~ Sager NP8662 ...new buyer

Looking at the Folllowing Laptops....
I'm in the military and do a lot of traveling. Wanted something for Pictures/Movies/Internet...but ALSO Gaming Like MW2, Borderlands Etc., upcoming Alpha Protocol.

I have settled on teh 260M GPU...but want teh SMALLEST taptop I can get with that GPU. Found the Sager NP8662, and Asus G51J-a1 at XOTICPC......any other options I should look at?

thanks


NP8662 ($1487)
Intel® P8700 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.53GHz
nVidia GeForce GTX 260M
4GB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory
500GB 7200RPM
Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
Integrated Fingerprint Reader
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Installed

 

Weight and heat are issues for the clevo (dont know the story about asus) , specially if you do a lot of traveling. The Asus has better features as i see.

 

What are these better features that you are talking about?

 

heat?

Searched the forum,I found that the overall heat dispersion is better in np8662 than g5x series?

except some one has a hdd heat problem in np8662?

If you use external mouse with right hand,
you will not feel any uncomfortable in the left palmrest.
But my np8662 is hot in the right palmrest.

 

NP8662 ( $1400)
Display
15.4" WSXGA+ (1680x1050) Glossy
Video Card:
1024MB DDR3 GTX 260M
Processor:
Intel® Core 2 Duo 1066MHz 2.53Ghz FSB up to 6MB L2 Cache
Memory:
4GB DDR3 1066MHz (Up to 8GB)
Hard Drive:
500GB SATA 7200RPM
Battery Life:
2 Hour
Weight:
7.11lbs


Asus G51J-A1 ( $1405)
Display
15.6" WUXGA FHD LED (1920x1080) Glossy
Video Card:
1024MB DDR3 nVIDIA GTX260M
Processor:
Intel® Mobile Core i7 720QM
Memory:
4GB DDR3 1066MHz (Up to 8GB)
Hard Drive:
Dual 320GB (640GB) 7200RPM Hard Drives
Battery Life:
1-2 Hour
Weight:
6.5lbs

Asus G60vx X09 ( $1199)
Display
16" WUXGA FHD LED (1366 x 768) Glossy
Video Card:
1024MB DDR3 nVIDIA GTX260M
Processor:
Intel® Core 2 Duo / Quad 1066MHz 2.53Ghz FSB up to 6MB L2 Cache
Memory:
4GB DDR3 1066MHz (Up to 8GB)
Hard Drive:
Dual 320GB (640GB) 7200RPM Hard Drives
Battery Life:
2-3 Hour
Weight:
7.2lbs

 

The Sager is much more reliable than the Asus laptop. It handles CPU and GPU temperatures better, though not HDD temperatures... and so far, I don't think anyone has had harddrive failure due to overheating. The Asus laptop also has an underclocked GTX 260m (I think to 9800 gtx levels.)

At the end, the Asus is cheaper and has a more powerful CPU. But for traveling and the military, the better battery life and rugged-ness of the Sager will serve you better.

 

The Asus above has the 260M underclocked from the factory, which is generally understood to be because of heat issues. Assuming you may end up in a location with rather high ambient temperatures, heat may become a problem. The Sager will run cooler than the Asus, that has been established.

 

imho, never use the laptop with 1366x 768......
if money is not a problem.