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    Potential Sager buyer

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Rev0lver, Mar 30, 2009.

  1. Rev0lver

    Rev0lver Newbie

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    Hey everyone,

    I was looking into helping my brother pick out a laptop. We've been looking around and we've decided that the NP8662 would be the best route to go, with these specs:

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    My main concern is basically how happy he'll be with the company - with everything from the build quality to customer support. Price for what he's getting is awesome and I have no problems with that, but my main concern is I guess the intangibles that will eventually make or break your experience with a company in the long run.

    Lastly, a few questions about the product itself:
    -What kind of battery life will this laptop get?
    -How heavy will it be?
    -Would the performance/heat/battery drain tradeoff be worth upgrading to a 7200rpm model of the selected hard drive?

    Thanks in advance!
     
    Rev0lver, Mar 30, 2009
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  2. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    - Build quality is diamond-level
    - 2hrs
    - ~7lbs.
    - 7200RPM is definitely worth getting

    The P8700 isn't worth the $55 over the P8600. Spend it on the faster HDD.
     
    Kevin, Mar 30, 2009
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  3. Rev0lver

    Rev0lver Newbie

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    I'll take that into account. One last question I remembered - It's not slated to ship till "Early April." Any chance someone can give me a slightly more narrow time window than that?
     
    Rev0lver, Mar 30, 2009
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  4. Rev0lver

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    Anyone else able to answer my question?
     
    Rev0lver, Apr 1, 2009
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  5. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    contact the vendor for best ETA.

    XoticPC and PowerNotebooks have reps here all the time, if you contact them, they can answer your questions more accurately.
     
    Gophn, Apr 1, 2009
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    clickade Newbie

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    Sorry, but are you ordering the laptop direct off Sager's official website, or are you ordering them through resellers?

    Ordering through Sager's official site isn't a wise idea because they aren't exactly known for platinum-quality support. Ordering through the resellers is a better choice as resellers are better at handling support, while Sager worries about the manufacturing.

    Some top-rated Sager resellers include Xotic PC and Powernotebooks. Others can also be found on Gophn's list here:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=264311#wheretobuy
     
    clickade, Apr 1, 2009
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  7. Tarentum

    Tarentum Notebook Deity

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    ^ Definitely. Also it's cheaper through resellers. The prices in the OP look too high.
     
    Tarentum, Apr 1, 2009
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    poliuy Notebook Evangelist

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  9. Rev0lver

    Rev0lver Newbie

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    I was planning on doing it from Sager's official site, but I'll look into some resellers.
     
    Rev0lver, Apr 2, 2009
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