haha, how much did you sell your old rig for? must be a kingkong of a machine.

hey guys, im on the verge of ordering a NP 8150 now since i cant really wait out for the 6970m since theres no confirmation on the date

is 2720qm, 460m 8gb ram better or
is 2630qm 485m    4gb ram better no BD ray bla
while the latter will have an extra cost of say RM600+
is it worth it if i go for the 485m, im a gamer who enjoys eye candies on every games i play

however, if there are anyone here who have a grasp of infos on the ETA of 6970m, kindly let me know as well

This is a Lamp.....do you know which reseller is better, affordablelaptops.com.au or logicalblueone.com.au

the former is located in Perth, been around longest.
the latter in Queensland, closer to me as I'd be in Sydney.

Things like warranty slightly differ...but with your experience, which reseller would you recommend. This is important as build quality would vary somewhat, as theyd be bringing in barebones and putting them together locally..and also theres the after sale service factor.

Lastly, you're in OZ arent you? then why have you chose to get your NP8150 from the States.....any reasoning behind that?

thanks for the reply, it was very helpful

Yes indeed, Ive been in contact with LBO and AL since last night, and it was only LBO that got back to me...twice! AL are still yet to..
The other thing I like is, their website is easier to navigate/use  hehe
AL tho, pride them selves in being the oldest most established reseller of Clevos in Australia, 10 years of experience.
They say their machines are built by 'ITC mobile computing'.
The price indeed is the most important factor, and thats why Ive gone with Clevo, it gives you more power for every dollar you spend than any other laptop manufacturer.
LBO also offer a stock 3 year warranty period, but this makes their notebooks a couple of hundred dollars more expensive. The AL machines are slightly cheaper, but come with only a 1 year warranty, if you upgrade to 3 years..it passes the cost of getting it from LBO. So theres that to consider as well.
I need my lappy soon, and with the floods up in Queensland, delivery has been on halt for quite some time

I am thinking of getting the NP8150 with a HD in the optical drive bay   so I can fit an SSD in there.

Now I  understand why you had ordered from the US, since ure in Malaysia right now. You can avoid the gst and upgrade it easily and cheaper like you said. But what about warranty?would you be able to send it in for repairs at either LBO or AL? or would it have to go all the way to the US, with you having to bare the shipping costs?
If so, wouldnt you be better buying from OZ? ok its slightly more expensive, but you have that completely worry free experience with the 3 year onsight pick warranty cocooning you..give me your thoughts please.

Thanks for that guys, I'll keep that in mind.

Aw no! I hope ur stuffs not f**cked Lamp...the waterbed thing made me chuckle x)

I thought I'd pick up some components from Lowyat before I head to OZ. Like the bracket/frame thing I need for the optical bay. And would it be cheaper for me to buy an SSD from Lowyat? I am not looking for something hardcore, an Intel 40GB SSD would do fine, I am just gonna run the OS, some programs and maybe squeeze in a game if I can.
the 7200rpm drive that comes with it....um, if I put it where the optical drive is supposed to go...would it have the same cooling solution provided like a dedicated HHD bay would? I'd assume not, as I dont really notice any vents below the dvdrom area. Thats why I thought I'd place the SSD there as it doesnt heat up like a mechanical drive would.

I am not an expert when it comes to Clevo machines...but what are their product cycle like? Are these new products? would I regret not waiting like a couple of weeks more when another even better line comes out? I know the over used saying about not chasing tech, but give me an idea how future proof a NP8150 would be.

Anyone owns this model ? NP5160

How's the performance ?

Do i need to pay for shipping fee to send b US for warranty?
your words are so tempting

So I can assume that I dont need to worry about warranty that much?

There is a new website setup for sager.Price is very cheap guys can go check it out.

www.cubehub.asia