Guys, im planning to buy this awesome np8690 from mucro asia :drool
but before that, i got a few questions in my mind:
1) I've got a tight budget so maybe ill be opting for the i5-520 processor.. If in the future i want to upgrade to i7 or any other processors with 4 cores, is that possible?
2) Should i upgrade the warranty?
3) If i want to RMA it for some unfortunate reasons, how is it done? And how long will it take before i can get a new/repaired unit?
4) I heard buying a Windows OS seperately cost more than buying the OEM one, but most of the people buying np8960 opt for no OS.
So if im buying np8690, should in include the OS?
5) Last question, is upgrading the thermal paste worthwhile? Or should ijust do it myself since i heard some np8690 owners saying sager sometimes screw up on this part..
Sorry if I have asked so many questions .. Its just that i hope i can know more about this laptop before buying it since i hope itwill last me for quite some time. I hope all the senseis n sifu here will enlighten me.. ... np8690 rawks!

hmm.. approx. how long will it take? Coz im goin to study overseas in roughly 2months time..

Nope, im going to russia.. XD..

How muc will this model cost? Since im on quite a tight budget, around

rm5k++..

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Added on July 13, 2010, 10:33 am Guys, i hope u guys can help me out. It's just that im planning to buy this awesome np8690 from mucro asia but before that, i got a few questions in my mind. And btw im from malaysia.><
1) I've got a tight budget so maybe ill be opting for the i5-520 processor.. If in the future i want to upgrade to i7 or any other processors with 4 cores, is that possible?
2) Should i upgrade the warranty?
3) If i want to RMA it for some unfortunate reasons, how is it done? And how long will it take before i can get a new/repaired unit?
4) I heard buying a Windows OS seperately cost more than buying the OEM one, but most of the people buying np8960 opt for no OS.
So if im buying np8690, should in include the OS?
5) Last question, is upgrading the thermal paste worthwhile? Or should i just do it myself since i heard some np8690 owners saying sager sometimes screw up on this part..
Sorry if I have asked so many questions .. Its just that i hope i can know more about this laptop before buying it since i hope itwill last me for quite some time. I hope all the sifus here can help me out.... np8690 rawks!



This post has been edited by theonlywolf: Jul 13 2010, 10:33 AM

ouh, if i do the thermal paste myself, will it void the warranty?

Im impressed with the warranty given by mucro asia. Makes me think of upgrading the waranty. ^^. If i want to upgrade the warranty, which waranty should i choose? I mean either upgrading the parts waarnty or the labour warranty? Which is more worthwhile? ><

Guys, I just ordered my np8690 from mucro asia a few days ago. Just want to ask the senseis here, how frequent should i change the thermal paste and where can i get my hand on those stuff><?

Guys, which type of thermal paste is the most effective and easiest to apply on np8690?

But from what i heard ic7 diamond is quite difficult to apply. I wouldnt want to apply it wrongly and instead of cooling the laptop, I GSOD the GPU or CPU. ><

Gratz on ur purchase of np8690 ahhmadd. ^^. care to share your specs? ^^

Omg.. U got a bargain there.. ><... If i knew there was a glitch i would have bought my sager now instead of a month ago.. haha

Omg... Hw come i configured to the specs that i bought my np8690 about a month ago and the current price is rm3360 whereas a month ago it was rm4500!!??.. How come the price dropped so drastically even when the price at sagernotebooks still remained relatively the unchanged.. =.=

Congratz on ur purchase dimiberbs. ^^.

Care to share your specs?

Its about the same as mine.. Just that im using i5-520.. ><
Oh ya, have you guys heard about the new gtx460 in np8690?
Anyone has any news about it?

It took 12 days.. Hope you canget through playing the waiting game. haha
Looks like the hd5870 is no longer available for np8690 in the mucro asia website.

Actually you dont need a maybank account to pay through ringgit bank transfer, you just need to go to the bank and ask for a bank in slip. Fill in the details and write the exact amount. Take a number and wait till your turn and just give the exact amount to the bank attendant. It's that simple and doesn't involve a maybank account.

Nope, it still remained the same. At first, it caused quite some panic for me.. U can imagine paying rm4-5k then that happened..
Just mail mucro or if possible directly call them to get confirmation that you have paid. I hope that helps.

You will be really impressed with its graphic potential..
Your's will be coming with hd5870 rite? I wonder who has gotten a hold on the np8690 gtx460..

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Added on September 20, 2010, 2:06 pmGlad to hear that mate.
Care to share your specs?

This post has been edited by theonlywolf: Sep 20 2010, 02:06 PM

Do they charge you for the transaction fund? If not, my next purchase would be from the comfort of my home..

And care to share the specs of your sager?

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Added on September 21, 2010, 12:54 pmIt surely will be cool with added cuda and physx technology.. ^^..

Mine came with the a silver sager logo on the back on the laptop. Hmm..

This post has been edited by theonlywolf: Sep 21 2010, 12:54 PM

Yo corad, long time no see.. ><...

Actually asus have been dominating in the gaming laptop industry for quite some time.. (If not for their g73jh having GSOD problems i would have chose it instead.. more value for the buck.. )

If one can be sure that the new batches of the g53jw is problem free, it is certainly a value buy in my opinion..

Added with the R.O.G backpack lagi kena target.. ><..