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    Recommend Sager for Business/Office?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by zenbane, Jul 22, 2011.

  1. zenbane

    zenbane Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does it make sense to purchase a Sager to use in my office? I will mainly be using MS Office suite (heavy excel work). I had my Dell die on me this week and am tired of shelling out for $500-$600 laptops only to have them die 1.5-2 years later. A friend told me about Sager and I am intrigued by the direct to manufacturer approach.

    My budget is $1000 max. I am wondering if someone could point me in the direction of a particular model and reseller. Although I am on a limited budget, I was hoping to get an SSD (I know it is a stretch at $1k) - I have an NAS setup so won't need a whole lot of HD space. Is this feasible given that I won't need a whole lot of graphics performance? Many thanks!

    Other Specs:
    15" Screen
    Internal CD/DVD Writer
    Bluetooth
    Wifi Card
    HDMI Out
     
    zenbane, Jul 22, 2011
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  2. J.P.@XoticPC

    J.P.@XoticPC Company Representative

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    Doesn't sounds like you'll need anything high-end for graphics, I'd suggest checking out the NP5160. However it may be a little too high in cost for that budget after adding in an SSD, so maybe check out the NP3250 while you're at it :)
     
    J.P.@XoticPC, Jul 22, 2011
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  4. zenbane

    zenbane Notebook Enthusiast

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    How are the build quality on the NP5160 and NP3250? Pretty solid? I like the look.
     
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    I'm guessing the build quality won't be as good as the higher end models. But compared to the dells that you owned before, you will be looking at a big improvement.
     
    TONYH900, Jul 22, 2011
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    I can attest to the NP5160 shell, which is pretty solid, especially in the palmrest areas (keyboard and screen flex can use some improvement).
     
    Catan, Jul 23, 2011
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    I'd definitely try and squeeze in the SSD, it increases load time and productivity.
     
    NovaH, Jul 25, 2011
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    If you get the NP3250, make sure you upgrade to the 1920x1080 display. It makes the biggest difference for productivity, and the 1366x768 resolution of the stock screen is more suited to 12-inch laptops.

    You don't need to be concerned about performance upgrades, so they will make no difference to you, but the screen upgrade makes a significant difference. Higher res = side-by-side windows, and more Excel cells.

    If your eyesight is decent, look at the NP3250 / Sager NP5160 / Sager NP5175 with the 1920x1080 display

    otherwise look at the Sager NP5160 with the 1600x900 display.
     
    edit1754, Jul 25, 2011
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  9. BenWah

    BenWah Notebook Consultant

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    I'm a huge fan of Sager, but in this situation...

    I'd get an HP 8540p and stick some extra ram in it.
    You can find these less than $1000 new.

    The HP business line support is the best around (totally different from their consumer support), and lasts 3 years I believe.

    Also the quality/durability of their laptop business line (elitebook) is a notch above.
     
    BenWah, Jul 25, 2011
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  10. zenbane

    zenbane Notebook Enthusiast

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    BenWah thank you for the suggestion. That 3 year warranty may be enough to convince me you are right however I can't find them online for less than $1300. Where do you get that 1k price from?
     
    zenbane, Jul 25, 2011
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