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    Opinion Time: Sager NP3250 or 5160?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Paradoxq, Jun 12, 2011.

  1. Paradoxq

    Paradoxq Newbie

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    I need a decent computer with a quality screen (glossy) and all around good performance. Graphics and screen resolution do matter to me, as does the speed of the processor. Also, does anyone know much about Sager's support for their computers?

    Thanks in advance
     
    Paradoxq, Jun 12, 2011
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  2. Mr_Mysterious

    Mr_Mysterious Like...duuuuuude

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    The resellers have much better support and customer service, along with longer warranties for no additional cost.

    Also, seeing how the 5160 is being "replaced" by the 5165, I would recommend the latter if you are concerned about support later down the line.

    Mr. Mysterious
     
    Mr_Mysterious, Jun 12, 2011
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  3. Anthony@MALIBAL

    Anthony@MALIBAL Company Representative

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    What did you plan to do with it? The 3250, 5160, and 5165 all offer pretty much the same CPU choices, but differ in graphics greatly. They've got the 525m, 540m, and 555m respectively. You may find the link below helpful for comparisons. The 5165/555m is the best choice if you plan to do any decent amount of gaming.

    Mobile Graphics Cards - Benchmark List - Notebookcheck.net Tech

    Resellers are your best bet for customer service. Anyone on the boards here with gray names on the left are representatives/resellers.
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Jun 12, 2011
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  4. Paradoxq

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    Thanks for the advice and the graphics comparisons! I'm not really into very many games, so I may have been slightly misleading with my graphics comment. Basically I won't be playing any high end games so any one of the choices with simply decent graphics should do. Sorry about that I sort of mistyped :(
     
    Paradoxq, Jun 14, 2011
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  5. pukemon

    pukemon are you unplugged?

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    sounds like you probably just need the 3250. the intel igp is actually decent and does hi def and blu ray quite nice. i was actually surprised at the blu ray and dvd upscale quality, but that could be partly to the thrown in software.
     
    pukemon, Jun 14, 2011
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  6. Justin@XoticPC

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    If you do not care about graphics IMO the 3250 would be a good fit. :)
     
    Justin@XoticPC, Jun 14, 2011
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  7. Luis_GT

    Luis_GT Notebook Consultant

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    I'd say the 5160, I was between the two... but with the same configurations, the price difference was only $15
     
    Luis_GT, Jun 15, 2011
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