quad NP9262 vs. quad Arima W840 DI

I am about a hair away from ordering the mobile quad core Arima W840 DI from killernotebooks.com and would like to hear any opinions about how it matches up to a quad NP9262 in terms of power, build quality, etc. I plan to use it mainly for video/photo/audio encoding/transcoding/rendering/3Dmodeling--Maya, Avid, Cinema Craft Encoder and the like. What would be your choice and why?

 

the Clevo D901C (aka. Sager 9262) has established its place as king, even if there is a new mobile quad-core system.

The D901C uses a desktop platform, so the LGA775 CPUs will crush any mobile one in performance... easily. And not to mention that the D901C has the best thermal design to date in any notebook.

The Arima has yet to show itself in full analytical reviews, so we have to hold our judgment.

One thing is for sure, when a mobile quad-core CPU is out, it will be around $1000 (just for one CPU).... which is NOT "bang for the buck" at all.... and it wont even be close in the performance of a desktop quad-core CPU.

 

Intel’s first two quad-core processors for notebooks are the Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Core 2 Extreme QX9300. The 9100’s four cores run at 2.26 GHz, while the Extreme Edition is clocked at 2.53 GHz. Both CPUs integrate FSB1066, but only the QX9300 has an unlocked multiplier.

Currently K/N is offering the Q9100 for pre-order, which they say they have in stock. The QX9300 release is rumored to be available in the next 3 weeks. My understanding is that this notebook is ready for these quad core chips out of the box. I would also like to see a full review of the Arima and a comparison to the 9262 since they are the only notebooks available that I know of that offer an Intel Quad core CPU.

 

The thing that strikes me the most is the premium of the Armina's quad options. You're paying $755 or $935 United States Dollars (for emphasis), when in the 9262, it's a $375 upgrade for the Q9650.

Cosmetically, the Armina is a really sleek, attractive purchase, but it sounds like you're looking for raw power. Therefore, I have to recommend the Sager; I'm always against paying more for less.

 

@Kevin_Jack2.0

The more I think about it you are right power + price = Sager NP9262--that is more important to me than the Arima's design, form factor and upgraded chassis features. With Nehalem Bloomfield to be released in the very near future my dream would be an updated NP9262 Chassis that is based on the Intel i7 chipset. But I guess who on this forum isn't wondering if Clevo has a surprise for us in the last quarter of 2008? --It would be ideal to invest in a new Clevo based chassis that would be a mobile version of the i7 desktop and cpu/gpu upgradeable for the next 2 years+...

 

Clevo will not have anything to replace the D901C this year.

If they are working on a new replacement, it wont be available for another full year.

 

^ Then I guess I have a long time to wait! Whatever it takes...but my next laptop will have an i7 processor in there. Hopefully it would b the D901!

 

Nice to see someone's picked up on the new official moniker for the Nehalem-class CPUs. Unfortunately, given that the i7s will have a radically different architecture from the current cpus, it just wouldn't make sense to not go for a complete refresh with a new model designation, as well as, hopefully, upgrading some of the other peripherals. Whatever model Clevo puts the desktop i7s into first will be the successor to the D901C, just not a mere revision to that venerable model.