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    finally got my 5320

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by kingpin9, Jan 6, 2006.

  1. kingpin9

    kingpin9 Notebook Guru

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    so finally have my new laptop. should have got it on the 30th but was not able to receive so it went back to UPS!!
    anywayz now that I have it, seems a nice laptop.
    noticed a few -ves though
    noisy optical drive - mat****a, sounds like a dot-matrix printer
    keyboard is a bit clippy - whatever that means - slight noise on key press. compared to my old toshiba quite a bit louder!!
    just got everything up and running, so will upate later after a decent rundown.
    might do a review...
    any tips on what kind of stuff to install?
    and any news with the touchpad drivers that work with firefox - scrolling?
     
    kingpin9, Jan 6, 2006
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  2. Ala

    Ala Notebook Enthusiast

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    What's your exact configuration, if you don't mind me asking?
     
    Ala, Jan 6, 2006
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    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Congrats kingpin! Very cool. :D

    Yeah - they keyboard is a bit clickety, but offers good feedback and feel in my opinion. I replaced the optical drive in mine, now it is much quieter. If you plan on replacing the drive, all you have to do is buy a new one from Newegg or something, then swap the benzels (since the benzel for the modular bay is special).

    Install? - I'd install all your basics first - Antivirus/spyware, Winzip, media player, etc., then do some games. ;) That's how I do it.

    Nope - I haven't been able to get the FireFox scroll to work. It's a software issue - there will probably be a fix eventually.

    Cheers - and we'd love to have another review of the 5320. If you'd like to do a full review, just contact abaxter about it - he'll give you guidelines, etc.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 6, 2006
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  4. kingpin9

    kingpin9 Notebook Guru

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    @Ala - my config is 1.86, WSXGA, 512, 80 SATA, dvd/cd-rw

    @Chaz - yeah, got all the basics done, m planning to stick with the windows firewall!! now to get the games going....

    will be getting 1gb ram from newegg.
    m going to wait on the drive a bit. already blew my budget.
    will get in touch with abaxter and get down to doing a review. sounds good.
     
    kingpin9, Jan 6, 2006
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    dperezo Notebook Consultant

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    hey peeps...i'm about to become a proud owner of a Clevo M560A tomorrow, otherwise known as the Sager 5320-V. I got it from istnc after i returned my defective asus z70va.

    Here are my specs:

    2.0 ghz
    wuxga
    1gb x 1 ram
    80 Gb SATA
    DL Burner
    Bluetooth
    XP Pro.

    I hope this thing is better than the Asus!

    Hey Chaz, what settings to you recommend when overclocking the x700? I was reading the "ATI Overclocking" thread in the Games section but you were going through so many revisions that i got lost! Any help is appreciated...
     
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  6. Ala

    Ala Notebook Enthusiast

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    Kingpin,

    You tried any gaming yet? :p
     
    Ala, Jan 6, 2006
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    kingpin9 Notebook Guru

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    no gaming yet. did do a 3dmark 05 benchmark and got a score of 2806 with a couple programs running in the tray.
    gaming time from next week.
    still looking for the optimum software set
     
    kingpin9, Jan 7, 2006
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