Official Sager NP8130/Clevo P151HM1 Owners Lounge

After spamming refresh every 30 minutes on my smartphone for UPS' status, it's finally out for delivery and should be here in 1.5hrs ...thank god the wait is over I have my externals/usb sticks/mouse/headphones all lined up on my couch ready to plug in.

GenTechPC = Excellent service.

...now every minute feels like an hour and every car that drives by my house makes me get up and look outside ...lol

 

Well 90 minutes is a long LONG time...you'll just have to keep waiting...and waiting for your PC to arrive. Maybe the driver will get stuck in traffic...or his truck will have a flat tire....or some other thing happens to his vehicle and you will just have to keep waiting for it to come in.

Mr. Mysterious

 

This guy already got his 8130! Good thing he's letting the battery charge up before he turns it on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9TBo7XeKN8

 

Umm...QuadCore...your link doesn't go anywhere. It just goes to the youtube main page.

Mr. Mysterious

 

Fixed it, sorry about that!

 

Hmm,

So far I'm enjoying the system but what the hell is up with the network card?

My wireless download speeds are way too slow. I've updated everything thus far and am using the stock card.

It's taking 15 minutes to download AVG ....5 minutes to download Steam ....20 minutes to download MSN Live (not at the same time; I tried downloading them separately). I have a 4MB connection...

Any ideas? I should of upgraded the card ...ugh....

System is MUCH smaller than my previous G53/73 units and incredibly light

Edit: Tried using my other laptop (M11X-R1) and it's like x5 faster at downloading.

 

uh-oh, I got the stock card too, maybe I should update? Though tbh I can't see why the 6300 or 6230 would be faster since internet provider even gets close to maxing wireless n speed. Could it be something else?

BTW: Congratulations on the new system

 

Well, first of all congratulations for your system, great the UPS truck wasn't struck by lightning..

For the network speed,
1. try changing your browser.
2. what is the network link quality?
3. try resetting your card, delete the network data, and restart again.
4.(if possible) try booting up from linux and see if speed remains the same.
windows might just not be liking your network card.

 

That's really odd. I have the stock wireless card, and stuff seems to download as fast as my desktop hardwired to the router (its my internet connection thats the bottleneck).

I do believe there are some newer drivers than sager uses for the stock card. (realtek wireless) It probably couldn't hurt to grab them and see if a difference is noted.

Edit: for the one in my system, (the realtek 8188 CE) The drivers can be found here

http://218.210.127.131/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=21&PFid=48&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true

 

Maybe it's some kind of compatibility issue with the card and the router. Although, usually that would mean that you wouldn't be able to connect to the network at all.

What kind of router do you have?

 

try the wired connection? If it is only the wireless that is the problem, then try re-configuring your router. I know that on some routers you can change transmission rates for individual client computers.

 

That guy has father issues.

 

Got it fixed, thanks to you guys' help.

I must say guys, this is one of the best laptops I have ever used in my life and I've been through 5 top of the line ones.

The screen is absolutely gorgeous. I can't believe Sager is selling these at this price, tbh ...such a steal.

Keyboard has no flex ...best one I've ever used (this includes MSI/Asus G-Series ones).

It's so light/small ...I'd say it's 25% less bigger than the G53.

I played BF BC2 on ultra and it barely heats up ....

I'll be recommending this laptop to everyone I know who wants a gaming laptop.

The only negative aspects is that the touchpad feels a little cheap compared to the G-Series, but then again, the G-Series touchpads are plagued with problems/failures and you'll be lucky if it works. Haven't really found anything else that I'm not content with.

It's funny because I placed it in my G53JW bag and it's only taking like 60-70% of the space lol. No wonder these are sold out everywhere and incredibly popular

Oh and as for battery, I'm pushing close to 3.5 hours with everything customized on low (haven't tested how much light browsing juice it takes off the 3.5 hours though).

 

Nice! Glad you got it fixed and you are enjoying your new laptop.

Looking forward to seeing some pics when you get around to it.

 

How are the fans fans on your laptop? Mine idle GPU temp is 37C and the fans turn on at either 38C or 40C and cool back down to 37C. Just curious if this is normal or not.

 

Congrats dude I'm glad you're happy with your machine. Now I have to keep waiting for mine. It seems like it is going to take forever to get here, but Justin assured me that they'll try to ship it out by the end of this week.

Lucky for me I have an exam day after tomorrrow and another next week to distract me from waiting for my machine!

Wait a minute....

Mr. Mysterious

 

I'll be posting here the second they ship it out... by the way, which shipping option did you choose? I went with ground because of the way they handle air packages. Besides, ground only takes 3 days from where I live.

 

How long do you think it's going to take to ship? My order went to phase 2 today and I don't know if it's going to take 1 week or 2 weeks for it to ship.

 

I got free ground shipping CONUS. So, same as you pretty much.

Oh! Here's an important question:

How much of the HDD capacity was used up when you first turned on the computer?

Mr. Mysterious

 

They said 7-10 days but I have a feeling that it is a lot less depending on how much customization you requested. Mr mysterious was told that it would ship before the weekend so that is only 5 days from when it went into "phase 2". I wouldn't be surprised if all of our orders were shipped on the same day. I hope I get it soon because I am already going crazy buying new things for it. I already ordered a new wireless mouse, a cooler, and a new headset. I also pre-ordered Mass Effect 3, Batman: Arkham City, and Portal 2. And I almost went crazy because they updated the front page at Black Mesa: A Half-Life 2 modification
but it still isn't released...

 

Does anyone know how hard it is to remove the optical drive and install a second hard drive? is that possible on the 8130? I mean I still have a lot of memory left but just for the future, would it be better to try and install a second hard drive or just get an external?

edit: btw this is a great machine, I agree with everything Voodooi has said. The screen is beautiful and the machine itself looks so sleek. I have to force myself to get up and stop using it.

Haven't done anything really gpu intensive yet, I've played DoTA, some games on a gamecube emulator, and Spider-man web of shadows. Everything runs so smooth and looks incredible.

 

Open your main hard drive cover, then on the left side you will see a greyish rectangular piece with a screw in it. Unscrew this, then push this grey thing outwards; you'll be pushing the optical drive out of the laptop.

 

o nice haha sounds easy enough. Thanks for quick response

 

Anyone? How much is your drive is filled up after you first turn it on??

Mr. Mysterious

 

The wait... Is killing me...

 

same here... I ordered on 2/17 and xotic said it should be here by the end of the month, as long as its before spring break I'm fine.

 

Lost 10GB to what I call, a space-hungry Windows 7.

 

Same here. This HP DV6 is already starting to act up a little and it's only 2 months old. Twice now Window's has randomly rebooted itself for no reason. I didn't realize how much 1366x768 resolution would suck either. Maybe it's just this display because my wife's Dell is the same resolution but it looks much better. I don't know how much longer I can stand it for.

As much as the Intel Cougar Point chipset recall was a pain and caused a lot of delays it has saved me from being stuck with this laptop. The recall was announced 2 weeks after I got this and my 21 day return policy was extended out to April 30th. A blessing for me.

As soon as my 8130 is delivered I'm calling HP to process my return and refund.

Can't wait!

 

Lol. Well I guess the Sandy Bridge recall wasn't a total crap shoot for you after all. I'm in the same boat as stephenh, ordered in Feb still waiting for phase 2. Though TBH i'm not sure what Phase 2 is...

 

huh... I got phase 2 and I ordered on march 16th...

 

Phase 2 is just charging/verifying the payment method so that there won't be any problem regarding that. They are just making sure that doesn't delay the shipment. I ordered Feb 8 and it shipped last week friday so yours should be shipping soon

 

I'm so glad I can finaly replace this piece of crap:



The computer, not Lucius...

 

W t! Phase Two. Come to papa my darling.

 

Hi, I don't want to be rude and its almost midnight here. I recently made a purchase on the Sager NP8130 and I accidentally paid through paypal, didn't use paypal echeck and I ended up not getting the cash discount. So I owe xoticpc 3% what I was suppose to save. I never wrote a real check or done a wire transfer. Right now I need a little help to save this little problem. Does XoticPC give a full refund if the payment/purchase does not go through? If they do I will reorder my Sager NP8130 with the proper payment procedure with the 3% cash discount.

 

I'd suggest calling em up and see what they suggest. I'm sure you can work it out to get your money back, and pay in the correct manner, while not losing your spot (assuming you have one already)

 

they even have a live chat window thingy.

 

Don't worry about it, xoticpc is very helpful and they'll facilitate you with anything you want. You just might have to wait a little longer since you're redoing your order.

So, with my programs and everything, that should top out at 30GB max, and I most likely won't need more than 80GB for an SSD. Now onto finding the SSD with the fastest 4K random reads and writes. To the Batmobile!

Mr. Mysterious

 

HELL NO! I can count on one hand the number of people I let drive my car, and sorry, but you are not one of them! You and Selina both! SHE STOLE MY FUZZY DICE!!!!!

 

Well, by the time I got home it was pretty late. The only time I would contact them is when I am free from class. Thanks anyways.

 

You have enraged Batman!

Should have said, "To the Mystery Van!"

 

It came in today!!! I don't have time to get into the nitty gritty but I will vouch for the stock screen: It is beautiful! I have a 26 inch computer monitor from my desktop that I was going to use externally for movies but this is way crisper and has much better colors... Oh and the touchpad feels cheap but you get used to it quick (same material as the plastic shell).

 

Whoa, awesome news Licktown. I'm still waiting for my confirmation too. My eCheck has already cleared.

 

Does anyone know if it will be possible to swap out the keyboard on the 8130 when Sager finally starts putting backlit keyboards in their machines?

I'm going to miss the backlit keyboard on my current laptop and it's the one thing that the 8130 doesn't have.

 

Hi,

Got my 8130 from ReflexNotebooks (in canada) yesterday.
Stock except if IC diamond paste, Intel Combo Wifi/Blutooth and no OS preloaded as I had extra keys already.

I'll vouch for most of the comments made so far, screen is gorgeous, trackpad is below average (but not completely awful) and the keyboad is ok, but the layout is a bit weird and will take some getting used to.

One disappointment was that the laptop didn't ship with a driver CD (likely because I chose to have no OS preloaded), so there were ALOT of things to download.

Also, I installed the Nvidia Verde driver (latest BETA) with a "tweaked" inf file, and it all seems to work beautifully.

Overall, the build quality isn't as good as my MacBook Pro, BUT, it's pretty decent, and at this price, yes, it's pretty much a steal!

Oh, and the power brick is big, but not nearly as big as I had feared!! What a relief!

 

I'm courious what is that makes the trackpad feel "cheap"?

 

Well, it's a bit smallish, there's no real delimitation (aside from a small indentation), small physical buttons and the finish is the same as the rest of the case.

It's more of a feeling than it really sucking... I mean, it seems to track pretty well (haven't had issues with the accuracy or anything).

 

That's weird, I ordered without OS too and got driver CD ...

 

Tell me about it!
It was NO FUN downloading a 390MB WiFi driver...

 

This might sound silly but can you post a close up picture of the trackpad?

 

Fiiiine. I call shotgun though.

Nahhh I sold the van for some extra cash; had to get Scooby fixed. He was getting....frisky.

Back on topic, it seems like the G3 is really underwhelming, based on preliminary tests, with sequential read/writes really disappointing and average 4K speeds. It doesn't even have SATA III!

Looks like it would be the C400 or the OCZ Vertex 3 (not the Vertex 3 Pro, that might be too expensive). Based on what I'm reading, OCZ is cleaning up it's recent history by buying out Indilinx.

Mr. Mysterious