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    pat!s sager9262 by Xotic PC!

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by pad11, Apr 3, 2008.

  1. pad11

    pad11 Notebook Consultant

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    The first pics are in! I'm struggling right now trying to download Vista 64-bit SP1...keeps stopping, driving me nuts...damn comcast anyway...

    Just a couple pics...in a few days i'll post some more and perhaps a benchy or two....

    Thanks Just and Xotic! The paint job is AWESOME, so shiny, so polished! Oh, the glorious sheen!!!!

    later,
    pat!
     

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  2. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    OMG

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    Just WOW

    Congrats :)
     
    Vedya, Apr 3, 2008
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  3. pad11

    pad11 Notebook Consultant

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    thanks!!!

    I was a bit unsure of my choice for gold on the silver/black, but oh MAN did I make the right choice!

    later,
    pat!
     
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  4. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    is that necessary to have xotic name on it?
     
    Nirvana, Apr 3, 2008
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  5. pad11

    pad11 Notebook Consultant

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    Nirvana, no not at all...my choice! Basically my design was side-heavy what w/ the rising moon and I figured what the heck, pride of ownership!

    later,
    pat!
     
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    Looks heavy but cool.... :D
     
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  7. pad11

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    indeed heavy, but worth every hernia!!!

    thanks terek!

    later,
    pat!
     
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    I like it.. :cool:
     
    CesOne, Apr 4, 2008
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    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    Very cool, congrats
     
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  10. pad11

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    thanks all! for some reason, the gold looks more yellowish in all the pics...but it's a perfect lighter version of the gold in the Alphaville Orb in the center of the mural...

    later,
    pat!
     
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  11. ArmageddonAsh

    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    not too keen on the design but cool laptop
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Apr 4, 2008
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  12. pad11

    pad11 Notebook Consultant

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    no worries Ash...given that I have kids, I had to keep it somewhat tasteful, so I went w/ Alphaville's website design!

    later,
    pat!
     
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  13. ArmageddonAsh

    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    oh thats cool, hope you enjoy it.
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Apr 5, 2008
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  14. pad11

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    I do Ash, it is one BEAST of a machine...the power is stunning and it sitll does NOT have the second video card in SIi in it yet as that is on back order....

    later,
    pat!
     
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  15. ArmageddonAsh

    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    from what i have heard SLI aint wortthe money and the performance increase is not as high as people expected.
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Apr 6, 2008
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  16. pad11

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    well, for an extra bit of cash, an extra 30% or so will, in the end, be worth it as long as i can keep my gaming resos up at 1920x1200...Ultimately, it depends on what you have, what you need and what you're willing to give up for a bit of extra GPU power!

    later,
    pat!
     
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    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    hey pad since you have the sager 9262 or any owner have the same system. can you give me a statement that compare "how does the laptop compare to a desktop that have the same config???" same or not as strong??
    thanks for the reply
     
    haquocdung, Apr 6, 2008
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    haquocdong, I'm not sure as my desktop (AW 5100 quad core flagship) won't arrive for a couple weeks yet...what I will tell you that it is a BEAST power wise and I haven't had a hiccup yet short of the usual 2.0 webcam issues (inherent to a driver incompatibility, not the machine). I know that's not as in depth as you wanted and I'll be able to give a better comparison when my alien desktop arrives...

    I will say that this is the most powerful laptop i've ever seen...

    pat!
     
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    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    pat, thanks for the quick reply.
    I know it's strong but I just want to make a compare for personal experience :)
    Can you please answer my question again when your desktop arrive? I really appreciate it! :D (by message or I will check this topic again!)
     
    haquocdung, Apr 6, 2008
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    will do!

    pat!
     
    pad11, Apr 7, 2008
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  21. pad11

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    A quick note, my second 8800 GTX came today...the installation problem courtesy of Xotic/Sager was a BREEZE! one hiccup, where I forgot to reset my boot priority back to hard drives first...the only thing that went wrong...I did NOT have to reactivate Vista, so that was a help (I called Microsoft during my re-configuring the boot sector, so who knows, maybe they reactivated it for me but I doubt that !!! ). Anyhow, easy as pie and working like a dream! I'll post a 3Dmark06 benchy here shortly!

    later,
    pat!
     
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    I would like to see CoD4 benches with 1 card vs SLi on the 9262 at different resolutions. I think I should be getting slightly better performance with my single 8800M gtx on default drivers.
     
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    I thought a BIOS update was required in order for the SLI to work.
     
    pasoleatis, Apr 7, 2008
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  24. pad11

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    I did indeed do the BIOS update...what i was referencing is that AFTER I did the BIOS update, I didn't need to re-activate Vista Ultimate...

    EDIT: 3DMark Basic wouldn't let me test in my native 1920x1200 reso, so the results would be useless...damn!

    pat!
     
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  25. dazzyd

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    PAD11 i got the exact same specs as yours mate.. let me know how it goes with the SLi configurations.

    i have got my laptop at the moment sitting at home only 2 more weeks till i get to see it.
     
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    dazzyd, the SLi set-up was a breeze. Easiest thing in the world, really, besides drinking a good beer :) . The directions I got were simple and straight forward...just have the right tools (small phillips head obviously, a padded surface and lil' ol' plyers to get those damn screws back in). The ONLY thing I'll say is remember to reset your boot order after updating the bios w/ the disc! I forgot and it's the only hiccup I had....The SLi is working great now, I've noticed no oddities with it in place and Vista is great in that it prompts you when you first turn your machine on to 'activitate' SLi because it notices that you've got it installed and available!

    later,
    pat!
     
    pad11, Apr 8, 2008
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    awesome thanks mate.. have you installed the nvidia drivers which one did u opt to install? and whats your 3dmark score like
    cheers
     
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  28. dexgo

    dexgo Freedom Fighter

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    uh,1280x1024 that's the res 99.9% of the people on this native planet do the test :D
     
    dexgo, Apr 8, 2008
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