an alien laptop they will directly go to Dell... seriously it looks like one of JFK airport's landing strip...

    Since haswell and the 780m won't bring much i'll maybe wait Not sure if the laptop offers optimisation for optimus/enduro it could be interesting.
     
    wickette, May 2, 2013
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  7. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    As stated before there are 2 models, one with the new design and one more like the old.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 2, 2013
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  8. leitmotif

    leitmotif Notebook Enthusiast

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    First-time poster, long-time lurker/reader here. I'm considering a Clevo for my next notebook. I'm reluctant to go for a 17"+ beast because greater mobility is too much for me to sacrifice. I want optimus when on battery and doing general tasks that do not require the main GPU. I do, however, want a legitimate desktop replacement that can handle multimedia for my work and still handle most new games at high or ultra settings; therefore, I am eying the next gen P150SM. The W230ST also has me intrigued. Either way, do we now know with any certainty if the mSATA interfaces on these upcoming models will support SATA III speeds? I looked through the PxxxSM owner's manual and it didn't reveal specification. If this has already been revealed, my apologies.
     
    leitmotif, May 2, 2013
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  9. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    Depends on how many sata3 connections are provided, I know that the QM87 is going to have 4, and its pcie 3.0 x16. From the looks clevo is using the HM87 for the P models, so we dont know what chipset is going to be used.

    I also dont have any info on the HM87, AW is also going to use that one
     
    Karamazovmm, May 2, 2013
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  10. Meaker@Sager

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    Meaker@Sager, May 3, 2013
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  11. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    great link meaker!
     
    Karamazovmm, May 3, 2013
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  12. Meaker@Sager

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    The Q series usually just has a few features that consumers don't use and ports are identical.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 3, 2013
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  13. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    yeah, what took me back is that intel in their specs for the qm87 didnt point for any pcie 2.0, rather all out pcie 3.0
     
    Karamazovmm, May 3, 2013
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  14. Meaker@Sager

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    It's just the south bridge so there is no need.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 3, 2013
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  15. Vlastimil91

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    Does anyone know how will look cooling?
     
    Vlastimil91, May 3, 2013
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  16. Kevin

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    No one who knew about the internals would be allowed to say anything.
     
    Kevin, May 3, 2013
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  17. Vlastimil91

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    I am curious whether it will properly done like in AW or still the same with the gap between the heatsink. :)
     
    Vlastimil91, May 3, 2013
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  18. spectroplasm

    spectroplasm Notebook Consultant

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    Holleh Cow!!! that QM87 seems promising, I just hope we ger proper design factors and good port layouts for the new Clevo's when they come out with this chipset
     
    spectroplasm, May 4, 2013
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  19. VSSS

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    support for mSATA 6GB / s is a very good solution,
    even better was that if all four ports placed on the board are connected to one controller, and up to four 6GB / s RAID0 :D
     
    VSSS, May 4, 2013
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  20. Mr.Koala

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    I guess you mean 6G b/s? 6G B/s is PCIe cache SSD territory.

    Edit: Oops. Didn't read the post correctly.
     
    Mr.Koala, May 4, 2013
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  21. VSSS

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    more spreading out about speed, PCIe2.0 up to 500Mb / s
    PCIe 2.0 standard doubles the transfer rate compared with PCIe 1.0 to 5 GT/s and the per-lane throughput rises from 250 MB/s to 500 MB/s

    [​IMG]
     
    VSSS, May 4, 2013
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  22. Mr.Koala

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    Oops. My eyes somehow skipped the "all four ports placed on the board are connected to one controller" part. I thought it was 6GB/s from one single mSATA SSD.
     
    Mr.Koala, May 4, 2013
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  23. VSSS

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    I had the thought that it would be a good solution to all the SATA ports on the same controller
     
    VSSS, May 4, 2013
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  24. Vlastimil91

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    Vlastimil91, May 4, 2013
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  25. Meaker@Sager

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    IIRC from the pictures it has a mini DP port on the side.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 4, 2013
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  26. leitmotif

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    Meaker, thanks for the information on the HM87!

    I also found this article:

    The list goes on with 8 USB ports where two to four can be USB 3.0 ports, up to 6 devices with PCI express 2.0 5GT/s, four SATA ports capable of 6Gbps. The chipset doesn’t have VGA or LVDS as the CPU has the graphics on it, but the Premium chipset has two sensors interface with I2C and UART, 1.5 to 5MB firmware support, Anchor Cover, Platform trust technology and Platform Flash Armoring technology.

    Shark Bay 1-chip platform chipset is Premium
     
    leitmotif, May 4, 2013
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  27. Vlastimil91

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    Meaker: and yeah he has mini DP port on right side. :)
     
    Vlastimil91, May 4, 2013
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  28. Karamazovmm

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    thats for the ULT platform If Im not mistaken, or if I am the ULV one
     
    Karamazovmm, May 4, 2013
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    Funkybuddha9, May 5, 2013
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  30. Meaker@Sager

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    Yes those were the pictures I was getting the port info from for you ;)
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 5, 2013
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  31. IKAS V

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    These next gen Clevos are pretty different, not sure if I like them yet but they are different. Still look like thy are fairly thick especially the bigger models. Wonder how the next gen AW models will compare in size and power. Meaker?
     
    IKAS V, May 5, 2013
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  32. Meaker@Sager

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    No ideas on the alienware models i'm afraid, i'm interested too.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 5, 2013
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  33. IKAS V

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    I'm guessing there both going to be released around the same time of each other once they we see the new GPU's and CPU's. Man how I hate the waiting game.
    @Meaker
    Which AW model are you most interested in?
    I wish AW stuck with the 15" model and made a 13" instead of the 14", I need to balance mobility with power but if the right hardware comes along in a "next gen" 15" I would consider it.
     
    IKAS V, May 5, 2013
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  34. Meaker@Sager

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    15 or 17 inch most likely.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 5, 2013
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    Vlastimil91, May 5, 2013
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  36. IKAS V

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    Nice find, looking for something smaller but still good to see they are at least coming up for pre-order.
     
    IKAS V, May 6, 2013
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  37. DarkMx2000

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    I hope based on that link they are not expecting to start that system off at $3999.

    Maybe I'm not reading it right or the exchange rate is not computing with me but that would be ridiculous to start them off at that price.
     
    DarkMx2000, May 6, 2013
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  38. Funkybuddha9

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    The link shows 3999 australian dollar.. means 4k usd but thats not the starting price the page seems to have some kind of problem. its starting price is 599 rrp (In the link u can see 599-3999) means usd 615 ... but i think its wrong because 17" older model was more expensive

    excuse my english im from Nepal :x
     
    Funkybuddha9, May 6, 2013
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  39. Meaker@Sager

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    Basically placeholder pricing.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 6, 2013
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  40. spectroplasm

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    wow that laptop looks like a cross breed between an Asus G74 and an AW M17X :( I kind of don't like the way it looks :( I prefer the P180HM P170EM look for the type of job I'm in. I want a work horse not a chick magnet :p
     
    spectroplasm, May 6, 2013
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  41. Vlastimil91

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    I like more the P370EM than P375SM. P370EM is luxurious and he has better design than P375SM. At P375SM I'm curious to on cooling when is thicker. :)
     
    Vlastimil91, May 6, 2013
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  42. Meaker@Sager

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    The design from the outside looks the same shape.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 7, 2013
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    Vlastimil91, May 13, 2013
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  44. Kevin

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    Click 'Specifications', and you'll see the launch date is June 11th.

    Still pimpin those ONKYO speakers too...
     
    Kevin, May 13, 2013
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    June 4 for, I presume,"P157sm". Very nice, I like that 2xmSATA3 and retained "optional 95% Gamut/NTSC" screen (still debating in my mind on that one). it is 200g heavier of the current model and 12mm deeper. I wonder if cooling was improved or it is just to accommodate extra storage.
     
    wow, May 13, 2013
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    Cooling me most interested. Hopefuly that will not have P375SM temperature of 100C for GPU2 as P370EM :)
     
    Vlastimil91, May 13, 2013
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  47. IKAS V

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    So beginning of June we can expect these to go on sale?
    Any resellers with any info would be much appreciated, when does the NDA lift anyway.
     
    IKAS V, May 14, 2013
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  48. Kevin

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    Judging the past four Clevo launches, the resellers can't say anything until the day the preorders go live. They do post pictures in the lead up though.
     
    Kevin, May 14, 2013
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  49. Support.3@XOTIC PC

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    NDA prevent us from saying pretty much anything, except we can blame the NDA :)
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, May 14, 2013
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  50. Meaker@Sager

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    Boooo NDA! Lol.

    I can say the NDA will lift when the NDA lifts :)
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 14, 2013
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