pulled the trigger on an np8662

here's what I ordered!


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1 Sager NP8662 - Gaming Laptop
15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) Glossy LCD
nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M w/1GB GDDR3
Intel® Core™2 Duo P9700 2.8GHz Processor w/6MB L2 Cache (25W) - 1066MHz FSB
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
4GB (2 SODIMMS) DDR3/1066 Dual Channel Memory (64bit Vista needed to use >3GB)
500GB SATA II 3GB/s 7,200RPM Hard Drive (16MB Cache Buffer)
Combo Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
7-in-1 Memory Card Reader (All versions of MS + SD/MMC)
Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11a/g/n
Built-in Bluetooth Wireless
8-cell Smart Li-ion Battery
Spare 8-cell Smart Li-ion Battery
Windows Vista Business - (64-Bit installed - 64 and 32-bit CD included)
Full Range Auto Switching AC Adapter
Standard Carrying Case
NO Dead Pixel Guarantee
NO Intel® Turbo Memory 2.0 (Robson)
NO eSATA /USB SATA II 7200RPM EXTERNAL HDD
NO "Medialess" Microsoft Office Software
NO Spare AC Adapter
NO 12V Auto Adapter

1 Sager 3 Year Warranty - NP5793/97-8660/62 - Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Tol

i got the full warranty because I use this computer for college and I'd reather be safe than sorry. Thanks Donald at PNB for helping me!

Jason

 

congrats on the order.

looks very well spec'ed.

 

thanks. Even with the 3 years warranty it was only $2200. I wanted the best of performance and price and economy, I think I found the sweetspot. Now... the evil / dreaded wait begins

 

Nice config i basically have the same one, just a smaller H/D is the only difference...oh and i didnt take the full warranty.....
Cant wait to see how well the P9700 performs....
Nice choice congrats

 

you've got a better processor and bigger hard drive than I do, but you paid for it, so I guess that's fine.

Best of luck with it and hope it arrives quickly and safely!

 

it took me a year of work, and paying what i could off of my college bills, but I figured I wanted something that could last 2.5 hrs in class, game like crazy, and not attract attention to itself. I figured to get more than I needed, yet stay relatively inexpensive so that I could always grow into apps, and also grow into future needs (more RAM, bigger SSD when they come out, etc.) There's something nice about dealing with a smaller company that can give you the personal attention you need rather than trying to meet a beancounter's expectation. I'm eagerly awaiting it, and even moreso after reading the good reports on this minimonster.

The extra battery? nothing wrong with having extra juice when you have an extended gaming session, or extended note-taking session.

Jason

 

Nope nothing at all wrong with it mate.....you spec'ed out the machine nicely....worked hard to get the cash and now you will get the rewards...enjoy it....

 

That's a great spec there, the difference with my spec is that I got the Q9000 and 3GB of RAM and XP SP3. You won't have any regrets with your purchase at all because for me, I couldn't be happier with it and its gaming performance is like nothing I have ever experienced before on a laptop. It also beats my old 1.6 Ghz Dual Core PC in everything of course.

I know how it feels to work hard for something, it makes you appreciate it much more.

I wonder how well Supreme commander and GTA IV will run on that CPU. I am guessing that you didn't go with the Q9000 because you were worried about battery life right.

 

I didn't go with the q9000 because if i was going to take that, I'd have wanted 12MB L2 and I wanted to keep it "sager-approved" so to speak. GTA4 sucks, it needs 4 cores or it'll be on its knees. It's nice that nobody helped with it, so to me, I can't wait!

 

That is a good set up. In case you are in a urgent need you may want to talk with PowerNotebooks about the P9700 due to a short delay on them with Sager. Some of the other CPU options are expected in sooner then the P9700.

 

Thanks Justin

It's on hold for win7 upgrade (ie; won't ship till mid-july)... and i only need it by late August. I figured 2 and a half months was enough time to wait.

Jason

PS: P9700s are THAT popular?

 

of course they are mate thats the CPU we went with ;-).....its a nice middle way and for the price a decnt amount of power to boot....
I was humming and harrring between the P9700 and the Q9000 but felt i coulld maybe get a higher clocked quad in the future.
Anyway it looks like a nice setup mate and well worth the wait.

 

I dont see the option for it to ship with windows 7?