*** Official Clevo P150EM / Sager NP9150 Owner's Lounge ***

Now that the AMD 7970m is in, does anyone have an ETA as to when it will arrive? I plan on ordering this laptop within the next week, and I need it before August.

Note: My Specs are (pending)
Sager NP9150 / Clevo P150EM Sager NP9150 / Clevo P150EM
- FREE!! Continental (U.S. Lower 48 - UPS Ground Only) Ground Shipping on ALL Sager Laptops (Enter Coupon Code: "SAGERFREESHIP" during order process)
- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Matte Type Screen (SKU - S1R316)
- NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Sager - 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3720QM (2.6GHz - 3.6GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU - S2R202)
- - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- AMD Radeon HD 7970M (2048MB) GDDR5 DX11 [User Upgradeable] (ETA: Late May) (SKU - S3R155)
- No Video Adapter
- No External Mobile Display
- 8GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) (SKU - S4R371)
- Sager Branding
- Standard Finish
- No mSATA SSD
- 750gb 7200rpm (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) (SKU - S5R306)
- Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive w/ Software (When selecting a Hard Drive in the Optical Bay, No Optical Drive is Included) (SKU - S7R455)
- No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
- No Back Up Software
- Bluetooth Included (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Sager - Intel® Advanced-N 6235 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module + Bluetooth (SKU - S8R111)
- No Network Accessory
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- No Car Adapter
- No Spare AC Adapter
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- No Headset
- No External Keyboard
- Standard Sager/Clevo Non Chiclet Backlit Keyboard
- No External Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system (Overclocking will add 3-6 business days to build time)
- No Operating System Redline Boost
- No Operating System Standard - Drivers & Utility Software Only
- No Office Software
- No Software Bundle
- LIFETIME Ltd Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Toll Free Telephone Support (Labor through XPC)
Includes FREE Shipping Both Ways for Warranty Repairs (SKU - X9R009)
- No thanks, standard double boxed packaging is okay with my order
- No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- No Xotic PC Gear

 

No. It's a different plug.

Oh, OK. I couldn't tell if you were looking for one or if you found a good one. No, I don't know any.

Something I made, I don't really have any games. Actually, the first thing I'll play is an empty irrlicht window, to see how many FPS I'll get. A friend with a 460m got 1500 with a few 2d images loaded, no collision and a draw distance of like 10,000, and my old computer got... I think it was 400 with a draw distance of 1 and nothing loaded.

EDIT: post 1000

 

Can anyone put up pics of the NP9150 compared to something like an iPhone or iPad? I would like to see how big and thick it is. I hear normal 15" sleeves don't fit on it. Also, would love to see how big and heavy that 180w AC adapter is.

Thanks guys!

 

Just ordered mine today! This will be my first gaming laptop. I got all the stock options except I got IC diamond and saved $50 with the ram discount from xoticpc. Can't wait!

 

@DSx1if30wn3r
Reguarding FPS in metro 2033. I do not use fraps so I cant give an exact fps. I will tell you that at 740 core and 1650memory clocks the game runs smotthly at highest settings! I am still waiting on driver support though. I tried the modified drivers for 300.34 and they crash all my games. I score 40146 on 3dmark 11 at those scores and it runs really cool! I have never tested it regular clocked. I want the best out of the machine. As far as portability I bring it to work everyday! I love it. Everyone is jealous! lol. The only thing that is a pain is the adapter. Also for cooling I am using the cooler master u2 for 14inch laptops and it works perfect!

 

YESS! Phase 2 so excited already.

 

Edit: the score on 3dmark11 was 4146.

This may be a noob question but would having an ssd hard drive or msata drive improve my 3dmark 11 score or have a good increase for gaming? Currently right now I have a 750gb 7200rpm hard drive and a bluray player. I cant use the odd bay for a hard drive because i need the otical drive. Would the msata make that much of a difference to be worth it. If yes would it be beneficial to use the msata as a caching hard drive (at 64gb of space) or a bootable drive? (at 128gb of space)

 

Gosh just ship already!! I'm so impatient, I feel like a 7 year old on Christmas Eve.

 

^^^^Might want to fix your sig, no such thing as a 3710m.

 

If all I'm doing is some light gaming (old school games like Rollercoaster Tycoon 3, Sims 3, Age of Empires ) along with some intermediate engineering programs (AutoCAD, Revit), do you think this thing will last me all four years of college? Does the P150EM have the physical durability to last that long?

 

An SSD wont help games at all, but it will make the computer a much more enjoyable experience overall, much less laggy. I would suggest adding a 64GB mSATA drive to your existing setup as a caching drive. The other option would be to ditch the 750GB and go with just a single SSD, but large ones are fairly expensive.

 

SSD will help the load times in a game, so games like Skyrim will load instantly lol

 

I wonder if SRT caches music files too if you listen to it everyday lol..

 

Yes it will, WITHOUT doubt that is

 

Gonna order NP9150 on tuesday from Eurocom.

Future order:
LCD Display FHD 1920x1080; MATTE; 95% NTSC; 500:1; AUO B156HW1 V.4
Web Camera 2.0 Megapixels; FHD 1920x1080; 30fps; w/ Samsung HD controller
Integrated Fingerprint Reader
GPU 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GTX 660M;384 CUDA;128-bit;GPU/VRAM Clock (28nm)
CPU 2.30 GHz (up to 3.30) Intel Mobile Core i7-3610QM (22nm)
RAM 8GB; 2x 4GB; DDR3-1600; PC3-12800; CL11; 204-pin;
SSD CRUCIAL M4 256GB SSD
Keyboard Backlit; English; USA/Canada
8x Multi DVD +-RW/-RAM Burner; Dual Layer; Tray Load; SATA
WI-FI module (Bluetooth) 2-in-1; 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth V3.0 Module; Half Mini-Card PCIe Adapter

A few questions:
1) Some people say that is better to buy higher than stock WI-FI module like intel centrino or even more expensive one, someone plz tell any good reason for that? I will use it with casual 150mb/s router.
2) Also please someone tell me about drivers and other software for this laptop, i gonna upgrade stock hard drive to ssd and install whole system on it, is there any faq for this Sager? I already have big experience in that, but it's my first Sager notebook. Any driver installation order?
3) I have Zalman thermal paste, is that reasonable to use it instead stock one?
4) I am still thinking about loudness and temperatures, will i7 3610 + gtx 660 produce much heat=noice under load? Mostly my girlfriend will play on it and she sometimes had headake from loud computer noice.

Thank you for the answers.

 

@extide
Thanks now I am deciding between ocz, kingston and mydigital 64gb msata. Also I will be doing a video review on my sager np9150 this weekend! Please all let me know what you would like in it! I plan on running 3dmark 11, o6, vantage,display bios, msi afterburner, gameplay and whatever you guys come up with! I just got the droid razr so the video review will be done on that. I hope it turns out good. (video quality wise)

 

pls have diablo3 and bf3 running, i'm planning to buy the p150em from sager in the summer and i play mostly d3 and bf3, so i'm super curious, even though i'm not sure if to buy the gtx675m or the 7970m (some say with the right driver support, it will eat the gtx675m)

 

Could you do a size comparison, sound demo and fan noise?

 

What makes you choose Eurocom?

Only some? And there are strings attached?

 

I do not own diablo 3 and currently dont have funds available. To purchase it however i do have battlefield 3 so no problem there. I will do a sound demo as well and put my old thunderbolt next too the power supply and laptop for sizing purposes. I will also eun Alan wake and crysis 2 and of course metro 2033.

 

Here you go: Benchmarkcheck: Diablo III - Notebookcheck.com Tests

Also.. this chart

Spoiler

Should run D3 @ 1920x1080 everything cranked up to max without a bump

 

Wow. 101fps with 7970m

 

Get the ADATA XM13, best mSATA SSD for SATA2 out there

 

woops, hit 7 instead of 6!

 

Anyone know Xotic pc's phase structure. Like how long it takes phase 2 (production) to finish. The estimate is too broad. If you live in Canada or on eastern US please reply but any help would be great.

 

yes, then there should also be a q before the m
Owait, you caught that too. Never mind.

 

Can anyone tell me if the stock wireless card is good enough, or i should order a different one? Thanks!

 

Good enough for what? Wireless cards are so cheap I just upgraded in case it came in handy later.

 

Good enough for internet access, sure. What is your internet download speed? The standard card is 150Mb/s.

The only reasons to upgrade are if you want dual band, or you transfer a lot of large data files between computers on a local WiFi network as opposed to using it mostly for internet access.

 

The WiFi card should be more than enough for basic use/gaming.

The installation of an SSD will be extremely easy; you remove the bottom of the laptop [with a small screwdriver] and pull out the old HDD and pop in the SSD. It should take no more than 5 minutes MAX. It will work just fine no drivers needed; hard drives are plug and play.

The noise and heat won't be an issue; especially with the 660m.

I'm ordering literally this same exact build but with 7970m graphics card and 1333mhz RAM. No need for 1600mhz. 256GB Crucial m4 should be awesome; I already have mine ready to install. Going to sell the 500GB Hybrid drive to a friend for cheap to cover some of the cost.

Really excited I should get mine at the end of next week finally; I'm sure you are too

 

Good idea, ill go with the Intel Advanced then.

 

They have 10% discount for students. Also they have very friendly support.

Thank you, but i was asking about installing the drivers and whole system (drivers for hardware) on Sager, not the ssd itself. The drivers will come on disks or on stock hdd?

 

Wow; this would actually make them cheaper than xotic for me :O. Gonna write them an email fast .

 

Hey everyone. I get off work today at 3pm and then i will start the review on the sager np9150. Couple questions. Since its a video what is the best way to upload. Should i ise something loke dropbox YouTube etc. I wamt ro use whatever is free. Also when using an msata hard drive as a cache drive do you have to reinstall windows or will it be as simple ss flipping it on in bios?

 

A phase is a phase. Depending on parts and the current queue rate for the shop it is hard to tell.

Bigfoot is rated best to go through obstructions. There are some benchmarks though. I think the 6300 is best throughput for large files. For lots of little files...aka gaming the bigfoot seemed to perform better... but best to check the wireless forums if you are not sure. Some of the benchmarks are funny and you'd have to see for yourself. If you do go for bigfoot there are still lots of concerns about the software, but the card itself seems to perform better for obstructed or long range wireless.

Edit: bigfoot is bigfoot software over an atheros card...

 

You have to reinstall windows for the video, your best bet is to either use YouTube or Vimeo.

 

There's a reason the whole forum is going berserk over the 7970m.. hehe

 

Do you mind sending me the link to the NP9150 on their website? I couldn't find it...

 

I need my np9150. Been waiting anxiously since may 2nd. Anyone else get it with 7970m around early may already.

 

I see some unboxings on youtube from users with sager, not the np9150, but 8xxx. and it come with a bag. do you know if the NP9150 come with a bag too ?

TKz,

 

I believe it does.

Hopefully the gtx680m will be just as awesome

 

What is the best msata drive you guys would recommend?

 

Remember that the mSATA port is SATA II. If you use an mSATA SATA III device it will only run at SATA II speeds.

 

Well, 1600MHz ram actually has a use now... It gives heavy (15%) performance gains on the iGPU.

Well, good, as long as it wasn't for any kind of early arrival thing. They've been known to advertise early shipping dates, then either delay them or give out ES parts.

I'd go youtube.

Whose website?

 

Hey guys I tried searching but not finding it. Do I get the 7mm or the 9mm version of SSD? I'm looking at the Crucial M4

 

Both fit. I'ts up to you

 

9mm. 10char

 

Cool thanks guys. Just wanted to make sure it didn't make a difference. Also, my laptop will be coming w/ no OS installed, obviously since I'm using the M4 hard drive... Do we have a thread going on here that will show all the drivers I'll need to download that won't be coming along w/ the computer so I can have that ready when it gets here?

 

SSD should be plug-and-play so no drivers required!

 

He is asking about all the drivers for this laptop (motherboard/gpu/wifi etc.)