*** Official Sager NP8150/Clevo P150HM Owners Lounge ***

Just a reminder... Sager has said that the NVIDIA 580M has been discontinued on this model.

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Just wanted to join the club buy saying just placed my order and also to prove I changed my signature for NBR discount

 

Nice config, Ray. Now you get to enjoy all the fun that refreshing your tracking page and reading the threads of others who already have the NP8150 entails.

 

Welcome to the party! Those are really nice specs you have.

 

Just wanted to give a big shoutout to everyone on here. I didn't post much but read everything before deciding on the p151hm, and ended up getting it 'upgraded' to a p150hm.

Loving it so far, and just plan on an ssd eventually. Only complaint would be the sound card, but I guess that's somewhat remedied with powered speakers. Thanks again for all the info folks

 

Glad to hear you are enjoying your new laptop! Feel free to stop by the forums once in a while if you have any more questions. We are all here to help one another.

 

i just repasted my cpu and i want to do the same for my gpu. however will i need to replace some thermal pads for the gpu heatsinks? i dont see it beeing mnetioned in the manual, but ive heard it mentioned in this thread it think.
this is for the 485m

tia

 

If they are not damaged you shouldn't have to replace them, so base your decision on their condition.

 

so they do have thermal pads that may be damaged when you remove the heatsink?

 

Well, yes, that is entirely possible..

 

i really cant see a picture of the thermal pads in the manual. do they only cover the gpu memory (which has a seperate heatsink)? if so, is it possible to remove the only the gpu heatsink as to avoid damaging the thermal pads when changing tim's

 

Yes, the two heat sinks are independent.

 

Hey all, just wanted to chime in here, as my Sager 8150 recently arrived. Just for kicks I downloaded and ran the free version of 3DMark11 after installing a couple other items. I haven't updated any drivers or anything yet, and the benchmark came back with a score of 3563. Is this any good considering the specs?

In any case, it'll certainly be more enjoyable than lugging my whole desktop around for LAN parties like prior... I can't wait to test the system out with some gaming come this weekend.

 

I would have to compare your score with some of ours here. What version of 3DMark11 are you running? Vantage or Advanced? If it is advanced, your score should be spot on. You may want to update your GPU drivers to the latest, 12.1 I believe for your ATI graphics card. The updated graphics drivers can help to bump your score a bit higher if they are not currently up to date.

Your specs look great! What games are you planning on running? And yes, lugging around a laptop to LAN parties is MUCH better than hauling around a desktop...with monitors, keyboard, etc.

 

That's a pretty typical score for a 6990m equipped model. You can check here for some average benchmarks:

AMD Radeon HD 6990M - Notebookcheck.net Tech

 

I wonder if anyone can help me. I have a P150HMx with the specs:

i5 2430M
500GB HD
4GB RAM
GTX 560M 1.5GB

thing is: i've bought two ram sticks to upgrade the laptop to 8gb (came with 1x4GB) when i went to add the new ram, i was only able to add one stick of 2GB. With both new sticks inserted, i get a black screen at boot, wont even show bios logo.. with 6gb its fine, but with 8gb i cant boot both rams are working because ive already tested on another notebook and also one by one.. both sticks also are the same brand and specs as the one that came with the laptop..


thanks a lot!

 

The i5-2430M will only support 2 pieces of memory, and they have to be in the correct slots. Two slots will work with it, and the other two won't. So if you bought 2x 2GB and add it to 1x 4GB it will only support 2 of the memory sticks. You should buy 1x 4GB, and put it in the same slot that you currently have the 2GB piece that it sees to make 6GB.

 

thanks for the info!

thats kinda lame for an i5 :/ guess i'll stick with 6GB as it more than good i guess

 

Yes, 6GB is usually more than enough for most users.

 

I see you took one step more in improving your temps in your laptop. I remember before you never did try replacing the stock thermal paste application in your laptop knowing that Sager does it "horribly".

Regarding the thermal pads, if you are really up for performance it is "recommended" to change the thermal pads every time you remove the heatsink but that is just not practical, so as long as the pads are intact and they are not damaged you can get away by putting them back.

Hope that helps.

 

Not really, the temps were always fine. But a few days ago I put my laptop to sleep and packed it into my backpack. Unfortunately it didn't go to sleep, and the laptop was hot.
Noticed the temps rise during stress test so I had to change the paste. I'm still lucky though that nothing was damaged.

Sent from my samsung galaxy s2 using tapatalk

 

That isn't the reason why your temps are rising during stress test. The simple reason is that the stock application by Sager is just not good. Even though temps "were" fine for you in the past, the stock application is still isn't right. I reapplied thermal paste on almost all my Sager laptops (including my NP8130 right now) and always saw that the TIM is too much.

 

Dude they were fine before, and I did do the tests before. And I did notice the temperature get higher than usual even on normal usage and gaming.
But I do agree that Sager tends to apply too much paste. However in my case that wasn't the reason for increased temps.

Sent from my samsung galaxy s2 using tapatalk

 

ok. 10char

 

but thanks for the info anyways im sure others will find it very useful.
glas to know that you got your 8130. whats specs?

 

Yeah, I got it last January from babyhemi.

2670QM
GTX 560M
95% Gamut screen
8GB RAM
Crucial M4 128GB SSD
500GB Seagate 7200RPM with HDD Caddy

 

nice specs man, although im wondering why a power user like you didnt go full monty with the 580m 2920xm

 

Because I have a desktop for that purpose

 

because it's a 8130 not a 8150, as far as I know the 580m isn't meant to be with that power supply, but good question, why not upgrade the processor?

just curious, wouldn't you be better off with such a laptop with a better processor? im confused

 

I actually don't need a higher processor for just a laptop since I use it mainly for mobile purposes and seldom gaming on it.

And no, the price-performance of a desktop is very practical compared to that of a laptop and the overclocking capability of desktops is enormous. Having a desktop and a laptop is what suits my purpose, for me it's better to have two than spend money on a very high-end laptop. To each his own

 

i'd reckon trvlbug meant why he didn't opt for an np8150 with a 580m rather than an 8130 with 560m

 

yup

good choice imho, if performance with mobility arent your particular needs,youre choice of desktops plus laptop gives you the best of both worlds for a fairly reasonable price. gald youre back here in nbr.

 

Hello good P150HM owners,

I am just in the process of purchasing a P150HM and could not be more excited. I have been longing for a gaming laptop for years but just could not bring myself to spending that kind of money on a computer until I found Clevo and could get the specs I wanted for a justifiable price. I cannot wait to try this machine and just needed to vent some of my energy through sharing my excitement.

 

Congrats on placing the order djronniefresh!
Welcome to the Sager club. When you get a chance you can now update your signature to include your specs since you have more then 5 posts.

 

Just a note...

Sager has said today that the Sager NP8150 has been phased out...

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ouch.....so thats it huh? buh bye beloved P150HM..... :-/

 

Yes this was a VERY popular model for over 1 year!

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Not everyone is out =P Just because one place is doesn't mean everyone is hehe.

 

Looks like Sager counted on earlier shipping dates from Clevo and now orignal Clevo botique shops like Mythlogic will be the only ones that can ship for quite a few weeks with Sager branded shops having no stock left and only taking pre orders for the new models, which are not ready for shipping before sometime in April.

 

Good thing I ordered my from xotic on Sunday .

 

LOL phased out a few days after nbr just gave it stellar reviews.

 

In with the new, out with the old. My god

 

I seem to recall a thread last year about someone asking for the dimensions of the bottom of the laptop (ie: fan/vent placement measurements) but I can't find it..

I was thinking of designing a lap desk/cooler over the summer.

 

I didn't even realize it got phased out. I placed my order on Monday night and they still had it, must have been phased out the next day.

At any rate, I'm excited to also be a soon to be owner of the Sager8150.

 

Just got one of the last ones, I confirmed with Heidi from XoticPC. Can't wait to unbox it and get it going!

 

Anyone have a recommended cooling bad for the 8150?

 

I don't know if I got the last model, but I did get the last Super Glare Screen!

| 15.6" FHD Glare-Type 92% NTSC | Intel® Core™ i7-2760QM | AMD® 6990m | 8GB 1333MHz | 120GB SSD |

 

Hi all - just wanted to welcome myself to the family here. Stalked the forums for a long time but ended up with an 8150. Thanks to all for having such great discussions/insight not only in this forum but other forums here as well.

Here are my specs:

Sager NP8150 / Clevo P150HM
- Free Shipping: FREE!! Continental (U.S. Lower 48 - UPS Ground Only) Ground Shipping on ALL Sager Laptops (Enter Coupon Code: "SAGERFREESHIP" during order process)
- Sager Spring Sale: SAGER Sale!!! - $100 OFF When you spend $1500* or more! (*excludes non-sager parts, accessories, shipping, & taxes)
Confirmation of discount will be provided after Order Processing.
- Current Promotion: FREE Digital Copy of Battlefield 3 w/ Any Intel 120GB SSD or Higher Hard Drive Upgrade
- Display: 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glare Type Screen (SKU - S1P318)
- Monitor Calibration: NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- Dead Pixel Warranty: Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Processor: 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM, 2.2-3.1GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache) (SKU - S2N224)
- Thermal Compound: - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- Graphics Video Card: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 6990M 2048MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 (SKU - S3R151)
- External Display Video Adapters: No Video Adapter
- Ram: 8GB - DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS) (Not Supported by Intel i5 CPUs) - Special! (SKU - S4P369)
- Branding: Remove All Branding
- Exterior Finish: Standard Finish
- Primary Hard Drive: 120GB Intel 520 Series Solid State Drive (SSD2 Serial-ATA III) (SKU - S5R055)
- Optical Drive Bay: 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)
- Optical Drive Bay Hard Drive Caddy: No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- External Hard Drive (Back Up): No Back Up Hard Drive
- External USB Optical Drive: NO External USB Optical Drive
- Floppy Drive: No Floppy Drive
- Memory Card Reader: Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Back Up Software: No Back Up Software
- Bluetooth: None Standard--
- Wireless Network: Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth (SKU - S8R110)
- Wireless Network Accessories: No Network Accessory
- Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- TV Tuner: No TV Tuner
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Case: Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)

 

Welcome nikeair112!
There is tons of info here, I learn new stuff all the time too!
Did you order your comptuer just now or a few days ago. Only reason I asked is they've been recently phased out and are tough if not impossible to get.

 

just thought I should introduce myself, new to the boards, had my P150hm for a year now.

P150 is an unbranded clevo, this I admit was a selling point, no branding is boss, that plus branded lappy's with similar specs were at least 1k over what i paid.

basic specs are
2720[@stock]
2x4Gb DDR3 mushkin @1600 9-9-9-28[upgraded, not factory]
GTX 485m[@stock, lol no need to OC this beast]
seagate maximus 500Gb

have had a few issues but nothing I couldn't overcome. till now, just under a month out of factory/reseller warranty i'm having what i've come to suspect are HDD issues, I plan on reading through the threads to see if my symptoms pop up with anyone else, if not I guess i'll be back begging for help, ha, no really begging.

but I guess now that i am out of warranty, i'd like to do some bios work etc, see what I can do to get this beast back to it's former glory.

-d