Sager NP2090 Owners Lounge

lol mixxster your good man so start the vibe i guess the waiting has dampened ur spirit WOOOOAAAAAA

 

I'm still waiting on the best deal, and a detailed review, I don't want to make a bad move.

Edit: How do ya like my avatar?

 

What do these buttons do? I've always wanted to know.

Edit: and for that mater, what does the "Smart Charging" button do?

 

Those are Quick Launch buttons for WoW Video and Audio support.

The User's Manual can be downloaded at http://www.bizcom-us.com/support/IFL9091/UManual/030/IFL90-030_UM.pdf

 

mixxster

You might be able to get some little kind of discount if you called your reseller. It sometimes works.

 

And if I called you I could save up to 15% on my car insurance, but you don't see me doing that do you? Hehe.
(Actually I will do that once I see the first detailed review of the sager and only if it is a good review.)

Their must be something wrong with that pdf or site, I can't seem to open it. I'm surprised I didn't think about reading the user manual until just now.

Edit:Seems like its just a huge file (11.5megs is big for a pdf) and is a very slow site.

Edit #2: I searched the entire user manual and I still don't see an explanation of what on earth "WoW Video and Audio" buttons do or what the "Smart Charging"/"Q-Charging" button does. Does somebody/everybody know something that I don't?

 

the pdf manual works I'm viewing it now

 

mixxster, the Cash Discounted Price is $1,332.78 plus shipping at http://www.powernotebooks.com/configure.php?special=472 with the Sager 1 year warranty...is that close enough?

 

What was I thinking, I totally read that wrong.

Well I'm on the fence about the integrated bluetooth or the TV tuner, the cheaper it gets, the better chance I have at being able to afford the integrated bluetooth or tuner.

On a side note: If I buy the laptop without the TV tuner, would it be possible to buy the tuner later (if I decide I want it later) and install it myself?

 

nice one...lol

 

You might not be able to get the same tv tuner, I think the one in the laptop is a pci tuner. But you can get an external one, usb or something.

 

your better off getting a tv turner from newegg

 

better to get sager one its internal as well

 

Included?? plus means in addition to...

Yes, it is modular and tinker toy easy to install as long as you have at least a learner's permit with a screw driver

 

I'm not going to comment on the quality of the sager tv tuner, but in general anythign with an antenna is goign to get better reception.

Now, maybe technology has progressed far enough that a great quality antenna-less TV tuner is possible in a laptop. But I don't know. Just saying in general.

EDIT: My bad, read Paladin44's post.

 

GlueEater...the TV works from your coaxial cable...perfect reception and you can schedule and capture just like a TV/DVR

 

I guess I'm blind, How did I manage to read that as included? Oh well. [insert embarrassed smilie here]

 

oooo, I see. lol why did i assume it was wireless? In all my searches for a tv tuner, i've only found maybe 3 wireless tuners.

BLAH, sorry about that.

 

No problem GE...I like them internal because you don't have to carry something else around. Of course if you buy an external one you don't have to buy one again next time you buy a laptop. There are Pros and Cons for going either way.

 

Not blind... its just late

 

Donald if I buy an external antenna can I use it with the T.V tuner to get over the air signals? also does the tuner work under Vista's media center?

 

It comes with an antenna for use outside the US. It will work in the US kind of depending on your location...but you can also get an antenna to coaxial adapter if you have a good antenna.

It works with Vista Premium and Ultimate, but not Business.

 

I know that your company is great, paladin44 but its just so far away, I live all the way over in Maryland it would kill me to have to wait for the laptop to be shipped from Nevada on top of waiting for the order to be met. I'll see everyone here having so much fun with their lappy while I'm all by my lonesome on my big hunk of a desktop with wires coming out the wazoo.

 

mixxster, they are all shipped from the Sager factory in California no matter which reseller you buy it from. For warranty repairs you have to send it back to Sager in California, but they pay 3 day shipping both ways.

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo

 

If you buy the PowerPro J 10:15 version with the Standard 3 year warranty we pay for Next Business Day shipping both ways, and if you call me I can upgrade your Ground shipping to 2nd Day Air for the original shipment...so it won't really matter that you are all the way over in Maryland

It will cost a little bit more, but being in Maryland you may find it is worth it.

 

paladin44, does PowerNotebooks.com give 32 bit Vista cds with the purchase of the 64 bit like xoticpc does?

 

LOL mixxsters about to buy it lol

 

It is Sager that gives both CDs when you buy with 64bit Vista installed, so yes all Sager resellers including PowerNotebooks.com will ship with them.

 

Donald did you buy a 2090? if so and have it on you, do you mind posting some pics? This is a request, you don't have to do, would it be possible for you to record a video of the 2090 being built at your place?

 

I still want to wait until I see someone else get the laptop and review it or something, anyone know that they were in the first shipment? Thanks Donald for answering all my questions, are you doing all this on your on freetime or is this part of your job?

 

id say its probably part of his job but i could be wrong

 

Job? ...it's part of my LIFE

 

The 2090 is built by Sager, not PowerNotebooks.com. Our version of the Compal IFL90 is the PowerPro J 10:15 and neither Sager nor any other System Builder has any in stock right now. The WXGA versions Sager had are all built and shipped, but there is another thread here that is showing off one of those Sager's. Check it out at http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=134370 with lots of pictures and other feedback.

 

Yeah, he was like the 2nd person to see that thread. We are both trying to find out from as many people as possible what people who actually own/have handled the machines think of them. What he is asking is what do you think about the PowerPro J 10:15 you have used? Is it absolutely perfect?

 

What we have handled are pre-production engineering samples...not production models.

Let's wait for the production models to arrive before judgments and reviews are made.

Patience pays big dividends.

 

I thought I saw at least one person who said he would get it buy today and report back to us with a mini review, what happened?

 

My order just SHIPPED!!!!!

 

You must have ordered the wxga, right?

 

lucky bastard...i want mine too...

 

me too...hopefully maybe 2 weeks(?) for me.

 

GlueEater, lots of pics, maybe a video and review

 

Hey guys after weeks and weeks and weeks of researching (especially Sunday night where I researched for 4 hours continuous) I decided on the laptop I am getting!

It's a Sager 2090!

Specs:

15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) LCD w/PCI-e nVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT w/512MB (Shipping Mid-July)
Intel® Core™2 Duo T7300 2.0GHz Processor w/4MB L2 On-die cache - 800MHz FSB
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
2GB (2 SODIMMS) DDR2/667 Memory
100GB SATA/150 Hard Drive at 7,200 RPM
Combo Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
4-in-1 Memory Card Reader (MS/MSPRO/SD/MMC)
Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965 802.11a/g/n
Bluetooth
9-cell Smart Li-ion Battery
Windows Vista Premium - (64-Bit installed - 64 and 32-bit CD included)
Full Range Auto Switching AC Adapter
3 Year Labor and Parts Warranty

Total: $1,683.00

 

welcome to the pool of wait-listed np2090 owners hahaha

 

Donald/paladin44 If I buy the TV tuner, is there a coax jack sticking out of the laptop, something like this:
If not, do you have any image of it on a similar laptop you could show me?

 

change your ram to 2gb one stick then you can upgrade in the future to four without losing money.

What do you guys think of this. I might get it and replace with the current one in the laptop, this looks more slick and then the side will look nice.

 

I don't plan on upgrading the memory at all, so I just got the 2 stick option.

 

How much?

 

O DAM stop production change the video cards to this!!!! http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_8700m.html

70 bucks for the slot loading

 

No but there is an adapter about 4 inches long that has one end that looks like your picture and the other end has a plug that will go into the yellow jack that you see on the right rear of the 5th picture down at http://www.powernotebooks.com/specs/images/j1015/