Overview

This is my first review of any kind of laptop. I've been using several laptops for over several years now, but never wrote any review (So, sorry for the lack of information I have right now, but I'll update the first post from time to time).

This Sager NP8130 (aka Clevo P151HM1) is a younger sibling of Sager NP8150 (aka Clevo P150HM). The term younger basically means that the technical specifications is lowered compared to its brother.

*Added : Bought through LPC-Digital with Credit Card for 1209 USD (excluding 139 USD for shipping) Note : They give you 3% discount if you pay cash/e-cheque/cheque/money order*

For more info on Sager's dicussion in LYN forum, refer : http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1755925

The hardware information is as follows:

.:Unpacking review :.
To be updated
.:Picture review :.
First impression picture


Picture taken from certain angle while doing video playback


Adapter is damn big, refer image below compared with my typical Asian-size hand


.:Benchmark reviews:.
World Of Warcraft
Ultra Video Quality
VSync enabled with Triple Buffering
1920x1080 resolution full screen mode


Transformers : War For Cybertron
1920x1080 resolution full screen mode
Texture Quality = High



Metro 2033
1680x1050 resolution full screen mode
Quality : Very High
DirectX 11
Antialiasing =AAA
Texture Filtering = AF16X


This post has been edited by carbonytte: Mar 29 2011, 02:05 AM

wah....how do u feel?

is it powerful enuf?

LOL wut 7 FPS
your settings for metro a ittle too high

Grats TS on purchase
Damn the specs are simply awesome

lol 7 fps , like a p4 playing cod black ops :S

oh well...

I was looking at getting an NP8130 before this. But budget constraints at the moment...

Anyways, congrats on your purchase.

plz show me pics of thickness if possible by a measuring tape or can we meet up somewhere/or i drop by house i really want to see the laptop live face to face

Looks good but you cant really play games in High/Very high mode

Most of us can't even play some of the games in medium mode
Hell some of us can't even play the game

Oh, typo on:

"This Sager NP8130 (aka Clevo P151HM1) is a younger sibling of Sager NP8150 (aka Clevo P150HM). The term younger basically means that the technical specifications is lowered compared to its brother."

This post has been edited by This is a Lamp: Mar 28 2011, 08:39 PM

Answering question first

@Pewufod : I'm practically just trying on the highest resolution possible and see how bad will it go. I do expect the FPS though, based on review at notebookcheck.net

@ineser & [PF]T.J. : It would depend on what game you are playing. For Metro, even with GTX 485 you'll still get a bad FPS

You can check for other cards and games matrix at : http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Game...ds.13849.0.html

@This Is A Lamp : Edited the typo~

@Ridhhy : Edited in the 1st post. Hey, didn't I put the same thing yesterday at LYN Sager's official forum?

and now, some picture taken from up/side/back


This post has been edited by carbonytte: Mar 28 2011, 08:58 PM

looks so much like the 8150
and the razer sticker seems a bit odd lol
anyway thx for the screenies

ya ah ? looks kinda cool to me lol , but the sticker is like...abit not sticky? :S

the razer one is very old, i cilok from old laptop to my Sager

lol no wonder lor bro , mind to post up how the carrying bag provided looks like a?

if you dont mind, can post up the price tag for this machine and how you order it?

i believe its around 4k and..erh dunno where he got that from xD

@kahjye : I bought the laptop without any bags. LPC gave you two choices, no bags or pay extra for Targus. However, I am using a Deuter Giga Office Pro.

@amduser : price updated at 1st post. refer our Sager's topic on other resellers http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1755925

@pewufod : Yep, 8130 and 8150 are very lookalike, physically the difference should be that 8150 surface is made of rubber (although some argue that it doesn't really feel like rubber), while 8130 feels more towards plastic polished with sandpaper.

This post has been edited by carbonytte: Mar 29 2011, 02:08 AM

O.o LPC?

where is that?

however mucro asia offers free bag...i think lol

What is your rating for the screen's color and viewing angle?

more picta more poise
mucro asia didnt offer a free bag

Screen's color is ok (although I have yet to test on BluRay videos, only then I would be able to really see how well the screen color is.

Viewing angle is ok, no color washing seen if viewed from side, only seen when you view it from bottom (refer my pictures)

@funkynova : more things comin in tonite, 3DMark / Dragon Age II / FurMark

This post has been edited by carbonytte: Mar 29 2011, 09:46 AM

there is a regional warranty, so means u can get the warranty here? or need to send back to US?

then its included in price right?

cause when i bought it , it stated included

well i think so, if they include a bag, then they should mention it in your invoice

Since it is regional warranty, so it needed to be sent back to US.

This post has been edited by carbonytte: Mar 29 2011, 01:00 PM

oh...they mentioned it in the invoice

carrying bag is included , just wonder how it looks like before i decide to buy other brand of bag

15.4" will fit a 15.6" laptop right?

im kinda worry it wont coz of the brick sized adapter lol.

DAMN NICE BROOO!!Mght need cooler pad for ur beast just for safety though, ur beast do has great copper heat sink..

Actually I got one (Zalman NC1000), but the laptop is wider than the cooling pad haha

atleast having a zalman cooler is better than not having any cooolers

More specs and some synthetic benchmark review :
WMI Total Score


CPU-Z/GPU-Z


3DMarkVantage


3DMark11


Furmark 1080 preset


This post has been edited by carbonytte: Mar 29 2011, 11:48 PM

i dunno if its just me or not but the last 2 screentakes can not be viewed
it says domain unregistered with a frog in an ice cube
anyway thanks for the review !

^you need to login to imageshack if like that...

How is the stability? So far got experience any slow down or random freeze?

dayum ts ...u make me cant wait for my unit...gahhhhhhhh

TS, ur laptop damn nice..., GRATZ! +1!

Hmm your Furmark max temps are low haha. Try a Burn-In test.

lol , okay now i realize it .

48c? wow.

Oh. no wonder the mem and shader speed were somehow quite slow.

Now this should be ok



This post has been edited by carbonytte: Mar 30 2011, 08:37 PM

this is regarding the free bag

Mucro Contact to me show details 10:50 PM (10 hours ago)

Microsoft office is installed only if you have OS. The bag doesn't apply anymore because Sager doesn't send us laptop bags for the 8130. It seems that 8170 has the free bag

wtf? then !? any discount? damn sager!

but kahjye, you mentioned in your invoice that a free bag was given. If they wrote so in your invoice, then you should get a free bag, regardless if Sager send Mucro free bags or not for NP8130.

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: 500G 7200rpm SATA
Wireless Card: 802.11B+G+N Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Combo Card
OS: No OS (- MYR250.05)
OPTICAL DISK DRIVE | * Internal Optical Drive not included with HDD and Caddy Case purchase: 8X Super Multi Drive
External USB ODD Drive: none
Addon Slot 1: 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)

this is the spec i bought for RM3945.02 lol.

lets hope they will give.

what if they dont give?

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Added on March 31, 2011, 1:48 pmEDIT : They removed the Carrying Bag option already [mucro]

This post has been edited by kahjye: Mar 31 2011, 01:48 PM

If they still don't give, saman lor. Since they accidentally wrote that they're including a bag, they should honor the deal. It's not about whether Sager gives free bag or not, the company already prepared and gave you an invoice with the word "Carrying bag: included". It is their fault that they didn't properly checked the invoice before sending to you

including me too
my invoice stated free carry bag

you sir got your unit yet?

It is by far the cheapest and yet powerful gaming laptop I have ever seen.

To be frank, the technical specs of this Sager NP8130 definitely beats Dell XPS 15 when it comes to price and performance. And I dare enough to say that this beast which is unknown to a lot of people can also to beat Alienware M15X-R2.

Sager NP8130:
- RAM upgradable to 16gb (4 memory slots, making it not only a powerful gaming laptop, but it can be used to run multiple virtual machines and also applications that require lots of RAM)
- Laptop parts that can be accessible easily and even the fans too! Not many laptops allow you to access the fans. Easy to access fans means easy to clean.
- Dedicated fan for GPU which you don't see in Dell XPS and other laptops that priced at around RM 4k.
- GTX 460m which beats AMD HD5850 in M15X-R2.

Priced at around RM 4k +/-, although the exterior looks dull and it doesn't come with blacklit keyboard, but the specs itself is killing. I can't really help with the amazement that I have for this laptop although I own a NP8170-S1 which is more expensive than NP8130, but this NP8130 is really a good laptop that comes with an affordable price for a "gaming laptop".

Bump for this beastie.

Er.., no offense here but I don't really care about the bag issue. All I wanted to hear and know is about the performance and functionalty of the laptop. I hope more reviews will be coming from the proud owners of this machine though..., ;p