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    just ordered a 9262

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by delirium24, Dec 31, 2007.

  1. delirium24

    delirium24 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i just ordered a sager 9262 via xoticpc.com! cant wait for it to come. heres the specs


    17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1200
    Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0GHz w/ 4MB L2 Cache - 1333MHz FSB
    512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 8800GTX DX10
    2,048MB DDR2 800 (2 SODIMMS) Dual Channel Memory
    2x 100GB 7200RPM
    Windows XP Home SP2 with Drivers and Utilities CD

    im so excited, ill now be able to run all my games smoothly like ive been waiting to do for god knows how long. anywho just wanted to ask....anyone have any suggestions/help for a first time laptop owner or is it just pretty much all common sense?
     
    delirium24, Dec 31, 2007
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  2. dvmxps1530

    dvmxps1530 Notebook Evangelist

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    looks like a very good laptop... was it $$$$
     
    dvmxps1530, Dec 31, 2007
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  3. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    congrats... although I would go for a Q6600 instead of the E6850.... since they go for the same price.

    The quad-core will give you more overall performance if you are going to do any audio/video editing or converting... as well as help for the new games that are multi-thread supported (like Bioshock, UT3, etc..)
     
    Gophn, Dec 31, 2007
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  4. dtechlogic

    dtechlogic Notebook Consultant

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    I will envy you since you got a 8800 GTX card. Nice rig. Congratulation on your purchase.
     
    dtechlogic, Dec 31, 2007
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    Aryantes Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    There's a promotion right now, the upgrade to 4 gigs of ram is quite cheap, I would highly suggest getting that.

    Quad core is also a good suggestion I think.

    I'm awaiting mine, very exciting :)
     
    Aryantes, Dec 31, 2007
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    dazzyd Notebook Evangelist

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    onya mate!!.. yeh i have ordered mine too from xoticpc. but i will have wait till Feb for the dual sli 8800gtx..!..
     
    dazzyd, Jan 1, 2008
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    The E6850 runs a lot faster than the Q6600 for most mainstream apps. So good decision. Get this 4 gig and did you consider Vista Ultimate x64?
     
    hanko panko, Jan 1, 2008
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    MegaBUD Notebook Evangelist

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    Nice... but... why took the 9262 if your not going SLI and no quadcore?
     
    MegaBUD, Jan 1, 2008
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  9. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    Because it has more HDD bays & better CPU performance.
     
    Fade To Black, Jan 1, 2008
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    delirium24 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i took it so that way later down the line i could purchase the second gpu when prices drop a little. i figured they would probably drop down at least a hundred at the minimum by the time i want to updgrade so...

    im going to be doing a lot of gaming but nothing on newer platforms
    its going to be mostly half life mods, counter strike source...things like that...and after doing research on the quad core i found most of the things im going to be doing arnt supported by that.

    and yes i did look at the 4gig of ram option but iwanted to stick with xp...i have vista on another computer and i hate it...so unless i change my mind about the OS 2gig of ram it is for a while
     
    delirium24, Jan 1, 2008
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    why didnt u get xp pro instead of home
     
    dragonteeth4, Jan 1, 2008
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  12. delirium24

    delirium24 Notebook Enthusiast

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    dunno didnt think there was really much of a diffrence and there was like a 80 dollar price diffrence
     
    delirium24, Jan 2, 2008
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    Why get an OS at all. Don't you already have an XP-SP2 pirate CD like everyone else?
     
    Antebios, Jan 2, 2008
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