Just ordered a Sager NP5790 Critique?

[Spazilton]

1x Sager Notebook NP5790 Special Pre-Order Package
- Display: 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1200) S
- Arctic Silver: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Dead Pixel Policy: Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Processor: ~Intel® Core™2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz w/4MB L2 On-die cache - 800MHz FSB
- Video Card: 512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 7950GTX w/GDDR3 (User Upgradeable)
- External Monitor Video Adapter: None Standard
- Ram: ~ 2,048MB DDR2 667 PC2 5300 (2 SODIMMS) Dual Channel Memory
- Exterior Finish: NP5790 Orange Frame Trim Color
- Optical Drive: ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
- Primary Hard Drive: ~-200GB Hitachi Tavelstar 3GB/S SATA 300 7200RPM Hard Drive
- Floppy Drive: None Standard
- Memory Card Reader: Internal 4-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO)
- Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- TV Tuner: None Standard
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Speaker Systems: Integrated System Speakers - Included
- Wireless Network: Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965 802.11 a/g/n
- Wireless Network Accessories: None Standard
- Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
- Case: Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- AC Adapter: 110/220V 120W Auto Switching AC Adapter - Included
- Car Adapter: None Standard
- Docking Station / Port Replicator: None Standard
- External Monitor: None Standard
- Fingerprint Reader: None Standard
- Optional Mouse or Keyboard: None Standard
- Notebook Cooler: None Standard
- Operating System: None Standard - Drivers & Utility Software Only
- "Medialess" Microsoft Office Software: None Standard
- Software Bundle (Not Installed): None Standard
- Warranty: 3 Year Parts & Labor Warranty 24/7 Tech Support

$2559.00 Shipped.

My work has a computer purchase program, 18 month no intrest computer loan for up to $2500 so I took advantage of it.

This was actually cheaper than a XPS M1710 with lesser specs.

Its a preorder I'm told Middle of July ship date.

Thoughts?

 

[The_X]

Looks like a beast to me. Aren't those things enormous?

 

[Spazilton]

Right around the same size as a Dell M1710. Approx 8.5lbs.

 

[tickle_me_emo]

i probably would have went with a single 2gig sodimm so you can upgrade to 4 gigs in the future

 

[cinohpa]

I think the two sticks is more efficient right now though. By the time he'd want to go to 4 gb he'd probably want to be running x64 and by then there'd probably be better options for ram so he'd get two fresh 2gb sticks instead of one old, one new, or two old.

 

[Spazilton]

i probably would have went with a single 2gig sodimm so you can upgrade to 4 gigs in the future

I actually did that for a reason. I have an older laptop that takes a max of 2GB of DDR2.

I was planning on just putting 4 gb in this laptop eventually and removing the 2 sticks and upgrading the older laptop at the same time.

 

[jshrimp3]

What site did you order this from? I just pre-ordered an NP5790 from XoticPC.com, I got 4GB instead of 2GB, the 160GB hard drive instead of the 200GB one, and I got Vista Premium, and mine was only 2594 after shipping. I just configured your setup on XoticPC, and it's $2372, plus $30 shipping to make it $2402. It's exactly the same, should ship the 2nd week of July, and even comes with a 1GB USB flash drive to boot. :-P

I know it's a bit late for this, but maybe if you can email them and try to get some price matching.

 

[Spazilton]

I ordered from the same place.

I did get the 3 year full warranty, I believe thats whats making up the difference in price.

 

[jshrimp3]

Oh ok. I didn't notice the 3 year full warranty, I thought it was the standard 3 year labor 1 year parts.