Get set..... done! Who voted for the brand? lol....

Sager in worst list? lol
even alienware in the list too..

YOU'd vote Sager?? are you high, my friend?

or imma the one who is too tired today? because the title of the thread is Worst Laptop...
hate to say.. but..

Guess they all vote for against it because of our posts in the thread regarding Sager. Jealous people who don't know crap about them calling it fanboyism. XD If it's true, why would we not state it.

First of all, lets clarify the situation with ATI mobility 5870 video cards inside any of the branded laptops.

* DO NOT INSTALL LINUX.

ATI does not have official support for the 5870 mobility yet. If you install linux into your laptop, you may suffer from side effects on your laptop.

If you really want to run linux on your laptop. You have only three options:
1. Get a laptop with an Nvidia card. Why? Because Nvidia has stable drivers for linux.

2. Wait for ATI to OFFICIALLY release a STABLE set of drivers for the 5000 series mobility card that SUPPORTS your video card.

3. Get a laptop with the 4000 series ATI mobility cards.

Let me stress again that you should NOT install linux for ATI unless you are prepared for RMAs and strange side effects. Just because it "works" DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL NOT ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS.

NEVER RUN A DRIVER THAT IS NOT OFFICIALLY DESIGNED FOR YOUR VIDEO CARD.

If you are running a PRE-RELEASE, BETA or EXPERIMENTAL driver, use at your own risk.

yeah, money is the key. imma a student summore, hate to use my scholarship or begging for my parents (like someone did) for my own toy like this.

don't worry much about temp. its mostly depend on lappy's ventilation itself. MBP is one of the good example.

battery life is the only unsolvable problem. even using 9 cell, i doubt you can last an more than an hour when that monster inside your machine...

rather than worrying about battery life, i rather worrying about power brick...

wonder how heavy and bulky they are...

+1

You can practically do a whole lot of things to the laptop and it won't void your warranty. I did one stupid thing.. Using a paperclip to put more pressure on the ATi GPU... The card "broke" and I sent it back to Mucro and now awaiting for replacement because Sager ultimately decides what happens with your warranty. What I did was, cut the can, put on the paper clip, practically burnt the circuitry of the GPU while testing to see if it was the problem when my laptop couldn't start and now a new one is coming to replace it. I think you can gauge the "void warranty" issue by looking at my case here. 

Update:

1.30pm: New card arrived. 

Regarding Sager NP8690 package .. did they provide :

1) Windows installer DVD + Key? (if choose with OS)
2) Restore DVD like dell?
3) Driver DVD 

4) Got extra software? (etc: Nero) ~

Thanks

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=de6b0df...47708e37b913e74

Full service manuals for all the Clevo models. (Credits to theriko @ NBR)

I beg  to differ. I would describe it as elegant in its' simplicity. It has a rather reserved distinguished air about it. Not ostentatious or loud like Alienware.. Too bad it's too rich for my blood. 

Gonna get this from mucro.asia:



Basically stock configuration + No OS
For RM 4,009.35
Shipping costs/Tax still not sure yet.

What do you guys think?  I this price/config basically beats any other laptops within the RM4k price range.
Was considering a Dell Studio XPS 16 but the NP8690's specs blow my mind.

Suggestions? Maybe I should break my budget and get a better processor perhaps?

I'm placing my order today, still deliberating about the CPU. Is i5 more than enough for my needs ? Or should I go opt for the '' future-proof '' i7 ?

I don't do video editing, mainly games and movies. 

long time no visit here

back in the market for another laptop, and it seems Asus is being quite generous recently... rivaling and sometimes even surpassing Sager's price:value ratio

anyone knows how this will fare against what Sager has ? : G53

I configured the Sager NP8690 with the same specs and it came to be 450+USD more exp !

added on both machines,

8GB DDR3
Blueray reader
i7 740M

its 980x
sli gtx480
320gb hdd
6gb ram