Regret for not getting NP5792

I just got my NP5791 yesterday from XoticPc (Justin). And was very satisfied not only on the product itself but also Xotic Pc's service. Not until now... I was checking the site and saw the reconfigured NP5792 w/ seems to be cheaper price.

I'm in dilemma right now and might call Xotic tomorrow for possible refund/upgrade to NP5792 if I'll get a better deal. I just wan't to know your thought regarding:
1. 2.4 Ghz T8300 Penryn vs 2.0Ghz T7250 Sta. Rosa - Based on what I read it has better temp handling and power consumption since it's smaller.
2. Update mobo for 8800 GTX upgrade in the future
3. 'cheaper' but I still need to factor in the additional shipping charges.

Are my reasons for the upagrade significant or logical in terms on what I have right now?

Lastly, I was a bit confused I read one of the posts here that the refund policy is good for 30 days from original ship date... But Xotic Pc website says its 15 days. I'm here in California so they re-routed the delivery from Cali to Nebraska to avoid 'obligations'. What should be my orig ship date? The date when it left cali to nebraska or Nebraska to my home?
If I choose to get the refund, is it necessary to get the option of shipping it whitn the 20 calendar days since orig shipment? Usually how much does ti cost?

thanks!
dennis

 

Your refund policy starts the day it ships from Sager.

Sager and Xoticpc will be happy to accept your return for refund as long as you request it within the specified time...it is one of the great things about dealing with Sager and all of their resellers.

You will not get your original shipping charges refunded and you pay to ship it back, but you can then take the refund of your full purchase price, less any damages or missing items (if any) for the laptop itself and apply it to an NP5792.

I would definitely get the T8300 2.4GHz w/3M L2 Cache. It will give you more performance and better battery life.

The motherboard in the new NP5792 will support either the 8700M or 8800M.

 

There you go folks, a chance for no regret... just costs ya shipping.

 

no buyers remorse!

 

Like those have said above, Sager has a 30-day return policy. If you bought it yesterday/2 days ago, you're well within the time frame of sending it back, and paying the difference.

To answer your questions:

1) The Penryn will be the better choice here; the voltage is lower which will give you longer battery life (not an extra hour worth, but a good amount I'd imagine), plus the processor speed is higher. See the below Wikipedia links I provided:
T7520: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...22Merom-2M.22_.28standard-voltage.2C_65_nm.29
T8300: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...#.22Penryn.22_.28standard-voltage.2C_45_nm.29

2) Since you're getting the 5792, you can essentially knock out question #2, as the 5792 can be configured from the word 'go' with the 8800 without a motherboard upgrade/update.

3) I shipped my laptop for ~$100 over UPS ground with $2500 insurance as an example, so take that number to play with. Personally, I think it'd be a future-proofing tactic to make sure that you're upgrading to the Penryn/8800m.

Hope that helps,
Boogieman117

 

After some of the negativity surrounding the 8800M upgrade path, it's to nice to read something like this. Gotta luv Sager and this coming from an outside observer.