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    Sager np8268-s

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by DragonMan, Aug 7, 2014.

  1. DragonMan

    DragonMan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey,
    Do any of you guys have it? Is it a good laptop? How many fans does it have? Resellers, is it a popular laptop? Is it returned for issues often?
    Thanks
     
    DragonMan, Aug 7, 2014
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  2. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Yes its a popular notebook. There is also the NP8258-S which is very similar but has one extra SATA port to hook up a SSD. But if up to 2 mSATA and a 2.5" HDD bay is all you'll need the NP8268 model is a good choice. There are no common issues for returns that come to mind. It does have two exhaust fans.
     
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  3. DragonMan

    DragonMan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks, btw, do you guys accept wire as payment?
     
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  4. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    We do, you'll see that option during checkout. After you submit the order we'll email you the bank wire instructions within 24hrs.
     
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  5. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    The trade off is the NP8268 gets to be a touch lighter.
     
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    Yes, it's a popular system and has been reliable in our feedback and tests. It has two fans (one for CPU exhaust, the other for the GPU) and manages to stay fairly cool under heavy load.

    We see more orders for the 17" counterpart, but the 8268-s and 8258 (P150SM-A and P157SM-A, respectively) rarely come in for repairs, and ever more rare are they returned.
     
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  7. matolati

    matolati Notebook Consultant

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    One word :

    Ghosting.
     
    matolati, Aug 8, 2014
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  8. DragonMan

    DragonMan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks all!
     
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  9. Ashen-Shugar

    Ashen-Shugar Notebook Evangelist

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    ... which funny enough only affects a narrow margin of gamers who are mostly in a narrow branch of first person multiplayer shooters. Battlefield 4 most notable.

    in the hundreds of games I play, which funny enough doesn't include BF1-4, I've never ran into the issue.

    Does it exist? Yup, most notably with the common key combinations for BF4 for strafe-firing (from what I"ve heard). But then if you can't reprogram the keys for BF4, the game would be disappointing to me on that alone.

    Pretty much every gaming laptop keyboard has ghosting issues with certain combinations. Some keyboards specifically modify their diods to avoid common key presses (like ones made specifically for BF4). But it is important to know that this does not eliminate ghosting! It mitigates it by just making different key combinations do the same thing.

    Unless the laptop keyboards are riding on the PS/2 interface, you're pretty much SOL for a true n-key keyboard.

    You want to eliminate ghosting? Get an IBM mechanical keyboard.
     
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  10. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    BF4 has non rebind able keys? That's a joke, what is this? 1990?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 8, 2014
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  11. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    Seriously mate, what kinda braindead wanker programmes a game with non-bindable keys?

    Did I do the British thing right? :p
     
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    Ashen-Shugar Notebook Evangelist

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    I've not played BF4 so honestly don't know.

    it's just assumption on my part, but if WoW and BF4 have people up in arms over ghosting, it's the only valid assumption that the keys are non-bindable.

    Ridiculous.
     
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  13. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Oh dear :/
     
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  14. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    :(

    10charpost
     
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  15. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    turn that frown upside down n=1 :D as i couldnt of put it better myself.

    listen here guvnor. would you adham and eve it, we have now got two london cockney wideboys on the forum.:thumbsup:
     
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  16. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Please stop it hurts :p
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 9, 2014
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  17. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    ive had to put up with it all my life so how do you think i feel :D
     
    MrDJ, Aug 9, 2014
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  18. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    The Cockney accent or people like me?

    In any case, sorry I just couldn't resist. :p
     
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  19. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Considering the London location I think I can guess, unless you are secretly brothers? :p
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 10, 2014
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  20. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    Well my dad did work for a year in London...

    But yeah. :p
     
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  21. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Mystery solved, secret half brothers, glad we got that sorted.

    After these shenanigans though the np8268 is very capable and remains one of the slimmest high end 15 inch machines.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 10, 2014
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    thinking of getting the 8268, just don't know which reseller :(
     
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  23. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Check out the forums generally, the reseller feedback forum and Google to check out anyone :)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 20, 2014
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