Sager NP8150 Internal Pictures request

Anyone got any pictures of the insides of their Sager NP8150's?

 

Try this: [USER REVIEW] Sager/Clevo Horize NP8150 (P150HM)

 

Thanks! Pictures took a while to load.
Cooling system looks to be quite good.

I notice you own the NP8150, how is the construction set up?
Plastic on the outside, metal on the inside?

 

These laptops are some of the best manufactured out there, the surface is indeed plastic with a rubberized coating, the chassis is stiff,a nd I've had no issues with hinges or structure. The cooling is also fantastic, I can tolerably play with this laptop on my lap for a few minutes, until the exhaust becomes too hot. The unit itself hardly becomes warm to the touch. even on the bottom. so if it weren't for the exhaust itself, I would be able to have it on my lap indefinitely.

Let me know if you have more questions.

 

Do you know if they're using an internal magnesium alloy chassis?
Temperatures are very good on my Dell M4600 as well.
Also how are the hinges (LCD pivots).

I am considering a Sager for my next laptop however the last time I worked with one (2 years ago, on a C2P model) the build quality and design left much to be desired.

 

Upon first guess, I'd say it's magnesium, it is certainly metal, and the hinges are pretty solid, compared to similar big box and dell product I've used. This is the first laptop I've had that I haven't destroyed the hinges. That should tell you something. Also super easy to work on, compared to many. 7 screws to take out the video card, try that with a dell.

 

Thanks for the feedback.
Have you tried any Thinkpads, Elitebooks, or latitudes? If so how would they compare to the sager as far as build quality goes.

Sorry for all the pestering.

 

This is the only picture i was able to dig out, hope it helps)

 

Thanks Red Line.

GPU cooling looks robust.

Is the maintenance cover plastic?

 

it is plastic, but all the plastic is significantly more sturdy than your average dell/acer/whatever. Significantly easier to work on. It really depends what your using it for, if you want bulletproof, then thinkpads are the way to go, but you sacrifice the reason Sagers are built: performance. In terms of what they offer, Performance to Dollar to Build, Clevo is as good as it gets, High performance, excellent support from resellers, above average build quality (even on the new models, I'm not really sure what these guys are crying about with the temps, I've never had issues on either of my machines. Extremely easy to work on, and customer hardware changes don't void the warranty. All of these make Clevo the ideal brand on the market currently. The truth is that it's really up to your needs, if you want gaming, then you won't be sorry. If you want Travel Etc, maybe not so much.

 

I prefer high quality plastic over metal for the "cladding". Far more practical from a durability, and thermal standpoint.

I don't travel, usually it's work or desk. But I do often use my computer for logging work that I do, and at home when I am doing "experiments" so stuff may hit it. Or I may push it around some.

How is the keyboard on the Sager. One of my major points is the keyboard. How is the typing? Do you need little force to move the keys? Do you mistype because the keys are too close to each other?

I am waiting to see if work will reimburse part of the cost for the notebook.
If they do I will probably buy in a few weeks or a month.

 

The keyboard has changed over the past couple generations, my 8150 has a chiclet style kb, which although smooth typing has very plastic feeling keys, though it has good touch and very little flex. The 9170 has a backlit keyboard with a more traditional style scissor key keyboard, I haven't typed on it much yet due to teething issues with putting my old 485M in it. Both keyboards have good support and are nice to type on, though personally I prefer the 9170's backlit keyboard, as it is both backlit and has a more satisfying feel to it. I have few issues with mistyping but everyone is different in that regard.