http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=216215

http://s591.photobucket.com/albums/ss353/boxcar_pc/Sager%20NP8690/


Soon will be my new laptop.
1920x1080 | i7-820QM | GTX 280M | 4GB DDR3 | 500GB 7200RPM HDD

Is there supposed to be sound to that video as it says review and yet all I see is them showing the computer and no talky talk

Apparently they disabled the sound so you couldn't hear everyone in the office giggling like little school girls.

So can you add sound to it of you giggling like a little schoolgirl then

I admit... That is quite the porn for a geek.

No. No. No. You want a MacBook Pro.

It's all about what I want to do with the machine. I want to play games on it and the MacBook Pro is more about having a very fast computer while having lots of battery time and more portability.

I looked into it and they only had a C2D, a 9600M GT, and 1440x900 screen. Mine will be i7, 280M GTX, and 1920x1080.

When configured, the MacBook Pro with the 3.06 GHZ C2D, and 500GB 7200RPM will end up costing about $600 more than mine, with way less graphics ability, less processor speed and less resolution.

All of this to give the MacBook Pro way more battery time and better portability. I never use a laptop more than a hour or two away from an outlet, so battery time and portability isn't such a priority. If that were not the case then the MacBook Pro would be better choice for me and I'd get it. As it is, the Sager NP8690 is right for me.

I see your point. I'm not a gamer so I don't ever consider these things.

I forgive you.

Can we hug now?

It's too weird hugging you while you caress your mac.

Well the Mac come first for me. So you'll just have to deal with it.

Will get it Tuesday, 11/24. I have quite a few games ready to install as well software. All of the stuff I installed on the old laptop I'm using now is still backed up on the NAS drive. I've upgraded my router to a Gigabit/Wireless N last week. Bought an ESATA enclosure for my current laptop drive so I can hook that directly up to the new laptop. Plan on putting the 120GB drive back in my old laptop and give the laptop away. I have a DVI connector for my external monitor. Also some better thermal paste for the laptop CPU/GPU to decrease the temps even more later on as needed.

So everything is set. I should have the laptop up and running by Tuesday night before work. I'll give my current laptop away the same day. Wednesday I'll install more games and do some benchmarks. Thursday I'll have off to enjoy thanksgiving and the new laptop.

Only thing left to do is to give the laptop a name. I'm thinking of naming it Trickster.

Name it Mac That way you can please Joseph by telling him you have a Mac

They would know... Then I would never be heard from again.

Face it Kris, they already know Joseph and Gweep and Amy will be visiting you tonight

Don't blasphemy a mac!!!!! We love you anyhow Kris.

You see I am an unwilling participant in this matter. It is all Trallyus fault. Blame him, let me live with the shame of not owning a mac.

Hey Mac's aren't for everyone. But I can't blame Tral for being misguided by the mac vs PC ads

Going to be sending this one back and getting the larger model.

Screen: 17.3
Resolution: 1920x1080
Processor: i7-820QM
Graphics: GTX 280M
Ram: 4GB DDR3
HDD: 80GB Intel X25-M GEN2 SSD, 500GB 7200RPM HDD

Eeek!!!!

The 15 inch screen at 1920x1080 is amazing, but I was one of the unlucky ones and had issues with stuck pixels and a slight flickering on the right side. So I opted instead of getting it fixed or replaced, to go and try out the larger 17.3 model.

Text on the 15 inch at native resolution and default font size in firefox is a bit too small causing me to step it up by a bit, and so with the larger screen that shouldn't be necessary. Also have two drives in there from the factory. Later on I plan on buying another hard drive and putting it in the optical bay.

The SSD should scream! The only reason I went with the 15 inch one in the first place was because I so very much like my laptop case that will not fit the larger laptop.

I have uncovered your evil torture plan for the SSD.

I plan to take very good care of it. I just hope the new computer never finds out I named the old computer the same name, Trickster.

May name it Trickster x2.

I heard Trickster x2 may be coming to my house by accident of course

Should be easy enough to fix since the will not be shipping it until next week.

Yoinks!!!!

They still haven't issued the refund! So I went ahead and changed my order so that I could buy the 80GB ssd now from elsewhere online, and have it here by next week. This way I'll get three years warranty on the drive and have it before the end of the year.

Was thinking about installing it in my current old laptop until the new laptop arrives. Not sure windows is going to let me keep installing and wiping the old installation so many times. It'll be the fourth time doing it. Last time I had to call up the automated service on the phone. Would be a lot easier if there was a way to deactivate an install such as when you move to a new hard drive and don't want to clone the drive, or if you can even clone it.

Just changing the title for the different model I'm going to end up getting after New Years.

Should be here Friday. I'm going to load up a live linux cd first to check out the screen. Then if it looks good I'll install the SSD and enjoy the weekend installing software and playing with it.

How do you like it kris

Been busy setting everything up, testing it. Installing my old programs. Glad I got a couple hours sleep before it arrived. Overall I'm thoroughly satisfied.

We demand pics!!!

So you can photoshop me? Never! Look at Harold's webcam if you need pics that bad.

You don't trust your brother?

No. I don't even trust my mother with that.

Sent the laptop back because when I maxed out the cpu and gpu, after a while it would shut down. So I'm guessing the power supply. Once that gets fixed, it'll be perfect! Should have it back by January 27th. It's not such a problem now as even the best games don't max out both the cpu and gpu. But in a couple years that will probably change and would rather have it fixed now.

Also no pictures will be posted. Either of me or the laptop. For we have established a bond now and I wouldn't want to take advantage of it so early into the relationship.

As a certain Australian who will remain nameless would say "Who's your daddy?"

Was finally notified that there was nothing they would do to fix my issue. What was needed was a more powerful power brick PSU. The one they supplied was only 120 watts, and the unit at max would use 180 watts. A PSU has a lot of leeway and so could probably handle 170 watts, but 180 watts was too much. Plus you don't want to max one of them out often. I inquired about a more powerful PSU, but was notified they weren't going to do anything else except issue a refund.

I'm guessing that if they issued a larger PSU for me then they would be admitting that they have shipped all those other units with an inadequate PSU. Thus future ones they would have to ship with the more powerful one or risk documentation that the system they are selling does not have the proper power brick.

So I'm going to get a refund and be done with sager. Too many issues. Been trying to get a proper working laptop from them for three months now. I've shown enough patience in this matter.

Once I get my refund, I'm considering a ASUS G73JH-A1. Should be similar if not better performance. I'll create a new thread once I buy that one and stop posting in this thread.