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    "Where" Should I Buy? (Sager N660)

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by WebRender, Oct 7, 2008.

  1. WebRender

    WebRender Notebook Consultant

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    OK - thanks to all of you I have decided to go with a Sager N8660 (or clevo counterpart). My next question is where should I buy?

    I see you can go online to Sager directly but that might not be the best (I just don't know). As I assume is typical, I'm looking for good service, price and reliability should I need to get the thing serviced.

    Thanks Much!!!!! :cool:
     
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  2. Tarentum

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    Sager is $100ish more than its resellers, and the resellers usually have better service (+ extended warranty service). Check the Clevo FAQ and pick some of the well reviewed resellers; Xotic & Powernotebooks are the favorite US resellers on these boards.
     
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    Clevo Guide

    I'm assuming your from the U.S... There are plenty to choose from, but I guess it depends on your location:

    Dudes from Powernotebooks.com, Dark Smiley Notebooks, Xotic PC, Lynn Bay are pretty active in this Clevo/Sager sub-forum if that means anything to you.

    I'm pretty sure they all price match, so read up on the Clevo guide (particularly the reseller ratings & pricing), get a bunch of quotes and enjoy your machine :D

    Hmm... good service? price? reliability? No, don't go through Sager directly :D
     
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  4. WebRender

    WebRender Notebook Consultant

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    Not thru Sager directly...I'm glad to get this information as my logic would have had me going straight to them. I will look at the resellers.

    Thanks again...
     
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  5. Tarentum

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    Odd, isn't it? Price is actually more expensive through Sager. I guess they have a bunch of people who just want to put systems together and not deal with customers ;)

    VV Yeah, agreed. Nice new startup guy :)

    Basically, I went with reliable + presence on this board + out of state (no tax) + cheapest or near cheapest.
     
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    If you're in America, go with Dark Smiley. The guy is really nice and could use the business right now I hear. No different than going with xotic/powernotebooks and the like.
     
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    Dark Smiley has been very helpful
     
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    Dark Smiley seems to have a decent presence on the boards atm, while Xotic and the others vanished.

    From what I've seen, he's new, but he's making a pretty good name for himself.
     
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  9. Tarentum

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    Well, Justin PM'd me here today twice (without prompting - I had posted about Xotic being down in a random thread), so Xotic isn't gone or anything. They have a new promo going and are likely getting flooded; I bet you can find him on the 'what notebook should i buy' boards ;) Alternatively you can just keep mentioning his name or XoticPC or XoticPC.com and he'll see this when he does a search ;)
     
    Tarentum, Oct 7, 2008
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