Sager laptops?

[Volatile]

Hey TPU I am going to be looking for a laptop in a few months, and I was wondering if anyone had experience with a SAGER laptop.
What I am looking for to be completely honest is a brand that is out of the ordinary, like Voodo if it was not bought by HP. I am looking for something that has a core i7 mobile in it and no more than 2 thousand, so the sager looked pretty good since it was highly customizable and pretty nice looking. Its just that I really need two things that usually dont go with each other: Speed and the power to overclock + the ability to play some games, and Mobility and battery life since i will be using this in college.
Although its still a few months I have been looking around to get an idea of how much one of these will cost.

So has anyone used a Sager laptop? Also if you have any suggestions of a different brand of a specific laptop that would be great.

Thanks

 

[mlee49]

Sager laptop's are the shit! They usually rebrand Clevo builds that are highly customizable. If your going with a gaming laptop may I suggest a few things.


1) If your spending 2000 on a decent systems, dropping another 1000 for a matching gpu or better cpu is worth it.

2) Get an extended warranty. An additional $300 for 3 years will be necessary if you use your laptop for gaming. Just think how desktop gpu's get overran with yearly title releases that will stress your system more and more each year. Trust me, after spending $2000 on an Alienware(never again) I kick myself in the gut everytime I think about an extended warranty.

3) Overclock more carefully and with a notebook cooler. Watch your temps closely, but remember that just because your cpu never gets above 70ºC doesn't mean your casing wont get hot enough to melt! learned that the hard way with the AW, damn power plug port overheated and melted right into the motherboard.

Other than that, Clevo um I mean Sager will do you good. May want to check out the Sager section of notebookreview.com for more details on configurations and feedback.

Enjoy your beast!!!

 

[Volatile]

Sager laptop's are the shit! They usually rebrand Clevo builds that are highly customizable. If your going with a gaming laptop may I suggest a few things.


1) If your spending 2000 on a decent systems, dropping another 1000 for a matching gpu or better cpu is worth it.

2) Get an extended warranty. An additional $300 for 3 years will be necessary if you use your laptop for gaming. Just think how desktop gpu's get overran with yearly title releases that will stress your system more and more each year. Trust me, after spending $2000 on an Alienware(never again) I kick myself in the gut everytime I think about an extended warranty.

3) Overclock more carefully and with a notebook cooler. Watch your temps closely, but remember that just because your cpu never gets above 70ºC doesn't mean your casing wont get hot enough to melt! learned that the hard way with the AW, damn power plug port overheated and melted right into the motherboard.

Other than that, Clevo um I mean Sager will do you good. May want to check out the Sager section of notebookreview.com for more details on configurations and feedback.

Enjoy your beast!!!

So is a Sager portable enough that I could bring it to class and also have a battery that lasts more than 2 hours?

 

[mlee49]

Not with an i7 configuration. Most gaming laptops are deemed as 'Desktop replacements' So a power brick is necessary for most.

What configuration are you wanting? That may be helpful.

 

[Volatile]

http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=216215&action=customize
Yeah I realized that probably would have been a good idea to say in the last post right after I clicked post xD

Because I do want game performance, but mobility and battery life is a real issue as well.

 

[mlee49]

I highly doubt you'll get 1.5 hours with a brand new battery. Mine came the 1st day(17"1920x1200) and lasted nearly 2 hours. It was crap after, dropped to 1 hour within a month and down to less than 10 min after 9 months.

And a replacement was nearly $100 so thats out of the questions as well.

I may have a suggestion to your needs, let me look.

 

[mlee49]

Check this one out:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220639&Tpk=34-220-639

65nm C2D
4GB 1066 ram
320GB HDD
15.6" 1080HD screen
Mobile 260m(link for details)
6 Cell battery(good for a few hours at least of notes/browsing)
all for $1300 shipped

Only no additional warranty, one year with Asus.

 

[Volatile]

wow that one does look good, if i was going to get a big brand I was really looking at Asus because I love their motherboards and hardware.
Thanks that one looks really good, I will definitely bookmark it

 

[fyi?]

So is a Sager portable enough that I could bring it to class and also have a battery that lasts more than 2 hours?

Any gaming notebook- don't expect to bring it to class. It's more of a desktop replacement or something to bring with you on vacation where you have a power outlet.

Don't expect to game more than an hour even with a 9 cell.

 

[mlee49]

A 15" with a 9 cell battery should get more than an hour. Most laptops can max out battery performance by downclocking the gpu and speedstepping the cpu.

 

[Fourstaff]

What games will you be playing? I think you might want to trade off some power for less weight and more battery life if you are not playing games like Crysis on high.