Time to finally order a P150EM!

Sager NP9150 / Clevo P150EM
- FREE!! Continental (U.S. Lower 48 - UPS Ground Only) Ground Shipping on ALL Sager Laptops (Enter Coupon Code: "SAGERFREESHIP" during order process)
- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Matte Type Screen (SKU - S1R316)
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Sager - 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3610QM (2.3GHz - 3.3GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU – S2R174)
- - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- AMD Radeon HD 7970M (2048MB) GDDR5 DX11 [User Upgradeable] (ETA: Late May) (SKU - S3R155)
- 8GB - DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) - SPECIAL! (SKU - S4P369)
- Sager Branding
- Standard Finish
- 750gb 7200rpm (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) (SKU - S5R306)
- Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive w/ Software (When selecting a Hard Drive in the Optical Bay, No Optical Drive is Included) (SKU - S7R455)
- Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
- Bluetooth Included (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Sager - Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth (SKU - S8R110)
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)

for $1554 sound solid? Ordering now... finally the wait for ordering is over, just another couple weeks before 7970M is out >.>

 

Looks good to me, I got pretty much the same thing except I decided to get the 95% gamut screen.

 

Looks awesome. I wish I could be more "value" conscious. That's a sweet rig for $1500!

 

awakeN, with all the time you've spent on the forum recently, I better hear a solid review from you once you get it

Grats on machine. It sounds great. You're missing an SSD though

 

Alright, alright I'll do a review, don't expect pictures because the only camera i'll have is on the computer. lol

I'm too poor to afford an SSD Q.Q

I'll grab one once SSD prices drop.

Indeed, it is. for $1500 you get a MSI GT60 with a 670M in it. roflmao

We can be buddies

 

People overlook so hard on the screen. Even if you don't do pro graphics, the quality difference is big. Games look much better, especially effects like fog; I would change the screen.

 

I saw this in the other thread and thought you might want to have a look:
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And I'm looking to buy a build similar to yours (from XoticPC)? Any particular reason you chose the 1333MHz RAM over the 1600MHz (except for the $50 cut)?

 

yes, from Xotic PC.

I chose 1333MHz RAM because I'm just gaming. I asked in some other forum whether the 1600 MHz was worth the extra $50. I got this answer.

 

Got a similar system with XoticPC. Except went for the 2 year warranty and no hard drive. I just purchased a 256gb ssd crucial yesterday. I cant wait to get my hands on the machine in early june!

 

Hmm... I do encode videos quite often, but the $50 lesser price is quite attractive! Thanks for info!

Did you request them to not put in a HDD? Cause I don't see any such options in the customization menu at XoticPC. Also, yours will take a month to deliver? Did you order the 7970M too?

 

Yes, call them or chat with them. they will adjust the final price of the laptop without the HD. And Of course I had to go with the 7970....no point going for the old tech unless the gtx680m shows up before they finish building my laptop.

 

I will be ordering the almost the same except with the following:

- 15.6" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Screen w/ 95% NTSC Color Gamut (1920x1080) (SKU - S1R303)
- Sager - 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3610QM (2.3GHz - 3.3GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU – S2R174)
- - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- AMD Radeon HD 7970M (2048MB) GDDR5 DX11 [User Upgradeable] (ETA: Late May) (SKU - S3R155)
- No Video Adapter
- 16GB - DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS) --> I cant resist the $20 upgrade to 16gb =D
- Sager - Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 (3x3) (SKU - S8R056)
- ~Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's + Microsoft Office Starter 2010 - Included with OS Purchase
- Sager 3 Year Parts & LIFETIME Ltd Labor Warranty w/ Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Toll Free Customer Support - Special! (SKU - S9P211)



Final task is to wait for the 7970. I preordered the D3 but looks like i won't be able to play until i receive this laptop. I sacrifice not being to play for couple of weeks for better graphics =D

 

just wondering if they still offer nbr discount?

 

Who?



You guys know there is a P150EM owner's lounge, right? You should be showing off there, not in a small topic that will die soon. Owner's lounges are eternal.

 

It gets noticed for the short little time it lives

Yes, I know there's an owner's lounge. Just wanted to make my own little topic for no reason whatsoever

 

Nice! I pulled the trigger as well yesterday. Just wish I had more constraint on my build. Totally spent more than I wanted. My excuse to my wife was that, I am future proofing it for another few years. Now lets keep our fingers crossed on a mid-May release on the 7970!

 

Tell her it's better to "futureproof" than to be penny-wise but dollar-foolish

 

i was about to order..but malibal does not offer the the downgrade memory option, does anyone know will xoticpc offer cash discount+free shipping+ nbr discount? or malibal will offer something else to match xoticpc's deal

 

I don't know, but perhaps if you emailed them or contacted them on their website you would get a faster answer.

 

Talk to a one of the representatives through chat or email from xoticpc and they'd help you out with that. I spoke with Hutsady today and placed my order with the discounts.

 

Yeah. Before joining NBR, I read through the entire owner's lounges for the P150HM and the P151HM. The EM lounges just aren't the same, when the HM's came out everyone was begging for pics and writing a review made you famous. Now all the people who actually have computers are gathering in small topics while all that happens in the owner's lounges are resellers and clevo veterans answering the questions of newbies and would-be-buyers. It should be the other way around.

 

Not all of us resellers answer only the questions in the owner's lounges.

We just can't really post in speculation threads or post about anything coming out 3-6 months down the road due to NDAs and all that good stuff.

 

I'm not saying that's all resellers do, I'm saying that's all that happens in the owner's lounges.

 

I'm ordering the same as OP except with an Intel 520 120GB SATA III SSD from powernotebooks.

Depending on whether I can have a friend in the US at the earliest possible time of delivery (I live in the Middle East), I can save 165 USD on shipping and get another SSD and stripe them.

I ordered 1600 MHz RAM sticks because Ivy bridge supports that natively, and so I can downclock them but tighten the timings, which matters more than just MHz. Also, everybody I've talked to tells me that even 8GB is overkill, specially considering that we win7 will be around for a while, and even win8 down the pipeline isn't that demanding. I suppose adding another 8GB in a couple of years won't be too difficult.

I was pondering the "better" screens but to be honest, you need to do a pro hardware calibration to make use of it, and unless you own one of these machines, or know someone that does, you're gonna have to pay for the reseller to calibrate it for you, which is -no offence- a nifty little theft since calibration depends on environment, lighting, and is affected with time by a lot of things. In other words, you pay your reseller 50 bucks and then it gets shipped across the land and seas, and by time you open it up in your house it requires another calibration, or in a few weeks at max. I didn't want the hassle, and you might as well get the stock if you do a software calibration.

My .02$

 

So how long do these things typically take to ship? Anticipation!

 

I got the same build.
3610
8GB DDR3 1333mhz
500GB seagate Hybrid Drive [swapping out for a 256GB Crucial m4 or 240GB Corsair Force Series 3].
FHD Matte Display with 72% Gammut [at least its better than 60% ha]
7970m
Eurocom branding on it which I'm not sure I want -_- but don't want to spend $50 removing...

 

Alright, my order went through with Xotic PC and is in the preorder phase

Thanks to Alison for informing me of everything. Faith in Xotic PC is very strong!

 

They charge you because you choose to not promote their brand?
That is really weak man...

 

We were the first company to offer a "no branding" option and then everyone else copied us... and I bet if we removed that option from our site, other companies would remove it as well. Most companies don't want to offer a "no branding" option at all, but are forced into it by competitors like us. This is one of the perks of having companies like us (real competition) in the market, even if you don't purchase from us.

 

how do you do no branding? Did you convince Sager to simply not put their logo on some machines or is it simply a type of sticker thing that your guys remove..?

 

I plan on getting the lid replaced later from another reseller with a blank one; I just don't want to spend $50 extra to have a different lid installed by them [over priced]. I'll spend it in a few months if it still bothers me. I do love the plain look with no branding though; but for now performance is more important.

 

They remove the sticker.

The embedded BIOS Sager launch is still in there

 

That's only true if the shell came from Sager in the first place though Otherwise you have a blank lid stock from Clevo with a Clevo bios.

 

What do you recommend, the glossy or the matte one? I am thinking about getting this laptop because of the backlit keyboard lol

 

That really is up to you. You should try and look at both types in a store if you can to see what you like better.

From my experiences:

Advantages:

Glossy: Super clear, vivid colors, slightly better viewing angles

Matte: Little/no glare, harder to notice smudges/dust/ect.

Disadvantages:

Glossy: Heavy glare, smudges easily, attracts dust/dirt

Matte: Colors aren't as bright/detailed, lose a little viewing angle

But really, different strokes for different folks. In general, if your computer is going to sit on a desk its whole life where you can control the light, glossy may be better. If you will be using your laptop in a variety of places where you can't control the light matte may be better.

 

Is it possible to order just the lid from a reseller? Is this a dumb question lol...