*** OFFICIAL Sager NP8760 / Clevo W870CU Owners Lounge ***

Hi, I became a owner of a Sager NP8760 2 days ago.. just want to ask if there is a way to on the bluetooth automatically after each start-up? cos my mouse is a bt one. Thanks..

 

Did you search the bios in the boot device priority? It may be disabled from boot. But you can also hit Fn+F12 (i am not sure) at windows boot-up to open it evey time you boot. This is a little annoying, but.....

 

Cannot be done. There is no way currently to have the bluetooth turn on automatically. It's hard coded to use the function keys. Bios has no settings as well.

 

Then, the only thing you can do is either start it manually when your sys boots or buy an external bluetooth. I'll keep searching for a solution, but I am not sur that i'll find anything interesting.

 

Hi guys need help my mute button the touch sensor one like does nothing lolz

 

That's because its not a mute button. It's a fan speed control. See page 32 of the manual.

 

That's not a mute button. The "mute button" is Fn+F3. It OUGHT to be a mute button, but that's not how they're made.

 

ic juz red it its a silent button for the fan thanks very much

 

Did anyone with the 5870 card manage to install XP? possible?


Thank you

 

Although I don't own this laptop, I don't see any reason for it not to run. Have you already tried and you're getting errors?

 

I'm just looking for a powerful ATI card laptop that can support XP. I need it for my work. I was just wondering if this laptop was compatible with XP.


Thank you

 

I don't see any point for it not to run under win xp. All ATi cards (most of them) do support the specific system. You can also find all the drivers you want from Sager or Clevo site.

 

Ordered a on the 15th
Currently in Phase 2

- Raid: Raid 0 Stripe Enabled (Requires 2 or 3 Hard Drives. Combines Hard Drives for performance)
- Second Hard Drive: ~ 500GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)~
- Primary Hard Drive: ~ 500GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)~
- Optical Drive: ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
- Exterior Finish: Standard Finish
- Ram: ~ 8,192MB DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) (Requires 64-Bit to utilize Full 4GB)
- External Monitor Video Adapter: No Video Adapter
- External Graphics Card: No External Graphics Card
- Graphics Video Card: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD5870 1024MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11
- Thermal Compound: - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-920XM Extreme, 2.0-3.20GHz, (45nm, 8MB L3 cache)
- Dead Pixel Policy: Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Display: 17.3" FHD LED Backlit 16:9 "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1080)
Operating System: ~Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Installed

Thanks Justin! Currently in Phase 2

Was gonna go with the G73 but read about keyboard issues and backordered and since I have a NP9262 I know about Sagers ability to Make durable laptops

 

I think you'll like it!

 

I'm still happy with mine. .. been busy

 

Thanks! Benefits of the Ultimate-N?

 

This PDF outlines some.

 

Your system must be really powerful with a 920, ATi 5870 and 8gb DDR3-1333....

 

When these (Core i7/5870 laptops, including the W870CU) were first introduced, Gentech and Xotic, probably all resellers, offered the option to downgrade from Win7 to XP Pro when purchasing. Neither includes that option on their web configurator today, but I suspect they would accommodate such a request. ATI includes XP drivers for the 5870 in their driver releases.

 

The issue isn't with the GPU, it's the laptop itself which doesn't "officially" support XP as there aren't proper XP drivers for the W860/W870/X8100.

 

My 8760-S1 is phase 4 shipped from XoticPc thanks Justin can't wait to open it up and give it go

 

What's an "S1"?

 

It's a new offering that includes:

* Model: Sager NP8760-S1 (Built on Clevo W860CU) w/ HD5870
* Display: 17.3" FHD Glossy (1920x1080)
* CPU: Intel® Core i7 820QM
* RAM: 8192 MB DDR3 1333MHz
* HDD: Dual 500GB 7200RPM
* CD: Super Multi DVD±R/RW / CDRW
* Wireless: Built In "N" WIFI & Bluetooth

So basically to better compete with the ASUS G73 on feature set. Sweet deal actually!! Released on April 14th or 15th I think...

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8760s1-built-clevo-w870cu-custom-gaming-laptop-p-2792.html

 

It's the on sale configuration that is available for a special price for a few weeks, with the specs below to start with...

17.3" FHD/GT ( 16:9 ) , CORE i7-820QM ( 1.73 GHz ) , ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 w/1G GDDR5, 8GB DDR3 1333 SDRAM (2x4G) , 2 x 500G (7200rpm) SATA, 8X Multi Drive, Integrated 2M Digital Video Camera, Finger Print Reader, Intel Ultimate-N 6300 Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Card, 10/1000 Ethernet and MS Windows 7 Home Premium... ETC

 

Thanks.

/10char

 

So no sale for the W860CU?

 

W860CU don't face any decent competition at the moment as the most powerful 15" money can buy.

 

Actually the price is cheaper by almost $100 from when I bought it last month. I think.

 

Which one?

 

i7 720QM, 4GB RAM, HD5870, FHD, 500GB 7200RPM HDD, Win7 Home. I think that's it, though I'm not sure what the wireless card was originally.

Right now it costs $1545 with the cash discount. I paid about 1666.64 for it in March, with the shipping and the cash discount. So it's cheaper now.

 

Just got my new 8760 yesterday afternoon... was too busy playing bfbc2 to post anything

Specs:
i5 540m (cooler is better, i dont care about 1-2 fps gained by proc if i lose 3-4 due to throttling/heat)
5870m 10.3 drivers I think...
4gigs 1333mhz ram
IC Diamond paste
500gb 7200 drive (I'm gonna wait for a cheaper 256gb ssd to appear)
4x blu-ray
6300 card
Windows home premium

My temps, even while gaming with max settings, hardly go into the mid 50's Cool to the touch and my room was about 75 degrees ambient so... It is as quiet as my old laptop is...with a slight increase during gaming which I don't notice as I am too busy pwning people

$1830 but I got next day shipping...which came 3 days after shipping :O I should probably ask for a rebate for that one.

This thing is pure sexy compared to the 5 year old 12 inch lappy i was running before this! Hell, it currently beats out my home desktop by a few miles.

Only problem I am having right now is windows media center keeps giving me a "low bit rate" error despite updating it with the "fix". Anyone got a way to fix that? I use a 950q hippauge usb tuner which works perfectly in my old laptop....

 

i bought from Factor Gaming, no reply for months on my refund for exchange, not sure they are still in business. They owe me about 1K, seems like they craterd about the time I was dealing with them.

Don't recommend them for now at least....

 

Hi there,

When both NP8690 and NP8760 are configured with similar hardware, there is about $200 difference between them. Why is the NP8760 worth $200 more? better cooling? just because it's a 17" instead of 15"? Why did you guys pick the NP8760 over the other?

Thank you

 

Howdy,

You are right! I get either $161.00 for regular price or $155.12 for cash discounted price difference in price between NP8690 and NP8760 for what I configure. So I would prefer the NP8760 because it is 17" instead of 15". Also the NP8760 has an extra HDD space for a second drive which I would want. As to cooling I could not answer because since my interest is in a 17" laptop I have not researched the NP8690. Though it is a Clevo so I would bet the cooling is pretty good.

I am seriously considering pulling the trigger on a NP8760-S1 because of it's configuration but I am still undecided between a Clevo and a Alienware. Do I want flashy or plain? Do I want single or dual GPU?

 

@yutsmail for me i chose the 8760 becoz the supplier of sager in my country charges fairly good price 8690 and 8760 wif same specs have 70usd price difference only other than tat i took the 8760 coz i play wif ssd so far only got a 160gb which is not enuff for xtra files so i need a xtra hdd bay and bigger screen y not? i also prefered the design on the 8760

 

For me, the 8760 is a lot better for gaming, as it's not the same to have a 15" and a 17". Moreover, The cooling of the 8760 is better because it is bigger and it's air flow is great (I think). Also, the design of the 8690 is rather compressed and you can't put a second HDD!

 

I wish I had paid the extra ~$200 for the jump to 17". I won't make that mistake next time.

 

Well I got my 8760 today; here are the specs:

i7 820QM 1.73GHz, 4GB ram, ati 5870, 160gb SSD, 320GB 7200rpm

My thoughts are that it runs everything very nicely and it is very smooth. The only issue I have is that it seems when im in TF2 I can't bunny hop strafing left (seems to be an issue with the keyboard being able to hold down those certain buttons). Other question I have is if there is any sort of fan control on this? I had a much older clevo (the 570u or something) and pressing fn+f1 would put the fans on full.

Other than that I want to thank all of you for your input on making this purchase

 

Thinking about upgrading my DVD player to a blu-ray player now that I've got a mammoth 1080p external monitor. I'm assuming the one in my machine isn't proprietary -- are there any certain specs I need to keep in mind? Anyone have any recommendations/ideas?

Thanks

 

I've been trying to play Blueray movies on my 8760 and the stupid cyberlink player can never play them. Anyone other than me having this issue? Still have yet to watch a Blue Ray on this laptop.

 

what gpu do you have?
i have an 8690 , which should be identical to the 8760 with regards to video/bd and ive been watching bd's since i got mine back in oct09

 

I have the GTX285m. I have a feeling it is the crappy version of PowerDVD the 8760 ships with. Regular DVDs are fine, it's just Blue Rays that don't play at all... unfortunately.

 

try looking at the regions tab. you may have to reset your regions for the bd's to work

 

The region is set to North America.But that was a good suggestion anyway.

 

Thank you for your quick replies and help trvelbug. I just downloaded and installed the trial version of WINDVDPro 2010 and it thows a media not recogized error. At least it tries... Cyberlink just stops working ... weird.
If anyone has encountered an issue like this please let me know.

Thanks

 

that little touch button on the top of the keyboard that looks like an m with a circle around it puts your fan on 100%

 

Incorrect. That activates "Silent Mode", which basically throttles your computer and locks the fans in 2nd gear.

 

oh it does? then that's my mistake, when i touch it on (brighter) it sounds like the fans kick in full and don't let up. gonna load up a monitor on mine laptop might have a problem with my baby


*update*
you were right , i reloaded all my acpi and chipset drivers and now when i press that key it slows down the fans. Thanks!

 

What happens when you call?

I had never heard of FG, so I just checked out the website. It looks like they're still taking orders.

 

Same as mine, the fan is actually louder when I on the silent mode, but probably because the fan actually did slow down, just that it's louder when revolutioning at a slower frequency.