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ihateibuypower   07-30-2008 at 01:56:11 AM

Alright so I think I'm going to go with the NP8660. It's a 15" and i configured it very nicely for about 2300...little more. Anyways, last question is, what is the average battery life with a Sager, suppose I'm just doing AIM and Microsoft Word.

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cjl   07-30-2008 at 07:24:11 AM
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I can't find what the battery size is anywhere on the Sager site, but assuming it's a 9 cell (what I would expect for those components), I would guess around 2:30.

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ihateibuypower   07-30-2008 at 03:26:43 PM
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its an 8 cell. so probably more like 2 hours :( but is this a good decision? the np8660?

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cjl   07-30-2008 at 05:26:21 PM
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I'd say it's a decent decision. I'd get it for that price. Also, my estimate is intentionally conservative - if you crank all of the settings down to the minimum, you could probably get more life than that.


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ihateibuypower   07-31-2008 at 05:54:57 PM
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decent decision? what would be a better decision? (not trying to sound arrogant, i really want to know if theres a better option out there)

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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   07-31-2008 at 06:52:22 PM
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In a 15.4'' laptop, only the Alienware M15x comes close in performance, but it's more expensive and probably not worth it.

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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cjl   07-31-2008 at 07:27:07 PM
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ihateibuypower wrote :

decent decision? what would be a better decision? (not trying to sound arrogant, i really want to know if theres a better option out there)


Off the top of my head, I can't really think of anything better in the price range for what you want. As I said, I would buy it.

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ihateibuypower   07-31-2008 at 10:07:26 PM
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oh okay. thanks very much guys. seeing as im getting this computer, any good computer games to reccommend? ill be getting starcraft 2 when it comes out i think. thanks again guys

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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   07-31-2008 at 11:39:31 PM
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If you want to test the GPU, get Crysis. I actually went out and bought it in June, started it and then never finished it. I wasn't too big a fan of the story line though. Call of Duty 4 would also be at the top of my list of games to get. I own it and love it, wasn't so big on it at first, but it has really grown on me.

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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ihateibuypower   07-31-2008 at 11:43:33 PM
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i have call of duty 4 for xbox. i was taking a look at the dell vostro today, the new one. the 2510 i think. it looks pretty nice, its cheaper too. would the GPU hold up with gaming? i think its a 256mb geforce 8400GS (maybe 8600) not sure. would that be a good choice?

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cjl   08-01-2008 at 12:37:37 AM
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8400 = pretty bad, though better than integrated
8600 = decent, can play most games, but don't expect to crank the settings.

Neither will come close to the Sager though - I'd just get that and not look back.


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ihateibuypower   08-01-2008 at 01:11:18 AM
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aright sounds good. thanks

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