np9262 or np5792

firstly id like to introduce myself im matt, i live in england.
secondly ive been looking into buying a sager np9262, the mian reason i wanted this laptop was becasue of the quality and sli, the only thing that puts me off is the size. then i saw the 5792 with only 1 8800 card and am now stuck between them. i have around £2000 to spend and am looking at serious gaming. i.e unreal 3 COD4 Crysis Bioshock Oblivion and other power demanding games. ive read reviews on both laptops and have weighed up the pros and cons of both and am still stuck. can anyone give some advice. thanx

 

I personally own a 5792 and the 8800m gtx is a beast... i mean... wow this card is so fast... i can handle crysis with no problem... if you want SLI you have to go with a 9262 absolutly... but to be honest SLI suck badly...

just get a nice 5792 (even 5793) and you will be very happy

 

Dodge the 5792, it's not going to be upgradeable to the Penryn Extreme processors. Also, if you buy a 579x with the 8800M, it'll be the 5793 anyway.

I can run Crysis on high and keep a framerate above 35 with the T9300/WinXP/8800M/2 GB of RAM, just as a note. Just a note.

 

thanx for the fast response, my main concern for both was size, i cant see any games needing sli or taking full advantage of it any time soon so the 9262 would be a waste of extra cash for me.

 

If you don't want to move a mini-desktop (like a D901C) get a Clevo M571RU-U. If you want the fastest laptop money can buy and not need to carry it around get the D901C. If you want something which you can carry around and have very close performance to a D901C get an Alienware M17x (you can still get SLI, 2 HDD + 1 HDD in the smart bay and hybrid graphics if I'm not wrong).
However, I don't really see the benefits of a D901C, unless it's been bought for a very long term use (quad core) and non-stop load.
Boogieman117, don't confuse the man. What upgrade? You really can't upgrade anything in laptops, except for the HDD and RAM (mostly in size). New CPus almost every time mean new motherboard (the next upgrade from Intel will mean a new motherboard), new videocards need new motherboards or redesigned cooling systems and so on...

 

i just recently got my np9262 with a quad core processor 4 gigs of ram and the 8800M GTX, and i can pretty much play any new game out there on high
and it will run smoothincluding crysis( which is an amazing game btw)

its a little bulky but its normal for such a powerful notebook, hoenstly alot of higher end gamign laptops are on the bulky side, i mean its its small enough to tote around, mine came with a nifty case ive carried it around to work and its really not too heavy, much portable than my old desktop lol


but i highly recomend sager they are an amazing company
if you want to spend some extra money id say get the np9262 cause its well worth it and more future proof with the quad core

also i get 9631 score on 3dmarks 06, im on a vista home 64bit

 

Getting the same specs my 9262 has in the m15x would cost $3,949.00. I paid $2,500...

 

I think what Boogieman was getting at is that the Sager NP5793 will be upgradeable to the X9000 CPU without a motherboard change. (unlike the 5792 with the old cooling and motherboard)

 

yeah sagers alot cheaper

i got the quad q666 2.4 ghz
4gb ram
8800m GTX 512mb
100gb 7200 rpm

for about $3000
from XOtic Pc
great service btw

 

i own the Sager NP5791. i have no real-life knowledge of how big the 9262 is, but i didn't buy it because it looked too big and bulky (and pretty ugly). but now that i have the NP579x it never leaves my desk. it is too large to carry around comfortably. i actually just bought a dell m1330 so that i have something portable.

i have no problems with the NP5791 outside of the size and weight. i suspect that i would say the same about the 9262 and came to the conclusion that size + weight shouldn't be considered with either of these guys - they are both too big and bulky to carry around on a regular basis. if you want performance/sli get the 9262. if you are in a position where you absolutely must carry the thing around then go with the NP5793.

NOTE: i apologize to all you guys out there that are going to respond with "what are you talkin about? these things are light and super easy to carry around! it's like carrying a little bunny!" it just isn't the case for me - carrying the thing is a pain in the ass.

 

Why hell do you compare a bulky 17" to a 15"? 12 lbs vs 7? Where's the logic in that? Yes, the Alienware is a little more expensive, but it's a 15" and it's the only one with a 8800M GTX. The D901C is more than two inches thick and it's very heavy (considering the power brick is the weight of a small laptop). I wouldn't call it portable. But it's the most powerful laptop around.

 

yeah the power brick really suckss

its the size of a brick literally
i could build a house of out the power supplies

 

lol i bring my m571ru everyday with me to my customer... yes its big... yes its heavy... but god when its installed it good... 17 vs 15 vs 14... im taking the 17inch anyday...

 

How to know the power of a notebook quickly

"You can tell the power of a notebook by looking at its power brick."

-Gophn

My 220w brick shames the other notebooks around me.

 

Yeah, but you can also tell the power by comparing it to others. The power brick doesn't mean anything.

 

Considering portability technically isn't a factor to me, I would go with the NP9262. I'm coming from a desktop to begin with, which I lug around weekly to LAN parties. ANY laptop will be a huge upgrade in portability, it being 12 pounds or so won't be a big deal to me, I'm used to lugging around 80lbs. It will also replace my desktop completely on all levels.

I also don't mind it being 'ugly'. A review said it best, it looks like a very nice business laptop as opposed to a gaming laptop (Alienware). I would rather my laptop be more powerful than prettier, to be honest.

For some of us coming from desktops, it doesn't matter if it's 5 pounds or 15, it's still more portable. I plan on taking it to LAN parties, not throwing it around like a frisbee

 

Looks like the 5792 guys recommend the 5792 and the 9262 guys recommend the 9262.

Hope that helped.

 

Yeah, that's funny. The 9262 guys say it's so light...you can carry it all day. But I say: if you can deal with heavy get a 9262, if you don't get a 5793/M17x. The M17x is the perfect balance though.

 

I bought the 5791, which was heavy and large.

I returned it and bought the 9262, which is heavy and large.

My cousin's Dell M1730 is heavy and large.

The Alienware M17x will be heavy and large.

I think comparing the portability of all of these giants is not the best way to choose a laptop. Get the one that suits your needs, price-wise, which is the single most important factor here.

If you want true portability, get something 5 pounds or less. At least, that is my opinion.

The m15x is pretty portable, coming in at 7 pounds thats not so bad for a powerful package. It also comes in between $3000-3500 so it is not cheap.

 

I never said that the 9262 is worst... i just said its bigger and more expensive... and that SLI and RAID doesnt worth 1500$ more

 

im thinking of getting the NP9262, as Blacknd said id prefer the power over looks (even though the alienware m9750 looks AMAZING)

 

The Alienware will soon be replaced by the M17x. If you don't need one now, I'd say wait. Also, even a Dell M1730 could be taken into consideration (2700EU with 8800M GTX SLI).