Hail new thread!

First things first,

Edit the user lists!

Should update ourselves with our current owners and the upcoming owners

Also, in the "Where to buy" section, you should put the country that the reseller is from...for reference Some of us may be overseas and wanting to buy Sager from the respective countries.

Like this:
Cubehub.Asia [SG], Mucro.Asia [SG] , XoticPC [USA], Malibal [USA], Mythlogic [USA], LPC-Digital [USA], Powernotebooks [USA], AVAdirect [USA], RJTech [USA], GenTechPC [USA], ReflexNotebooks [CAN], Kobalt [UK], mySN. [EU], LogicalBlueOne [AU], PioneerComputers [AU].

This post has been edited by This is a Lamp: Feb 16 2011, 02:40 PM

Haha nice edit Soundsys

Put me as a future NP8150 and an ex-NP8690 Think some others would be buying some soon.

I'm flying this Saturday, to my almost flood-mud ridden area.

Sunshine Coast pretty far from Brisbane Center. I don't have a car either haha, but I have been there for the beaches

The King Kong (NP8170), the Godzilla (NP8150), Minizilla (NP8130), Orang Utan (Np5170) will not be released till the chipsets are shipped out to the local resellers. You can expect it to be about March - April.

Oh crap forgot the 5160! Hahaha.

Probably the chimpanzee

Haha I couldn't think of anything else for a name.

Anyway, if you really rely on warranty then Mucro is for you. I believe there's a Mucro sales rep in this forum (user: Mucro.Asia), you can "negotiate" with him. However, buying from the forums will also give you the chance to negotiate with the forumer as well; I've seen some who keep spamming "pm best price pls".

This post has been edited by This is a Lamp: Feb 16 2011, 05:33 PM

1) I think it's not worth it. It's VERY rarely that you get a dead pixel on your screen. I did not encounter any.

2) That I can not answer (I didn't order from Mucro)

3) Well, with the current state of the Intel processors, you will expect your laptop to be in by about March - April.

4) Yes. Like what I said above.

Malibal can ship international; a company that's based in the US won't necessarily mean that they won't ship international.

Try emailing them specifically about shipping to Malaysia. For some resellers, there are "back doors" to ordering items... e.g. LPC-Digital gave me discounts when I asked them personally, and I didn't even create an account in their website. Maybe Malibal can do the same (ordering and ship to Malaysia without registering), I'm sure.

That's probably why Sagers aren't as popular here in Malaysia, due to the costly warranty for us. It's like a do or die situation hahaha, except the "die" part has a very low probability of happening.

Oh they do have a service center in Malaysia!



Haha congrats on your 1st Anniversary NP8690. Mine turned 1 year old a month ago, but already sold to a respectful owner here. Still going strong I would think?

Try looking at LPC-Digital; they offered me with $149 for shipping to Malaysia for the NP8150.

And, It's more than likely that the total price in regards to the software won't change even if you select the No-OS option. Only the OS price will be deducted from the total price, but the software price is still there, mainly because it is more or less free.

This post has been edited by This is a Lamp: Feb 25 2011, 08:03 AM

The wait is unbearable...

I have a lot of HD movies in my hard disk, and not being able to view it on my netbook...is saddening. Haha.

I sold mine for RM3.1K. But I had the 820QM but the GTX 280m. Maybe yours will be a bit more because of the ATi 5870m.

From what I heard at notebookreview, there are only 2 RAM slots in the new Sager models that support 1600MHz. Some resellers do not have that option either...bit confused. This email is what I got from LPC-Digital:



So it's possible that Mucro's factory doesn't have 1600MHz yet.

This post has been edited by This is a Lamp: Mar 1 2011, 05:53 AM

I sold it in Lowyat garage sale (on my successful trade in sig). Originally I offered RM4K because it was only one year old. But seeing others are offering the 5870m for a bit cheaper (around your price range), then I felt sad. I was also offering complete wipe, no OS and no bag/drivers included. These other factors made it supposedly cheaper.

The person that bought it also ask for lower, so I gave him a better price. But I'm pretty sure you can sell it for higher due to your 5870m.

Buying an XM isn't cheap though..

This is not the case. It's not only happening to Sager models but also other manufacturers.

But the thing is, there's only very handful of Sandybridge laptops that were out from January. There's not enough evidence, and not enough users to report the problem. I am wishing that the "freeze" in most laptops are fixed or ridden off after the new fix, if it really existed.

Well, Sager/Clevo decided to release a new model at CeBit 2011.

A refresh of the X8100 with SB processors, dubbed the P180HM. This was their 18.4" lineup previously. Very...uncreative of Clevo. Guess that's inevitable due to the new models they've already released, bit too soon for another one I think.

This post has been edited by This is a Lamp: Mar 2 2011, 07:57 PM

I will second on the Momentus XT. It is a 500GB with an inbuilt 4GB SSD, and I'm pretty sure you will get a LOT of performance boost in comparison with the 7200RPM drive you chose.

If you don't need bluetooth, and want a larger range for your wireless...then you should opt for that one. The Killer network card is pretty much like a wireless gaming network card; stable but would not be as fast as the Intel 6300 Ultimate cards.

Pixel deformation or dead pixels do not happen often, if it were me I rather take the risk

Speakers for the NP8130, NP8150 and NP8170 are the 2.1 sound system, THX certified. The subwoofer is on the bottom. I do not think it'll be as great as the JBL speakers in Dell but I am thinking it'll be better than most current laptops.

As for your comment about it being "fugly", yeah...well they are of the business look, doesn't stand out but gives you the edge. But you will see how efficient it is in cooling if you open up the back panel in most Sagers. It's an art form.
These things are very good in managing their temps.

Rush service will put priority in your order, building and shipping wise. Once it is built, it will be sent straight away.


As for the differences, I will outline them here:

NP8130 - 15.6" Matte screen (can be upgradeable to Glossy, and different contrast ratios), GTX 460m, 120W power adapter, black plastic finish, 1 HDD + 1 Optical bay. The GPU can be upgradable...but due to the 120W adaptor, it probably won't receive enough power to handle more powerful ones. Sager will tell you what can be supported in this model.

NP8150 - 15.6" Glossy screen (Can be upgradable to Matte, different contrast ratios and screen selections for certain resellers), GTX 460m/GTX 485m, 180W Power adaptor, greyish rubber finish, 1 HDD + 1 optical bay.

NP8170 - 17" inch screen, Glossy screen (Matte upgrade too), 2 HDD bays + 1 Optical bay, Aluminum finish, GTX 460/470/485m, 180W adapter (I think it is).

All of these are totally upgradable; GPU, CPU, HDD, RAM, heatsinks, LCDs, TV tuners + Sim Modules (older Sager models do, most likely possible with these), wireless cards. Extra HDD can be placed in replacement of the CD-Drive bay.

Confirmation on AMD's 6970m is not known, but have been rumoured to be supported by these new models.

This post has been edited by This is a Lamp: Mar 7 2011, 11:37 AM

Your order number is like your receipt number; after you customised your laptop and check out, you will receive an order number given by Mucro. Like those queue numbers you get in a bank.

Example: "You are customer number : 116."

Well, this is what I am doing anyway.

OS + most used applications in SSD, rest in HDD.

You lost the ability of a DVD drive however if you have that configuration.

That's one thing where it can't be upgraded. The sound card is soldered on to the motherboard, hence why external solutions are usually better for laptops.

I have the USB X-Fi, and it sounds amazing and definitely much better than the Realtek built in sound cards. Previously I had the X-Fi Expresscard for my NP8690, and that still performs better than Realtek. Currently the USB X-Fi is only plugged in to my netbook...since my order isn't here yet.

Other sound cards you should at (if you want one) are:-
- Turtle Beach Amigo
- Asus Xonar U1
- Creative X-Fi Go
- X-Fi Play
- X-Fi USB

The NP8130, NP8150, Np8170 do not have express cards so don't bother getting an express card sound card slot.

This post has been edited by This is a Lamp: Mar 9 2011, 07:18 AM