equivilant?

does anyone know an equivilant of the Sager np8662 in 17 inch with keypad in terms of cost?

my current 8662 specs are...

Regular Price (?)
$1820.00
Cash Discount (?)
-$54.60
Cash Discounted Price
$1765.40


--C2D 2.8GHz 6MB-L2 25 watt
-GTX 260M 1GB DDR3
-4,096MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory
-320GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)
-Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
-Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
-Internal Bluetooth + EDR
-Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link
-Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio
-Included (8-Cell)
-Vista 64-Bit Installed (64+32 drivers+utility cd's)
-3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Based Toll Free Telephone Tech Support

 

the 5797 is sager's 17" and similarly priced.

 

hmmmm..... pretty close. it doesn;t HAVE to be a sager. any other ideas before i probably choose the 8662?

 

Take a 5797:
Keep the WSXGA+
T9600 (P9700 is a waste of money in a gaming machine this powerful)
GTX 280M
4GB DDR3
250GB 7200.4 (Protip: the 320GB 7200.4 is the slowest of the three)
Windows 7 Release Candidate: Buying Vista is a total waste at this point

Regular Price
$1892.00
Cash Discount
-$56.76
Cash Discounted Price
$1835.24

 

Dell was having a sale on their 1730's a little while back for like $1200 with 2.4 ghz c2d and 9800m gt's in SLI. I don't know if that's still going on or not though.

 

no way. are you sure it wasn't 2200? 12 seems a bit low, and 22 would mak more sense for a sale price.

kevin- thanks for the info on the 5797.... why do you say buying vista is a waste? you have to buy it to get W7, and its cheaper to have it installed by XoticPC than it is to buy it straight out from CC (lol) or BB

 

No, it was $1200. They were clearing out stock for the "allpowerful" so I don't know if they have any left or not.

 

NVIDIA® SLI™ Dual GeForce® 8700MGT 512MB GDDR3 and TV Tuner [add $100 or $3/month1]

sager would SMOKE that. thanks though GamingAU

 

Just take the base proc, 4gb ram upgrade, 320 7200 rpm, and get win 7. $1772

You can get a QX9300 for $400 off ebay and you're set lol

 

i don't trust ebay all that much. can't really tell if package has been used+resealed. I'm just dumb like that.

i don't have an extra 400 bucks to spend.

 

Ah, they obviously ran out. But before they had the 9800m GT's in SLI with the 2.4 c2d for the starting price xps m1730 ($1199). That deal's obviously gone now.

I'd go with the sager anyhow, I'm not a Dell fan.

 

Check out the new Alienware too.

 

dell is a crapshoot. you buy a dell and they go "mkaythankxbai, enjoy the repairs and extra costs to do them"

 

The thing about the Alienware is it's 11 pounds. It's dumb to buy it and it not consider another 260m in the future at least. You've also gotta pay for the WUXGA screen otherwise well...

Hey, I got a grand idea. Why don't they just start it with the WUXGA and sli 260m?

 

again, i only have about 1700 to spend, give or take

 

Well really, the p8700 isn't a bad cpu. I'd go with the NP5797. Gee I wonder why I'd say that...

 

lol! idk, maybe i can scrounge something up. if i'm going to spend 2k on a computer, i'm getting an i7

 

There's a number of good rigs on the marketplace here too. I'd ask donadah or w/e, Mr. moo has a cheap M17, etc. Just take a look over there.

 

meh, the i7's overrated imo. I wouldn't get one unless I got the big one.

 

yeah... the Deneb 940? now THAT is a processor! ^.^


anywho, i'll take a look. thanks

 

hmmmmmmm where is that marketplace

 

here's a good one

and that's the marketplace btw

 

i'm not too into the used business. i want to make sure i have a warranty on the thing.


me=klutz.

 

You mean the NBR Flea Market? This way please. http://forum.notebookreview.com/forumdisplay.php?f=18

 

can i put a warranty on one of those computers through a third party company?

 

If you buy a used laptop with a warranty it should still carry over. Wouldn't hurt to ask for their proof of purchase

 

how do i know the kind of warranty they have? like if its accidental or whatever? i don't want to get a slow or whatever computer. I think i'll just buy new. That alienware is sick though. i want one, but way OP imo

 

Oh yeah, there's also the MSI GT725. It's a good performer and less moolah, but doesn't have the quality of the sager

 

yeah, but that thing has a layout and quality of a vtech

 

indeed... so get the sager!

 

ok. i'll have to do that...

 

is the cheapest place to get it XoticPC?

 

That's what I'd recommend.

 

i wish i had the money for a 5797 ;-;

 

whats the difference between the two besides wattage? I'd willing pay an extra $35 to get better battery life?

 

...and the names - nadda.

I'm not even sure $35 is worth it unless you use the notebook alone with the battery much.

 

i think the 25 is overclockable