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    is this a good deal??

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by tyoung87, Feb 16, 2009.

  1. tyoung87

    tyoung87 Notebook Enthusiast

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    SAGER NP9262 Ultimate Custom Laptop (Built on Clevo D900C / D901C)
    - Warranty: 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty
    - Operating System: ~Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit I
    - Notebook Cooler: Full Size Notebook Cooler - Dual fans
    - Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (12 Cell)
    - Case: Basic Black Business Case
    - Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio
    - Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
    - Wireless Network: Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 496
    - Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
    - Memory Card Reader: Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader
    - Raid: Raid 0-Stripe (Combines primary & secondary hard drives)
    - Secondary Hard Drive: ~ 320GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 3)
    - Primary Hard Drive: ~ 320GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 3)
    - Optical Drive: ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +
    - Exterior Finish: Standard Finish
    - Ram: ~ 4,096MB DDR2 800 (2 SODIMMS)
    - Video Card: 512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 9800m GT
    - Processor: ~Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz
    - Arctic Silver: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
    - Display: 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear glossy 1920x1200 resolution

    for $2000
     
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    pretty good, especially since you get the 9800M GT (~8800M GTX)
     
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    do u know if the warranty transferable?
     
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    I'd say its a pretty good deal.
     
    Kris Leisten, Feb 16, 2009
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    That would depend on the original company the original buyer bought from, but generally it is.
     
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    alrite cool, do u know if i would be able to upgrade the processor if i wanted to to the quad 3.0? or how much a 3rd hard drive would be?
     
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    Hard drive costs would be anything from 60-80 for a 320 GB 7200. You can go up to the QX9650, but most users stop at the Q9650.
     
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    the QX9650 is the quad 3.0ghz right???
     
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    Both the QX9650 and Q9650 are 3.0 Ghz. The difference is that the QX is overclockable. The reason why most users stop at the Q9650 is because the D901C does not allow CPU overclocking.
     
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    oh lol im not really sure what CPU overclocking is lol, but would the quad 3.0 be better then the dual 3.2 in this already?
     
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    the E8500 in it is already better performing than all the mobile Core 2 Duo's.

    it will perform quite well overall.

    but if are playing games and using applications that are multi-threaded (like GTA IV, and upcoming games)... a quad-core will do much better.
     
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    alright, i mean its only like 300 for teh q9650, and to change the processors would it just be switching them both out? real simple, and the mohter board is compatible with it sence u can get it already right?
     
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    changing CPU is like you would on a desktop LGA775 motherboard.
     
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    With a single GPU you won't see much difference in most games between the quad and the dual because your system will be (mostly) GPU limited. If, in the future, you upgrade to SLI, the dual actually might often be a tiny bit faster because of its higher speed.

    Naturally, if you need capacity for processor-intensive, multi-threaded applications, the quad is a much better choice.
     
    wobble, Feb 17, 2009
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