Typing on my new 9262...

Q9550
2 7200rpm 200gb
4gb ram
2 SLI 8800M
1920x1200


Nice laptop!

Arrived home from vacation last night and had the 9262 waiting for me. Packaging was good coming from ground with no damage.

First impressions:

Big! It's not as big as some people make it out to be though. Im a smallish person and it's not that heavy to me. It's pretty massive to look at but IMO it's more than a desktop replacement and I see no problem using it as I intend to on occasional vacations and mostly home use computer for the fiance.

The design is also not too bad. I honestly think it looks pretty good. It's not flashy like the Dell but the design IMO is above average.

Keyboard and touchpad are above average IMO. I like the full layout and the keys feel great typing this. Touchpad feels responsive and is comfortable to use and doesn't feel cheap. Nothing about this laptop feels "cheap" IMO

Fans and cooling: Honestly the first thing I noticed was how quiet the fans are on this thing considering what it's packing. It's very quiet so far. I can feel some warmth when typing but nothing bad. The back has warm/mildly hot air but again not too bad. I think I will probably go ahead and invest in a cheap laptop cooler for this though to be on the safe side. Any rec's?

Screen: Honestly better than expected. If anyone remembers im the one that has been very concerned about the LCD brightness. It's not the brightest LCD in the world but it's also not dim. High brightness isn't always a good thing as a bit dimmer screen is easier for the eyes. This seems to have enough brightness to suit me and is comfortable to look at.

The screen itself is a stunner. Very little grain and extremely sharp. Im using 1280x800 right now and away from a little of the foggy screen effect it's still very sharp. IMO it looks better than many stand-alone LCD's and it is much sharper than my Westinghouse 37" monitor. Viewing angles are above average.

Input lag: This is a TN panel so I expected a responsive monitor and so far it feels pretty good. Everything feels pretty responsive. This wasn't a big factor anyway as I will only use this for FPS gaming when on vacation and the majority of use will be fiance with games likes Sims etc.

Audio: I just have the default audio drivers and everything sounds above average for a laptop. I may invest in an Xfi eventually but I don't feel rushed to.

The goal here was to buy something that will last me 3+ years and still be able to handle most tasks and games (at lower settings) to the 3-4 year time frame. I feel good about this purchase and the money saved vs the 1730 (which im using to buy a new BenQ V2400W gaming monitor)

Also last but not least big thanks to XoticPC and Sager for great service and a great product!

I'll try to work up some benchmarks soon and post them.

 

I was reading your post and accidently broke my finder nail
If your posts are going to physically hurt people then don't post

 

you will love your beasty laptop mate..!! enjoy.. do some benchmarking too..!!

 

That machine will slaughter any modern game you throw at it with lots of eye candy and the resolution on 1920x1200. You will not regret your purchase!

 

Since the thread title mentioned typing, and you're brand-spanking new to the NP9262 - how's the keyboard flex?

 

congrats.. still wish i could afford one..

 

Hows the XPS z

 

didnt buy one.. not sure if i will.. the guy sold it and i didnt get it.. i had some issues and wasnt sure if i could buy that one due to the accident. but i prob should have at that price it was..

 

Oh right, mixed you up with Eleron

 

Welcome to family and glad to hear that