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    longevity of Sager laptops?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by marcusjhung, Apr 6, 2011.

  1. marcusjhung

    marcusjhung Notebook Consultant

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    Bouncing back and forth between NP5160 and Thinkpad Edge e420s. If NP5160 can last me around 5 years then I am a happy camper. Problem is, I don't know if it will do that for me. This is why I keep going back to the thinkpad even though its GPU is much slower, and specs in general aren't as great.
     
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  2. soundsyst64

    soundsyst64 Notebook Geek

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    The question is kinda subjective. It depends on how the user taking care of their baby. My Acer Aspire 4720 will entering it's 4th year of "abuse" (open 24/7 to download stuffs) :D
     
    soundsyst64, Apr 6, 2011
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  3. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    my m860tu is almost 3 years old and still going strong.
    only thing is graphics card died last week and was relaced within 4 hours by oem. best lappy ive ever bought.
     
    MrDJ, Apr 6, 2011
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    Geforce2go Notebook Consultant

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    Still got mine after 3 years but I have been gaming less on it recently. As long as you look after it, there should be no reason for it to fail. Just buy a notebook cooler, and blow compressed air through the vents once in a while.
     
    Geforce2go, Apr 6, 2011
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  5. NovaH

    NovaH Company Representative

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    A laptop can last you a decade if you take care of it. If you maintain proper maintenance you'll probably change the laptop cause it's too slow (5-6 years down the line) before actually losing it to hardware issues.
     
    NovaH, Apr 6, 2011
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  6. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    That's true! My IBM ThinkPad R40 is 8 yrs old and still fully operational with zero hardware issues, running W7 Enterprise and all the latest office software. So yeah, a laptop can last 10 years.

    For a bleeding edge gaming however, one needs to upgrade every 6 months. Most laptop gamers would keep their beasts for 2-4 years on average before moving to a new platform.
     
    Aikimox, Apr 6, 2011
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  7. Justin@XoticPC

    Justin@XoticPC Company Representative

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    Bottom line is if you take care of your notebook it will take care of you, at home we still use a Sager 3790 (one of the first Centrino's) and one of our admins uses a Sager NP5791. Both have never had any service done, rock solid!
     
    Justin@XoticPC, Apr 6, 2011
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  8. Hybrys

    Hybrys That Damn Cactuar!

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    To throw my two cents in, it's kind of a lottery, but with great odds. If you take good care of the computer, and it makes it past 1yr without failure, it'll probably last a long time to come. (Part failures from non-negligence usually occur quickly.)
     
    Hybrys, Apr 6, 2011
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