i ordered a sager 9260 from sagernotebooks.com

did i make the right choice? i hope it doesnt come broken or anything >_<

 

hahaha it won't come broken. Laptop will be suspended in the box by packing material. If it is broken, then you can return it.

 

I bought one to....


Don't think it will be broken when i get it though. (or at least i hope it won't be)

 

yea i hope so too but if it does come in one piece i hope it also works like a charm..i really dont want to deal with having to send it back and forth etc. ohh wells its better to be hopeful i guess!

 

OMG, you guys are making me jealous.

I wish I can get a D900C as well... it just puts my D900K to shame.

These beasts will serve you well.... just remember that you have to take care of them as well.

 

what steps should i take so that this machine lasts longer? what ani-virus should i get?

 

I am mainly talking hardware-wise first:
1) Battery: to maintain the longevity of any rechargeable battery
- you must NEVER overcharge it [especially for long durations of time] by keeping it plugged into AC
- when it reaches 100% you should unplug it and let it discharge to 5-15%, then plug it back to power
- OR you can just charge it to 50%+ and remove the battery and store in cool place [remember to use it occasionally to charge and discharge it].

2.) Heat: to prevent a healthy notebook from overheating
- ALWAYS use the notebook on a hard & flat surface
- RECOMMENDED to be used on a notebook cooler... namely the Zalman ZM-NC1000
- (for Clevo's) ALWAYS use the Fan Speed Toggle (Fn+F2) to switch all fans in the notebook to Max Speed (defaults at Auto Speed) when gaming and such.
- check your fans underneath occasionally (at least once a month) for any dust clogs [clean them out with Q-tips and air cans/compressors]
- ALWAYS monitor the temps (CPU, GPU, HDD, etc..) to watch for fluctuations, which would indicate overheating

By doing these simple things, your system will easily last for more than 3 years.

My notebook is a little over a year old, its battery and videocard is as healthy as when I got it.

PS. If you want me to go over the software, just ask.

Hope this helps,
-Gophn

 

would it be better to keep the notebook with 4 index card trays on each corner of the laptop? i say this because the laptop has 4 fan vents in the bottom so if its flat in the floor the vents would be closed. would this be a good idea?

 

If you just raise the back up a bit you should be fine. For the best cooling you'll want to get a pad as Gophn noted.

Congratulations on the machine; what kind of specifications did you get?

 

i got the sager 9260-v with:


NP9260V - 17.0" WIDE VIEWING ANGLES WUXGA ACTIVE MATRIX LCD DISPLAY WITH SUPER CLEAR GLOSSY SURFACE NOTEBOOK COMPUTER
CPU Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E6420 / 4MB L2 Cache, 2.13 GHz, 1066MHz FSB
Video Controller Single Nvidia GeForce GO 7950 GTX MXM IV Graphics Module with 512MB DDR3 Video Memory
Memory 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 X 1024MB
Primary Hard Drive 120.0GB (SATA 5400rpm) SATA 150 Hard Drive
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM 8X DVD ± R/RW/ 4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Softwares
Battery 12 Cell Smart Li-ION Battery
Modem Integrated 56K V.90 Internal Fax/Modem
Network Adapter Integrated 1000Mbps Ethernet LAN & Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN LAN 802.11n Module & Bluetooth Module
Operating System Genuine Windows XP Professional
Warranty Sager 1 Year Standard Warranty
i decided to go with one videocard because im sure it will run most if not all games full speed anti-aliasing for a while(2-5 years)

 

Two Go7950GTXs are a bit excessive. It's a great configuration, we'd love to see some benchmarks for it when it arrives.

 

should be coming soon..i just hope its comes with zero dead pixels and fully working! >_<

 

UPS came with my laptop today, unfortunatly i couldn't pay the cost of 600 (taxes?)

They are coming back on monday.