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I ordered a Sager 5760 from Matthew at Discount Laptops.
Sager NP5760 - V
Total Price: $2,703.00
17" WUXGA (1920 x 1200) Glare (Glossy) Type Display
Pentium DUO 2.0GHz Processor (Yonah / 2 MB L2 Cache / 667 FSB)
Artic Silver 5 (AS5) Thermal CPU Paste Compound
nVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX w/512MB (ETA: 7/5/06)
2048 MB DDR2 (667 MHz) Memory (1024 MB x 2)
100 GB Hard Drive (7200 RPM) SATA
8X DVD±R/RW / 4X+Dual Layer / 5X DVD-RAM / CD-RW Multi Drive (Pioneer DVR-k16)
Integrated V.90/56K Modem (V.92 compliant)
10/100/1000BASE-TX Fast Ethernet on boardLAN Card
Internal Intel 3945ABG 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN
8-cell Smart Lithium Ion Battery
4-in-1 Flash Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MSPro)
Integrated 1.3M Digital Video Camera
Ac Adapter w/ power cord included
Add Direct Auto Car Adapter
Free Carry Case
Microsoft Windows XP-Home Installed, recovery CD included
1-year parts / 1-year labor warranty from Sager
Lifetime toll-free technical support by calling
This isn't going to be much of a review really. So many people have reviewed them that if you are thinking of buying one it should be a no-brainer. I'd like to just toss my hat into the ring by saying I really like mine so far. I got it 5 days ago and have yet to have a single issue.
I ghosted this site for about 5 weeks. I read every review I could get my hands on and tried to read between the lines with everything people said to learn exactly what I needed to learn to buy a laptop. I started knowing nothing about them to being able to speak with experts and hold my own.
My experience with Discount Laptops was great. I had initially planned on doing their secured cash discount plan but my bank strenuously warned me against it. As it is, my laptop arrived quickly and in great shape.
I'm still not sure if I did the right thing skipping the bluetooth card but from all I've heard I can bluetooth to it easily later.
Everyone comments on how beautiful the screen is and the keyboard is comfortable enough. I use ergonomic keyboards as straight ones make my carpal tunnel act up. That's really a personal thing though and no laptops come with the ergonomic keyboards. The system generates very little heat and I play with it sitting in my lap at night. The battery only lasts an hour but I have been playing Dungeon Seige II so it really shouldn't be a surprise.
I was able to hook the whole system right up to my wireless network and share folders with no trouble. I had Windows installed in it when I bought it so I'd have no trouble upgrading to Vista when it comes out. Microsoft is getting really strict with non-approved copies of windows these days so I highly recommend getting legal if you weren't before. cough cough. 8)
My one disappointment is that I received a laptop bag for my birthday and spent a lot of time picking it out. It said it would fit a 17" monitor but when I went to put it in it wouldn't fit. The little bit at the front with the LCD panel kept it from zipping shut. I don't know which brand of bag I bought but I will be returning it. I'll let everyone know how that goes. I definitely do not want a backpack.
I still plan to buy an Acer 20" widescreen LCD monitor and a laptop cooling stand for it as well. While I love the screen, I can't type on the keyboard (see above) and having it open and then a keyboard in front of it just uses too much space. I'd love to hear what others have done.
So, in conclusion, I'd like to thank Matthew at Discount Laptops for his great service. Mostly though, I'd like to thank Chaz, Killim and the readers of this message board for teaching me how to make an informed purchase that I can feel comfortable with for many years to come.
Best wishes!
Matthew Campbell
Atlanta, GA
Sager 5760 Arrived!
Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by mcampbell, Jul 18, 2006.
