Time To Start Researching A New Sager

My 5760's motherboard is dead and well i think is time to start researching new desktop replacement notebook.

I am an "architect" in need of fast 3d capabilities for rendering, 3d max, autocad, adobe products, photoshop illustrator etc etc.

Looking for something last me a couple of years, top of the line. I am not posting this in the what notebook i should buy forum because i am looking specifically at a sager since i enjoyed my experience with the product the first time around.

I am looking to buy in the next couple of months or so i am not in rush, if there is new products out that i should know about i would greatly appreciate any feedback. Thanks!

 

If you are looking for a sager, these are the curent top of the line models:
The np8690 - 15 inch w/ 5870m
The np8760 - 17 inch w/ 5870m
The np8850 - 17 inch w/ 480m
The np9285 - 17 inch w/ 480m and desktop i7
The np8120 - 17 inch w/ sli 285m

The 480m beats the 5870m by about 10-15% and the 5870m beats the 285m by about 10-15%. Although sli 285m will beat out the 480m in sli optimized software.

So the 2 most powerful ones you can purchase are the np9285 and np 8120

Hope I helped =)

Edit: I might also add that a new beast is coing out with sli 480m AND a desktop i7 =O I believe it is called the X1300? but I'm not sure... That thing will kick *** on all the other ones I listed hahaha

 

thanks for your response, i will start looking at the two you mentioned. do you have any idea when the x1300 will be coming out? i googled and found nothing.

Thanks again!

 

It is called the x7200, there are plenty of threads about it here. It is expected in the next month or so.

 

It's not the "X1300", it's the "X7200". Let's discuss it more...

If portability and weight are no issue, then you should look into the Clevo X7200. It's an absolute monstrosity, and it would laugh at any rendering software you throw at it. Here's why:

Desktop Core i7 CPUs: It's capable of taking even the latest 6-core [twelve (12) threads] Intel CPU -- the Core i7 980X Extreme @ 3.33GHz (Turbo on all twelve threads @ 3.6GHz)

GTX 480M: You're using engineering software, but there's always a Quadro equivalent to the high end gaming GPUs. No doubt the X7200 should be able to accept this workstation GPU. I don't know if a Quadro equivalent to a GTX 480M exists just yet, but when it does, you should be set.

Able to take three hard drives!

It's just overall awesome. I want one. I'm already saving up. Next year it will be mine!!!

 

what are the main differences between the x7200 (which i will be reading that thread) and the np9285, im sorry i have been out of touch with technology and it seems i have missed a lot of changes in the last couple of years.

Thanks for your responses.

 

NP9285: Big and mostly fugly exterior, Only capable of taking 1x GPU, USB ports are all on the right side and are limited to USB 2.0

X7200: Big and attractive exterior, can handle 2x GPUs, USB ports are on both sides of the machine and some ports are USB 3.0

That's all I got off the top of my head.

 

What is the op's budget?

 

That is what I was going off of in terms of budget for the OP.

 

once again thank you, I think my budget is going to be between $3,000 to a max of $5,000.

 

Then the x7200 is the way to go.

 

Then you can easily have "The Most Powerful, Fastest Laptop in the World!"...

 

oh man i am definitely going to need some help configuring this puppy once it comes out. I obvioulsy don't want to go overboard. I better start working some overtime. hehehe

 

Your laptop will be for a professional work; so you have to take a Quadro GPU not a GeForce. The GTX 480M is good for gaming; but for workstations, the top of the line is the Quadro 5000M. So pick up the next Clevo that comes with that GPU even if it's not in SLI. For your work, one 2GB Quadro 5000M is better than 2x 2GB GTX 480M in SLI.
This is my opinion..

 

Looking at the price of current Quadro cards, I'm worried he'll reach his budget limit with just the graphics card! The X7200 is great but you really should wait a few weeks to a month or so after it gets released to see if there are any first batch flaws that can be fixed or a design flaw in general. Unlike the 9285, the X7200 is a COMPLETELY different design and there could be some first batch issues like, if my memory is correct, what the 8760 had or there could be a complete design flaw that Sager/Clevo overlooked but I highly doubt that's the case.

Everyone's mentioned how if weight isn't a deciding factor that the X7200/9285 would be the best purchase, and I 100% agree with them. Though these mammoths aren't for the weak, they are more powerful than many desktops (at least professionally built, brand name desktops like those of Dell and HP). What's so great about Sager is their highest end laptop is on par with Dell and HP's highest end laptop price-wise but they annihilate the big company's notebooks in performance.

So yeah, I'd definitely say get the X7200 if weight isn't a factor. But as crazy as it might sound, customizing your machine may take a single click to go over your budget limit so you really have to look into this. If you can wait, then get the X7200. If you can't wait then I'd say get the 9285. Either choice should be good and give you the performance and reliability you need, but the X7200 would probably be the better choice (pending no design flaws or first batch issues).

Mr. M

 

thanks a lot, i am not in a hurry so I will wait a couple of months after the x7200 comes out. and my 5760 had a quadro so i would like to have another quadro in my new laptop. I just can't fathom having 12gb of memory in a laptop, would programs that use to run on xp actually take advantage of this?

 

First off, if you're using a 32 bit (x86) version of Windows then your computer can't utilize any amount of RAM over about 3GB. So if you're using a 32 bit version of Windows then even 4GB is completely out of the question. And 64 bit operation systems can utilize in the terabyte realm of RAM amount so 64 bit will most likely be just fine

I doubt any sort of company that does any kind of intensive computer work wouldn't use a 64 bit operating system so you should be fine regarding that, but RAM allow you to run more programs and it allows you to more powerful software easier and more smoothly. More RAM is always a good thing (unless you're dealing with a 32 bit OS) so if you can afford it then it's always a good choice, unless you want to upgrade it later which is always an option.

But yeah, 12GB RAM isn't an unfathomable amount by any stretch, even for people who don't use the programs that you do, so I don't think it's at all a bad decision to get 12GB of RAM. Whether you buy it with 12GB RAM installed or install it later is your call, but 12GB of RAM isn't ridiculous by any stretch in my opinion

Mr. M

 

thanks for clearing my issues up, any program can be installed in a 64 bit operating system correct? the program itself doesn't need a 64 bit requirement? or do i have to "purchase" programs that are 64 bit compatible?

im sorry i have been away from it for a while.

 

MOST programs that work in XP will work in Win7-x64. XP-x64 should be avoided, imo.