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    Sager NP2092

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by spleinmuncher, Apr 9, 2008.

  1. spleinmuncher

    spleinmuncher Newbie

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    Hey guys,
    I've settled on buying a customized Sager NP2092 from xoticpc.com in the coming days. However, before I do, I have a few questions:
    1) What battery life can I expect out of this thing? 3.5+ hrs is what I heard with the Santa Rosa processors from Intel, but with the Pernyn 2.1 Ghz, is 4 hrs a stretch?

    2) Is the video memory GDDR2 or GDDR3? There seems to be no agreement...

    3) Is an extra battery worth it? I might be going to 6 hours of classes with no recharge time in between, so should I go 6-cell or 9-cell?

    4) Finally, should I go with 2.4 Ghz (T8300) or 2.1 Ghz (T8100) processors? Will there be a significant effect on battery life?
     
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    2. DDR2
    3. I don't know of many people who go to class (with a laptop). Those who do are weird. Yeah, I said it.
    4. Toss a coin.
     
    Lithus, Apr 9, 2008
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  3. rexdp10

    rexdp10 Notebook Consultant

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    I have the 2090 and I get around 2 - 2.5 hours on the 'battey saver' mode when in class.(CompSci Masters program, so ya I guess I'm weird...kinda) I have the 9 cell battery and it sticks out the back but it's not annoying or anything. Also always get the most CPU clock that you can afford.
     
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  4. samerjb

    samerjb Notebook Geek

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    1) it depends upon what task you are running.
    2) DDR2...there is no controversy about that.
    3) 9 cells if i understood you Q no 1.
    4) Personally i am getting T8100. I used the money to buy something nice for my self as they also have the same cache memory.
     
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  5. spleinmuncher

    spleinmuncher Newbie

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    Sweet, thanks for the help! And I have no idea about classroom laptop etiquette, so thanks for the heads up!
     
    spleinmuncher, Apr 9, 2008
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    dannyhuangster Notebook Guru

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    I have a NP2092 with a T8300 4 gig ram. It has been great so far and extremely fast. I still get very good battery life with the T8300.
     
    dannyhuangster, Apr 11, 2008
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