Will the NP5790 last 5 years for me?

I've never owned a laptop before. Of all the laptops I've been researching it seems the NP5790 is the best. Especially since you can upgrade the video card. I'm just worried though. What kind of reputation do Clevo/Sager notebooks have for reliability? Do they die after 1 or 2 years or do they last 5 years with no problem?

 

Yes it should easily last that long...

as long as you take care of it as well

Read the Clevo Guide to learn about Clevo.

 

I have a Sager notebook from '86 that still runs. Has win 98se on it. Thinking about putting a version of Linux on it soon. And that was pretty much when Sager first started.

 

Most notebooks can last a long time... but the majority of them dont because of careless owners.

I know my Clevo D900K is as new a mint from 1.5 years of use already... in fact the LCD casing still has its original plastic film... without any peeling.

So I take care of my investments.

 

Holy crap!

2.0, can you put up some pictures of that thing? I'd love to se an '86 notebook! Unless you meant '96...

Also, what are the specs? Can it play FEAR at over 50FPS?

 

hey gophn...im a little worried that I won't be able to take care of my notebook very well.

You are always on the boards telling people how to clean their laptop etc.,etc. and it seems like a intensive task to do every so often.

I take very good care of my things, don't get me wrong but you make it sound like it's a lot harder...considering you're always talking about it and you went above-and-beyond and made a guide T_T.

 

it takes less than 10 minutes to do.

it gets faster as you continue to familiarize yourself with your own notebook.

The Clevo's are extremely easy to clean.

Its as easy as removing the panels to reveal the fans, using Q-tips at the same time blow out the fans with compressed air.

but the main thing is to monitor the temps... which would tell you if the fans are getting clogged with dust.

 

thanks for everything gophn.

first thing i'm going to do with my NP5790 is go through your guides, buahhahahah.


I am skeptical about opening up my laptop...-.-

EDIT:gophn is there anyway of avoiding dust...to a certain extent?

I would rather take precautions instead of having to deal with it later...

and what type of changes occur in the temperature signaling a major dust clog-up in the fans?

 

well you can reduce dust by making sure that the surface(s) that its getting used on is clean...

but the reality is that you cannot stop all the dust, the majority of the dust that will collect is be from day to day use.

So prepare to open it (NOT dismantle it) to get to the majority of the vents and fans. Then clean it out.

Well the temp monitoring guide will tell you the typical temps for high-end GPUs.

As for the CPU temps, I would not worry too much, as long as the temps get above 75-80C degrees.

 

It's an 86'.

I'll take a pic later.

Specs:

Intel Pentium 120
2gb HD
40GB ram
800x600 256 color 12" screen
Win 98 SE.

I used to play Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Chessmaster 4000 and Janes ATF on it.

Fear, lol. You so crazy.

 

40GB ram? XD

 

Here it is. It's a Sager NP8600. Has PCMCIA on the left. 3 1/2 floppy on the right. Screen is about 11.4" actually. Still runs like a champ.

Reminds me, I used to play the original RED ALERT on it. Good times back then, old son.

 

LOL. Yeah. MB.