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    Should I preorder the Sager 9850?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Dazman, Jul 11, 2009.

  1. Dazman

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    Normally I'd wait for the reviews to hit the street before putting my money down. Should I take a leap of faith here?

    The ASUS W90VP-A1 was my choice which got very good reviews, but it's plagued with problems and is discontinued.
     
    Dazman, Jul 11, 2009
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    its entirely upto you Dazman.
    depending where you are buying from there are quite a lot of people that have already ordered and as soon as clevo pull their finger out and release them we should see some full reviews with benchmarks.
     
    MrDJ, Jul 11, 2009
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    I would think that Asus seems to have issues with their initial releases and then later support for fixes. Clevo/Sager may be more dependable in that department.
     
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  4. Dazman

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    I think I may take the plunge and order the laptop.
     
    Dazman, Jul 11, 2009
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    The decentered keyboard seems problematic to type with. About the only thing that I'm worried about at this point.
     
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  6. MrButterBiscuits

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    And I think you should buy the M17x ;) lol
     
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  7. Dazman

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    Problem is I'd really like the 18.4" laptop and I did consider the M17x as it's very comparable. However, I heard the Alienware can be problematic.
     
    Dazman, Jul 11, 2009
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  8. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    I would say compare all the features of both and see which one best suits your needs , there both great machines (essentially the same hardware) so either one will be a good choice im sure.
     
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  9. MrButterBiscuits

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    I was just joking lol... I know the M980NU will be an AMAZING machine... all the bases had been covered when I said that, so I just made a funny ;)
     
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  10. Dazman

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    Well I actually considered it because the M17x seems pretty good.
     
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  11. MrButterBiscuits

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    Yea the biggest selling point for me was the slot loaded Blu-ray, intergrated GPU for Battery life as I'm going into college, and the design and with competitive pricing from dell I just couldn't pass it up!
     
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  12. Dazman

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    Do you have it now?

    With almost the exact same specs it works out to be slightly more expensive than the Sager.
     
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  13. MrButterBiscuits

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    Nooo, I don't :(... eveyone else who ordered their around the same time as me are going into Boxing and shipping so I'm hoping It will ship within the next week
     
    MrButterBiscuits, Jul 12, 2009
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    yea but for more slightly expensive you get a smaller laptop and better design IMO. Waiting on some reviews of the 9850 before I make a decision :S
     
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  15. MrButterBiscuits

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    Smart choice... just for me I could not get a 17" laptop as It fits in very very very few bags and the size is a concern as well for college... 17" is big as it is
     
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  16. Dazman

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    Well I just configured the both systems and the Sager. With a deal from the reseller the Sager is $270.00 cheaper.

    Hard to pass up.
     
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  17. Dazman

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    It's ordered!
     
    Dazman, Jul 12, 2009
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  18. MrButterBiscuits

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    Just FYI there are multiple reason's why the M17x is more expensive... the fact is the Sager should be cheaper than they are selling it for
     
    MrButterBiscuits, Jul 12, 2009
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    Nice. Maybe it'lll ship tomorrow if you're lucky :p
     
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  21. bifnewman

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    the M980NU has an integrated GPU and has a blue-ray drive as well. it's not slot-loaded though...
     
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  22. MrButterBiscuits

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    I didn't say it didn't have an intergrated... I was just pointing out why I bought my M17x
     
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  23. bifnewman

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    o ok

    10char
     
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  24. Dazman

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    Why is the M17x more expensive then?
     
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    Anodized aluminum casing maybe,backlit LED keyboards arent cheap either.
     
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    Exemplary cooling in a 17" package capable of handling the 280's and Quad core CPU just as well as the M980NU possibly better, also better in the fact will be easier to find bags and all around easier to handle at 17" instead of 18.4 (you'd be suprised how much bigger that is) as 17" is big enough as it is... Slot loaded drives, Alienware Lighting, Aliminum and Magnesium build, OS included in price, incredibly small power brick for the amount of power it puts out, the customization like the name plate, personalized manual, mouse pad, hat etc. and more
     
    MrButterBiscuits, Jul 12, 2009
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    I would not be worried about pre-ordering the M980 ... I did, a few weeks ago - before deciding that the D900F would suit my needs better.

    As for the Alienware - I'm pretty sure these 2 machines are quite equal in performance, roughly - it will be down to what design you like most, and 17 versus 18.4. That's for most people - non-fanboys, neutral people, at least.
     
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    In other words, superfluous aesthetics and accessories. :D
     
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  29. MrButterBiscuits

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    That all depends on you... for me the extra 200 dollars was easily justifiable.... When you throw down that much money on a system you have to be happy with every single aspect, and I simply wanted the smaller laptop, Slot loaded Blu-ray burner and the aesthetics
     
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  30. Dazman

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    I'm sure both will have their strengths and weaknesses.
     
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  31. MrButterBiscuits

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    I completely agree! Lol Marziche just won't let it go, I was simply explaining to me the M17x was worth the slightly higher price
     
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    ...and everyone that allready have one, will be biased towards their own machine - it's no fun admitting you may have made a mistake - so don't worry about it.
     
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  33. Dazman

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    Actually I made an error. The M17x with the same config as the Sager is $430.00 more.

    No mistakes made here.
     
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  34. MrButterBiscuits

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    My system was 3,400 total
     
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  35. Dazman

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    M17 $3946.00 CDN ($3288.00 US) and Sager CDN $3517.50 (2931.00 US)
     
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    Yes I mean M17x, the newest one.
     
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  38. MrButterBiscuits

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    No Dazman I am installing my Qx9300 myself, so my speced system listed below only cost me 3,400
     
    MrButterBiscuits, Jul 13, 2009
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    In that case, your link is wrong, as it is to a review of the Alienware M17 (Arima/Flextronics W840DI)
     
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    Yea you are right they only previewed the M17x and reviewed the earlier
    model.

    Thanks
     
    Dazman, Jul 13, 2009
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