Sager/Clevo fingerprint scanner, how good is it?

Is the fingerprint scanner any good? I kind of want to use it once i get my laptop.

Thanks

 

lol has no 1 ever used their fingerprint reader?

 

No everyone thinks it will enter them to the Matrix.

 

Its ok, its not quite as nice as the lenovos but its decent.

 

lol good one.

don't tell me you're interested in buying a laptop because of the finger print thing.
i could care less if its not working at all. my asus got a better one, "face recognition" (loled), and i uninstalled the bloatware and use a basic windows password.

also i assume you do know that fingerprint reader won't protect your data or laptop better than a kensington lock, do you?
btw i do had a vaio z series w/ fingerprint reader before, and i made a conclusion that not leaving your laptop unattended in public place is a much better protection.

 

I don't trust fingerprint scanners ever since I watched that episode of Mythbusters.

 

I just wanna use it for enterting quick password/ect

I FEEL LIKE BEING LAZY

And I'd never leave it unattended in an unsafe place.

 

I tried using it as a retina scanner and now I'm blind.

 

This made lol so mch...gooood one

 

See above. +rep

 

may i suggest not even to password protect your windows so you don't even have to swipe any finger for "maximum laziness"

 

This may be a rather dumb question but can you set a finger-print and still override it with a password? I'd like to set up a swipe but the reader seems kinda dodgy...

 

regardless you're using the fingerprint or not, windows password would always b there and can be used instead of the fingerprint reader.

oh and i just remember what happened to my brother who actually didn't bother to remember the windows password because he got full confidence in his fingerprint reader.
he upgraded from vista to win7, where after he did that the fingerprint reader software didn't automatically reinstalled and you need to enter windows to manually install all the bloatwares, and he needs his windows password to enter windows at that time which he didn't remember.
the other option is to reinstall fresh windows, which he couldn't afford the time and software, so he spent a week trying to remember the password.
lucky for him he finally got the right one after day 8.

 

This really begs the question for myself...

What are uses of the fingerprint reader other than for login purposes? o.o

 

yeah windows login only and thats it... i would consider the fingerprint reader as a cosmetic bloatware rather than a feature.
it makes your laptop looks more luxurious...

 

I kinda use mine a lot, granted it's not "lenovo" good but it does get the job done, also the included software is pretty good.

 

mines not let me down in the last 4 years on my m860tu

 

Fingerprint scanners are more of a convenience than an all-out security measure as far as I am concerned. My current laptop (Acer Travelmate 9592) has one and I use it all the time to log in Windows, but also on all those websites that require I use a password. It's faster than typing too.

If I needed to go all out on security, I'd look into multifactor authentication combining that reader with, say, a smartcard or USB flash drive. That plus full drive encryption.

 

is this a joke about kensington lock? please don't give people false hope on the locks... or face recognition for that mater... foolish technology... it's all about convenience as others have stated.

conclusion is reasonable though but public can include hotel rooms as they are sometimes semipublic also.

 

Well yes, that's like those consumer combination door locks you can buy for your front door. It would be a challenge to "pick" except that it also comes with a regular key cylinder beside it

Convenience it is mostly.

 

false hope? if you know what a kensington lock is then you should know you can't expect anything out of it to protect data, its literally a physical padlock for computers. so yeah the implication should be clear that its a joke.

foolish technology on face recognition? i say its pretty neat and it does exist and it actually works, as the fingerprint thing did, but it shouldn't be on your top list of things to consider in deciding to buy a certain brand and/or type of laptop.
so if anyone was to ask me "why did you buy that p170em or p150em?" i definitely won't answer "well it has this nice fingerprint reader that works well".

 

Yeah, the fingerprint reader is pretty silly and extraneous, but it's undeniably neat in a futuristic way. I think the appeal literally comes from science fiction and futuristic films, and such. I bet people wouldn't be excited about stuff like "OMG FINGERPRINT SCANNER" or "FACIAL RECOGNITION SUPERSOFTWARE" if it didn't feature prominently in films we watched in our youth about what the "future" would be like, and the silly little details that came with it.

Take "Back to the Future Part 2", for example. I can't be the only one who freakin' loved that flick back when I was a kid, and used to watch my little VHS tape of it practically dozens of times. I think at least part of the reason why a fingerprint scanner excites me is partially because "thumbprint identification" was so huge in that version of the future - people paid for stuff with their thumbprints instead of using, like, cash or cards. And they unlocked their front doors by pressing their thumb to little scanner plates, and stuff. So I find the idea of having a laptop that I can unlock the same way to be... well... REALLY COOL! xDDDD

Incidentally, Back to the Future part 2 is the same reason why I have this awful urge to buy a pair of those ridiculous "video glasses" thingamajigs. Y'know, the opaque goggles/glasses that you wear that project, like, TV and movies through them directly in front of your eyes. Those were also in BttF2, and now also exist in reality. I've never used 'em myself, but apparently they cost a lot of money and sort of suck. But I figure they could be AMAZING, especially for video games, if they could achieve a legit wrap-around virtual reality-ish effect.

Anyway, sorry about the digression. I just think this is the real reason why people are into fingerprint scanners. I mean, they're not particularly reliable or practical or efficient technology - they're just cool and make us feel like we're living in the 1980's conception of 2012 instead of the actual 2012.

 

I just want it as a convenience to not have to type my passwords lol

 

haha sure, but in the thread title you asked how good is it? thats just begging for elaboration, and i'm very sorry if i overdid it
regardless, theres no way a fingerprint reader put there in any laptop (not just sager/clevo) and not be in good working order, and yeah it will safe you 30secs on the login screen, or it might took you longer if you got a dirty, oily and sweaty finger

btw if you're into that kind of small but feels so high tech stuffs, you definitely have to try the face recognition software. all you have to do is stare at the built in camera and voila, you're in windows desktop.
its fun and will give you that "ooohhh..." and "aaaahhh..." feeling. at least until it gets old lol.

 

lol i'd rather just stick to the finger It's not something that'll make or break the laptop for me, but i noticed it was an included feature. I've seen some pretty crappy finger recognitions

 

you sure its not because of your big, juicy and sweaty finger?

 

I have not used one on a sager but on my HP I love it. Assign your index finger to log into your main account, then assign your ring finger or something to log into the admin account. keep your computer nice and secure and at the same time instantly log in or move through UAC prompts. A side benifit is you can use a longer more secure password without it being a pain. you will also be more apt to lock your computer even if leaving it for a short time.

 

I used the fingerprint reader on the P151HM for a month before and it worked very well in my opinion.

The included software is actually very sweet. You can set it up to recognize multiple fingers.

So I set one profile up for my right index finger [i think this is the usual] and then I set one up for my girlfriends right index finger. So either of us can have full access. But no one else could sneak onto my laptop


Also I'm ordering the same exact laptop as you are except I'm not getting the upgraded wireless card [we have great wifi at my house and school anyways so I'm not worried about wifi connection]

256GB Crucial m4, 3610, and 7970m all excite me; i've never had a computer even remotely as sweet or powerful as this.

My last computer was a desktop from like 2005. Core 2 duo 2.6ghz, 4GB DDR3 800mhz RAM, 500GB 7200RPM drive, 8800GT 512mb, back then it was a pretty good mid range gaming rig [$800], now it is about 1/3 as powerful as this laptop I should be getting next week hahaha.