on all the gaming series , lid and the area around the mouse pad is aluminum , bottom & rear is composites (plastic mostly)

but what gives it the omph are the copper heatsinks for the proc & gc 

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Game...ds.13849.0.html

^ Should answer your questions and push you into the right direction. According to that, it can play almost any game at MAX settings. So yeah... if you have more money, go get the Alienware MX-17, the one with DUAL HD5870M. Now that one is gonna blow your cute little socks off.

alienware for dual HD5870 meh?? it's either 4870X2 or single HD5870  right??

Need advise from you guys..what is the different betwen NP8760 and NP8690. Both i put the same spec juz that the screen size is different. Both i7-720 and GTX 285M. NP8760 is around RM6.3k and NP8690 is around RM6.1k. What do you guys think about it? is it better to go for the 17 inch NP8760? And is it worth to go for GTX 285M or stick with the ATI HD 5870?

because the the word "nvidia" 

i know Nvidia always rebrand their model. Didnt know its overclock from GTX280M
This sager beast is so much worth it compare to alienware. I choose the NP8760 and same spec with M17x and its only RM6.2k with postage while m17x is RM9k! The design and fancy light cost RM3k

both still in gaming.. different performance,different driver.. we must always update the drive to boost performance of the card.. every month ati always update their driver either for desktop or notebook.. for now,ati supporting new driver for both desktop n notebook. nvidia little bit late to update their driver n they not fully support driver for notebook.they leave it to notebook provider to create the driver for notebook.

like i said.. different performance.. i'm not saying that ati is better than nvidia in performance.. just the driver support.. 

haha.. maybe i always see the driver problem for gt320m.. it prove me that i'm wrong..  need more research..   

nothing much to discuss about the laptop as it is working perfectly

guys
i hard to pick my selection can some poeple tell me which laptop should i take ??
asus G73 or NP8690 ??
the price almost the same >.<

Beat the HD5870? I doubt. XD

Definitely, since the nVidia 480GT M is inside a Clevo X8100. And Sagers are built by Clevo 

http://www.lowyat.net/v2/latest/nvidia-fer...-june-2010.html

the nvidia 480m in release in june.. very nice..   

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M

Beware: Most of the informations in this article are still based on rumors (e.g. leak by Eurocom) and therefore might change till the GPU is released.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M is a high-end graphics card for laptops based on the Fermi architecture. Therefore, it supports DirectX 11 and is produced in 40nm. According to Eurocom, the GTX480M is available in June 2010 and needs up to 100 Watt. That indicates the usage in large laptops (e.g. the 18" Clevo X8100 like Eurocom announced).

The GeForce GTX 480M can be combined with 2 GB of fast GDDR5 graphics memory (dedicated) according to Eurocom, which doubles the amount of GPU memory found in current laptops (excluding SLI and Crossfire solutions).

Compared to the desktop version of Fermi (GeForce GTX 470 and 480), the mobile version will definately feature less shader cores and therefore also a reduced memory bus (2 GB main memory would indicate a 256 bit wide memory bus). Therefore, the performance should be noticeable slower than a GTX 470 desktop card, but the mobile Mobility Radeon HD 5870 (currently fastest notebook card) should be beaten.

Eurocom charges $380 more than for a single Radeon HD 5870. This also indicates a higher performance of the GTX 480M.

Well if only Malaysia had SAGER,CLEVO and EUROCOM!!!

If they are to open a base here in Malaysia, then we will have local warranty + support!
Ever since the 1999 crisis, our currency went down

U sure that long doc? Maybe give it half a year and a new model of your M17x might come out with that monster of a card! Sager should get it around the same time I think but my guess is it will involve and overhaul of the motherboard and power supply system for both brands.