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    Sager NP2740 (W740SU) questions

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Jasman, Apr 30, 2015.

  1. Jasman

    Jasman Notebook Consultant

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    Hello.

    I'm in need of a new, smallish but performant laptop, and the NP2740 seems to mostly fit the bill (also the Lenovo T450S and maybe the NP7338 (W230SS).

    Questions:

    1) Are replacement batteries (internal only) for the NP2740 readily available? I can't seem to find them easily. The W230's (external) are available as are any for a Lenovo.

    2) What are anybody's non-gaming battery times on the NP2740? Seems the other two options I'm listing tend to do much better.

    3) Any other feedback positive or negative on this model?

    4) Any particular choice of reseller (I know this is addressed all over the forum, but any additional input is welcome)?

    Thanks
     
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    Kinda weird; the W230SS is cheaper, has a socketed cpu, dedicated gpu and one more msata slot. Not sure of Clevo's state of mind with the W740SU ... excepting looks, perhaps, but nothing else besides. Maybe the +0.8" as well ... yet for stationary use there's the external display.

    So, considering raw power (and small form); that Lenovo's a DNF and both Clevos will do similar when considering the stock cpu only, but the SS is cpu-upgradable, has graphic power on demand (CAD/Illustrator/PS-like programs will benefit) and supports RAID-0 using the mSATAs.
     
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    The NP2740 is for people who don't need the GPU, they get the iris pro graphics for day to day and maybe video acceleration (and encoding video) and don't have to pay the weight tax that a dedicated GPU notebook has to.
     
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    I see now that there's a very precise couple of comments about battery life, and it doesn't sound good. Nor does "you would have to talk to the reseller about that" sound good.

    Thanks
     
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    Right. Actually the extra inch (and maybe miniDP) were the two selling points for me on the NP2740. Otherwise, all reviews and specs seem better on the W230ss.
     
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    I'm not a gamer. At all. I am a web developer, and Iris Pro seemed attractive for supporting CUDA, for example, if I need to process videos. Otherwise, I don't really need a dedicated card (but I've almost always had one - NVidia only). I guess I wasn't clear in my initial post. The main attraction of the NP2740, besides the Iris Pro, was the extra inch of screen. I don't want a 15-incher, although I think I'd go for the MSI WS60 if it weren't for the size (thunderbolt being the main attraction there).
     
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    It depends exactly on the program as to what is accelerated or not.
     
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    Well, I think the battery issue is a deal-breaker for me (short-lived and not much replacement availability). So I may be crossing it off my list. Can't figure out why they have a removable battery on the smaller machine and a fixed one on the larger unit. Guess it the thickness issue (well, and weight).
     
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    The "smaller" unit is aimed at a different market, where as the NP2740 is aimed at a different market after slimmer devices.
     
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