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    What is the difference between P375SM and P375SM-A?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by hi9580, Mar 20, 2015.

  1. hi9580

    hi9580 Notebook Consultant

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    clevo laptop, battery and charger resellers seem to use those two model names interchangeably
     
    hi9580, Mar 20, 2015
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    no one? my best guesses are the P375SM-A is a newer/revised model or an australian version of the P375SM
     
    hi9580, Mar 21, 2015
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  3. Meaker@Sager

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    It's a later chipset revision which officially supports dual mSATA and has support for newer hardware out of the box, though with a prema bios you can get to the same level of support with the non-A.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Mar 21, 2015
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  4. D2 Ultima

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    P370SM = sleek, black, standard clevo-like look of laptop
    P375SM = flashier design with light bar for audio under screen and red lights on the back and chrome accents on the exhaust vents as well as a superior trackpad that is also backlit. Has 2 webcams instead of 1.
    P377SM = lack the lightbar and some of the more flashy design options that the P375SM has. Still has two webcams.

    SM-A models have the revision bonus that Meaker claimed, and are otherwise design and functionally equal. P370SM == P370SM-A minus the official dual mSATA support and newer hardware support, for example.
    P370SM3 was 3D vision version of P370SM, and was NOT revised in P370SM-A lines.

    Clevo creates P370SM-A, P375SM-A and P377SM-A, but it is up to sellers to decide which they sell.

    For example: Sager sells P377SM-A, and Metabox sells the P375SM-A. There are other companies that will sell the P370SM-A. If it's listed on Clevo's website, somebody sells it.
     
    D2 Ultima, Mar 23, 2015
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  5. Meaker@Sager

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    So many revisions for what is exactly the same machine, but when you can customise it you have to be totally clear about what it is.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Mar 24, 2015
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    That's basically it; the P375SM-A is a reiteration of the P375SM. The "-A" suffix makes for a bit of confusion on our drivers page, too. :p
     
    Prostar Computer, Mar 24, 2015
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