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I've had this laptop for a few weeks now, not a huge gamer but like all the creature comforts when I am gaming (higher frame-rates, turning settings up, etc) Plays WoW easily with Ventrilo, Chrome, Outlook, Xcel running in the background and can easily swap around using aero flip without any problems. Torchlight runs smooth with settings turned up, and I saw two posts asking the question:
The beta runs just fine and with a bunch of the eye candy turned on.
The system I purchased
(upgraded from an HP DV9410us)Code:1x Sager NP7652 (Built on Clevo W765CUH) - Display: 15.6 HD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide s - Dead Pixel Policy: Standard Dead Pixel Policy - Processor: Intel® Core i5-540M, 2.53-3.06G - Thermal Compound: Stock Thermal Compound- - Graphics Video Card: ATI HD4570 512MB PCI-Express GDD - External Graphics Card: No External Graphics Card - External Monitor Video Adapter: No Video Adapter - Ram: ~ 4,096MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Chan - Exterior Finish: Standard Finish - Optical Drive: ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD + - Primary Hard Drive: ~ 500GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 3 - External Hard Drive (Back Up): No Back Up Hard Drive - Floppy Drive: No Floppy Drive - Memory Card Reader: Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/ - Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth + EDR - Wireless Network: Built-in 802.11 Wireless A/B/G/N - Wireless Network Accessories: No Network Accessory - Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
PROS:
I like the overall feel of the laptop, Surface of the palm-rest is a comfortable feel. The i5 processor is snappy and backed by the 4gb ram windows 7 is very responsive, Virtualization support on the chip makes running "Windows XP mode" effortless. From my old laptop this machine is considerably lighter and the screen is gorgeous. Thumbprint reader, I thought I would never use it as it turns out I think I have logged on to this machine once with a conventional password. Spacing on the chiclet style keyboard is very nice and aesthetically pleasing (this was one of the selling points on the laptop). Upon breaking out the trusty screwdrivers found all the necessary components easy to get to and also found out there is built in support for adding a SIM card and a wimax pci-e card. Power cord fits snugly into it's receptacle at first wasn't pushing it in all the way and was having similar issue to another reviewer where just moving the machine would jar the power connection. Internal Bluetooth was also a huge plus, paired with a Razer Orochi the only cord on my desk is power.
CONS:
The keyboard is loud, and a few of the keys are not as responsive as I would expect them to be (spacebar and some of the punctuation keys.) Placement of the microphone, with my hands at rest on the keyboard my thumb covers the microphone. I don't know if this is a bug or a feature but the power button requires you to hold it down for a few seconds to power on the laptop. Heat displacement out of the left side of the laptop is a bit excessive, yes I am glad that the heat isn't just simmering inside the chassis but most devices utilize more than one place to disperse air. The fan provided is lackluster, does it's job i suppose but I really feel that an extra bit of attention there could have quieted it down a bit.
OVERALL:
I am fairly satisfied with the machine in general, some of you may be underwhelmed and I can definitely see where you are coming from, but stepping up from a mainstream best-buy/walmart special I am blown away. The price point is almost exactly what I had budgeted for a new laptop, and has set a new standard for any future purchases.
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