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Only a few peeps have the space bar issue. Its is a chiclet style keyboard tho' if that affects your typing..

Mine quieter than my old dell xps and cooler together. Frankly I was worried and its pretty quiet.

One hour tops on battery. Personally I dont think the whole package is too heavy.

Anyway good luck in your search.

 

thanks for the info! also, does this laptop have separate buttons for volume control?

 

Nope. You have to hit Fn + f5 or 6

 

...Futher testing proved i am dead wrong It still need reboot duh

HOW?

Noisy? there were audible sound from the gpu fan but not loud
Spacebar? duh!
battery life? 45-55minutes

 

These temps within reason after a good hour of play?

 

nah its ok, mine are worst when in hot humid weather without aircon, as high as 95 for the gpu

btw ur cpuid are very complete in sense that compared to mine, hell mine even showing i5 instead of i7 ^^

 

there is a workaround using keytweaks if u search this thread

 

I get home today and Boom stuck green pixel. bright as all heck .

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I was able to massage it back to working... but does that mean it will come back?

 

Interesting review: AVADirect's Clevo W860CU: Mobility 5870 vs. GTX 285M - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News

 

Stuck pixels may come back, but they also might not. Chances are they won't. Better than having a dead pixel, definitely.

 

Errr what the hell, what version of the 860CU uses CCFL panels?

From the article:

No wonder it was scoring pretty poorly in the display test section...

 

^rofl, CCFL? Arent they all LED backlit?

 

Exactly! At least the one I bought is. But yeah, the 860CU ranked kinda low in those Screen tests Anand did.

 

Hi guys, just ordered my NP8690, can't wait to get it. Feel like I should read through this entire thread eventually, but that's a lot of pages for someone who isn't too computer savvy like me...

I have one main question though. If I have a monitor that requires a dual-link DVI-D compatible graphics card (30" Dell), can the 8690 handle this or will I have to buy something on the side? Thanks!

 

I believe the 5870M supports up to 2560x1600, so you should be fine.

 

^Dont you need a dual DVI link? or could you use the DVI + HDMI?

 

is that temp safe for the 5870?

 

Err...does someone have problem with the hinge?

In last few days when i close my notebook, around 45 degree the hinge feels "not smooth?" and make "krek/creek" sound

the pic when the hinge starting to creek:

 

Definitely that is not safe if you are just gaming. If you run Furmark, it's quite reachable but it isn't practical to do so.

 

this is what i was wondering. im sure the 5870 can run it but do i need something like another link/cable? i am pretty clueless about technical stuff like this despite all the info google can give

 

If the hinge creeks and feels too tight, you just need to loosen it a bit (don't know how unfortunately) or add some lubrication like WD40. Though it's probably nothing. That tension is required to keep the lid from swinging open and close without applied force.

 

Dual-Link DVI is simply a fully wired DVI port that is capable of transmitting higher resolution data. You do not need any different cables/adaptors as long as the hardware supports it.

 

i would advise against using wd40 with anything made of/surrounded by plastic

 

Use a silicon based lubricant.

 

ok cool so i guess the np8690 + 30" monitor should be good to go, thanks

 

So Im up to two stuck pixels. Massaged those out.

Recieved a Xfi express sound card. Its sounds much better. Not sure its worth the full Xfi price, but they were on sale at dell for 40$.

Very disappointed this screen this shabby. I mean it looks fantastic. But I should not have to worry about massaging pixels unstuck every few days. Technically if I had not massaged them out Im 2 pixels away from a warranty replacement.

:/

 

if you end up encountering the spacebar issue, there is a fix that kevin found:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/487383-keyboard-spacebar-problem.html#post6297306

I had the exact same problem but this solution worked for us

hope this helps

 

@thewinteringtree

you really don't respond to pm's, do you?

 

Forsa 8890 ^_^

AFAIK 8880 only use gtx 260

 

it's GTX 280m

well, you didn't write your spec on your sig

did you buy it from reseller or from it's factory in surabaya?

 

i dont think zentrad is from sby, else i would look for him for meet up

even from surabaya, you have to get it from reseller, from the "factory"(forsa main branch) they will direct you to the reseller look for me ^^)

 

Whoops!
My mistake

I don't write my spec because i am planning to get 17" model in near future

I buy it at computer shop at jakarta/M2

 

i still remember a story when a guy wnat to be certain forsa model which is already rare in reseller, the reseller ask him to go to the factory, and the notebook is assembled in front of him @_@

17"? clevo w870cu?

 

@genocidew @geniuskidzz @zentrad wow... there's so i didn't know u all r indonesians too... haha maybe we should make Indonesian W860CU owner club & arrange garage gaming together...

when u upgrade to 17", will u sell the W860CU?

 

well for my case would be using it as a spare laptop, next target either the x7200 or the w880cu which will be available both on july, so start to saving for those new baby

 

the member might be consist of Forsa FS-8880/8890 and Sager NP-8690 only

rather than that, i'm joined in notebook gamers thread ( kaskus)

wow @_@

T_T both of them will be too large to be used as a student's notebook T_T

 

Maybe, or tuned down G73...or might be another forsa 768x with lower spec.

The latter more probable though
Because:1) I need a more portable laptop with longer battery life for works, 2) selling used high spec.-not widely known (not to mention local brand) is hard and sell at much loss

From my experience is easier to sell used sub $ 500/$1000 in our country

I say better hold until mobile 59xx/second gen. mobile fermi , but that just meh

 

Hey guys, do any of you w860cu/NP8690 owners have a i7 620m, or even an i5 processor in your laptop? I'm trying to get an idea on what kind of improvement that would give, as far as battery life is concerned.

From what I'm reading, it doesn't seem to be very popular to customize these laptops with anything below an i7 720qm, which is a bit odd to me considering how it would theoretically help the laptop's biggest weakpoint.

 

I doubt that a lower CPU will help battery life much. You can limit CPU frequency while on battery ( on the i7 720 for example ) so it will drain less power, but the battery life will gain no more than 5 minutes. The same goes for underclocking the GPU. I have been thinking about it and the truth is that the battery has a very low capacity and that's about it. The notebook needs to operate the LCD, CPU, GPU, HDD, wireless, fans and so on. This translates in a battery life of about an hour. Unless Clevo comes up with a higher capacity battery, that's about it...

 

The only solution to the battery life is getting an external battery pack like the xpal, maybe the resellers can consider bundling of such purchases together with Clevos.

 

@clevo user in indonesia

if you want, in Mangga Dua some merchant sell an external battery pack for universal notebook, wiich is come in various Voltage, but in 1 capacity about 6000mAh. it's prized about 500-700 rb Rupiah ( about US$ 55-75 )

 

6000mAH is abit small though, the xpal has one that's 18000mAH.

Lolz, and after doing a search on Taobao (China's Ebay), found a China made mobile battery that's imba 183Wh with 50kmAH for same price as the 18kmAH xpal.

Sager's battery is 42Wh, which last 1 hr, with 183Wh, it can last for 4-5hrs more. 0.o

Xpal 18000 is 70Wh, means only around 1.5hrs more, though might be safer than made in China batteries (even though it's probably also made in China and only rebranded).

 

there's differences in quality between china made, chine rebranded and manufactured in china

well, the 18.000 one sized a little big in here

the 6000 i'm talking about only sized as big as a netbook adapter

 

I think I'm going to buy that China made one since I'm here right now. it's same price for 183Wh, which is 2.5 times the capacity of the Xpal, could last my Sager's whole 5hr trip on the plane. The new timbuk2 large race stripe messenger bag I bought is really huge and I think can put in even 3 of it in there.

What's the Wh for the battery you saw? The mAH doesn't mean anything really without knowing the Voltage it's used at.

 

It won't really help battery life. Maybe 10 to 15 minutes more? The battery life is atrocious, there's no way getting around that.

 

do u mind post the review of how the external battery helps? at first i was tempted to that xp18000 thing but the price is quite high for just a battery.

 

Didn't buy it yet, still need to consider whether do I really need more battery life, because I'm using it plugged in most of the time. Still have 2 more months till I enter uni, not sure of how available are the power supply points there. Maybe I'll just order one in a week's time, since after some googling the 183Wh external battery is only available in China, so I'll have to get it before I fly back.

Don't think i'll get the xpal 18000, because from online reviews, it seems that external battery is not as efficient as internal battery, and the real battery life will be cutdown by alot from the advertised one, moreover, considering that battery life will degrade over time, at least a 183Wh even after degradation will still last quite a while, while the 70Wh xpal will probaby only give 0.5-1hr after some time.

 

don't remember :hammer:

just saw it in a merchant when i bought a skin for my clevo

but, it said to compatible with handhelds, netbook and notebook, so it must be 9 V and/or 18 v output ( it's common input voltage ifor handhelds in here)

 

The mAH is usually advertised for the smallest voltage it can handle. The 4400mAH Clevo battery is actually 40+ Wh, while the Xpal's 18000mAH is only 70Wh, less than 2 times capacity difference in actual.

 

So, I am thinking about using Linux on my 8690, would there be an issue i would encounter such as drivers, or anything of that sort, I guess I am just curious to see what linux has to offer.