Sager Midern Computer, Inc., is an OEM computer manufacturer specializing in laptop computers. The company is generally publicly referred to as Sager Notebook Computer, as indicated by their website[1]. Sager, for short, is publicly recognizable for its high end gaming laptops. However, Sager offers a wide variety of services, including solutions for mobile gaming, video editing, and business applications[1]. In addition to selling physical hardware, Sager also offers complete support and repair services for all Clevo based Laptops. This service is offered even if the laptop was not ordered through Sager, although in that case the user must pay in full for all services provided. Although the company sells laptops via its own website, it also utilizes numerous resellers who sell the laptops with the Sager brand name.
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.:Current News on Sandy Bridge (11 Mar '11):.
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Tuesday, March 8th 2011 (obtain from xoticpc.com) Sager Gaming Laptops Released featuring the new Generation 2 Intel i7 Sandy Bridge Processors are now shipping with the newly revised Sandy Bridge Chips.
1. Sager and Clevo have consulted together and have decided that both Sager and Clevo will halt all pending shipments of Intel 6 series chipset systems. Models include Sager NP5160, NP5170, NP8130, NP8150, NP8170. (Clevo: W150HNQ, W170HN, P150HM, P151HM1, P170HM).
2. The current schedule is that starting in the middle of Feb 2011, Intel will start supplying qualification samples of the new revision of Intel 6 series chipset to Clevo. Clevo RD and QC will make it their first priority to test and qualify this new chip revision and prepare for mass production.
3. Currently the mass production version of the revised 6 series is scheduled to begin delivery from Intel to Clevo in limited quantities at the end of Feb 2011. We estimate that we will resume limited quantity shipment of Sager models NP8130, NP8150, and NP8170 in the middle of March 2011 and limited quantity of NP5160, NP5170 models at the end of March to the beginning of April 2011. Stabilization of shipment for all models should occur by the end of April 2011.
.:Current Clevo / Sager News (20 Apr '11):.
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(20 Apr '11) Sager NP5175 (Clevo W170HR) with i7 processor and nVIDIA GT555 2GB GDDR3 Optimus Technology is up for pre-order.
(12 Apr '11) AMD Radeon HD6970m 2GB GDDR5 is up for sale on all resellers at the upgrade price of USD$245 Standalone card with heatsink @ USD$550 (only for NP8150, from RJTECH.com)
Affective Model - NP8150, NP8170 and NP7280.
(07 Apr '11) http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clev...ed-apr-7-a.html The Sager NP8170 system will be split into 2 internal models, one with an NVIDIA GPU and the other with an AMD GPU. Note that these two models each require their own system version and GPUs will NOT be interchangeable. So, if you order an NVIDIA GPU system you will not be able to swap to an AMD GPU later, and vice versa.
System Freezing Issues: With help from many of , users, we have been able to sort out all the issues that were causing system freezing, and have worked with Clevo to resolve them. To just share some quick facts – since the B2 to B3 chipset revision, sager has shipped over 3000 units and we have only received one freezing system report, and that was a notebookreview forum user. Even this isolated incident was resolved by our latest BIOS revision.
.:Current Sager Owners (16 May '11):.
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Access Two DIMM Rams under the Keyboard (might applicable to other models)
Fix and hack graphics driver INF to latest version
QUOTE(carbonytte @ Mar 27 2011, 10:32 PM)
ok found it.
quite hard to find actually, but the nvcv.inf (Clevo information file for nVidia graphic driver installer) isn't update, the driver id is there, but NP8130 hardware id wasn't.
i modified nvcv.inf and do the proper modification.
2) Replace the old nvcv.inf (you'll find it at C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\267.76\Vista 64-bit\International\Display.Driver)
3) Run setup.exe (C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\267.76\Vista 64-bit\International)
many thanks to pewufod who initiated the idea of hacking the driver inf file
Ram slots underneath the keyboard
Ram slots at the bottom of the laptop
.:Difference between NP8130, NP8150 and NP8170:.
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Credit to This is a Lamp
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.
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Compare the Sager notebook model you have selected with other gaming notebooks based on the spec, warranty and price before purchase.
I cant wait for intel to release the fixed 6 series chipset. Has anyone try to purchase laptop from CubeHub asia? It seems abit more cheaper than mucro does.
mucro offers warranty from sager and mucro itself, while cubehub offers sager warranty. i believe that's the reason the cubehub offers cheap laptop.
QUOTE(Mr.Docter @ Feb 16 2011, 02:10 PM)
congrats on the new thread!
soundsyst64 you use which model? no personal review?
money is not enough yo. i want to take either NP8150/8170
Hmm, I currently have enough money to buy a new laptop. But I am worried of making the wrong decision. Sager 8170 or Asus G73? I'm attracted by the backlit keyboard Asus has. Anyone have any general thoughts on what and how to choose?
If you're more into new tech (sandy bridge processor), go for NP8170
QUOTE(kahjye @ Mar 6 2011, 04:04 PM)
Sager is the best gaming laptop with cheapest price lo.
Anyway is sager customizable like dell?
Yes. You can add extra hard drive in optical drive slot (which you might get external optical drive if you choose lower model than NP8170), change cpu and gpu model (customizable GPU only for selective models)
if you compare the performance > price, sager wins.
np8130 - can add one extra hard disk in optical drive slot, able to upgrade CPU but cannot upgrade GPU NP8150 - can add one extra hard disk in optical drive slot, able to upgrade CPU and GPU up to GTX485M
Oh I see, now that explains to me the warranty plan I would need. Thanks!
Because you are the only one replying currently, may I please ask more questions? Regarding payment. Its ok if you don't feel like it. I can call them up tomorrow, but it would be better if I don't have to.
Cool now just have to wait... any idea how long till new shipments are out?
i think the manufacturer/reseller will produce and deliver the laptop in limited quantity starting in the middle of march. it will become stable by end of april.
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Mucro Sager NP8130 Screen and Screen Type: 15.6 inch FHD/Matte 16: 9 SYSTEM CPU: CORE i7-2630QM 2.0 GHz Graphics Card: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M w/1.5GB GDDR5 Thermal Compound: Stock Standard SYSTEM MEMORY UPGRADE: 8GB DDR3 1333 SDRAM 2x4G HARD DISK DRIVE UPGRADE: no HDD (- MYR100.27) Wireless Card: 802.11B+G+N Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Combo Card OS: No OS (- MYR250.67) OPTICAL DISK DRIVE: 8X Super Multi Drive Addon Slot 1: none Express Card Slot: none External: none Carrying Bag: included Sager Pixel Warranty: none Sager Warranty | parts: 1 year warranty(parts) Addon Local Mucro Warranty | labour: 1 year Regional carryin (labour) Microsoft Office | only with OS: Microsoft Office Starter 2010 Rush Service | This is not Shipping and Handling: none Extra AC Adapter: none Extra Battery: none Car Adapter: none Mouse Addon: none Mousepad Addon: none Headphone Earphone Addon: none Notebook Cooler: none NP8130 MYR3,854.53 MYR3,854.53 (including 0 % tax) Subtotal: MYR3,854.53
MYR3,854.53 shipping not included
you can choose the below shipping options. DHL - DHL Laptop delivery (1-3 days, item insured) - MYR262.00 POS Malaysia - Parcel Laptop (2-4 wks, item insured max 3000MYR) - MYR110.00 POS Malaysia - Parcel Laptop (2-4 wks, item not insured) - MYR70.00
Feb 16 2011, 11:57 AM, updated 15y ago
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