August 6, 200916 yr Has anybody heard of them? - Display: 17" Wide Viewing Angles WUXGA LCD with Super Glossy Surface (1920 x 1200) - Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-975 Processor Extreme Edition ( 8MB L3 Cache, 3.33GHz, 6.4GT/sec QPI )[+$790.00] - Video & Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M Graphics with 1GB DDR3 Video Memory - Operating System: Genuine MS Windows® VISTA BUSINESS 64-Bit Edition with Upgrade to Windows 7 Professional 64 Coupon[+$55.00] - Memory: 6GB Triple Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 3 X 2GB[+$120.00] - RAID Storage Options: Non-RAID Storage - Primary Hard Disk Drive: 250GB 5400rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive - 2nd Hard Disk Drive: 250GB 7200rpm SATA 300 Secondary Hard Disk Drive[+$70.00] - Optical Drive: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software - Wireless Network Card: Intel Wi-Fi Link 5300AGN - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module - Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth V2.1 Module - Primary Battery: Smart Li-ION Battery Pack (12 Cells) - Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office Ready with Free 60-Day Trial - Warranty: Sager 3 Year Limited Parts and Labor Warranty[+$269.00] - Carrying Bag: Standard Carrying Bag Pretty decent system for the price of a Alienware M17x and much powerful CPU. How is the warranty and support service?
August 7, 200916 yr I wouldn't recommend buying a powerful laptop, coming from personal experience. I had one, albeit one that I got a couple years ago, and if were to do it again, I wouldn't. You're better off getting a full fledged desktop with similar specs for cheaper, and geeing a low-power notebook for the road. Heat's a huge issue, the power consumption is really lousy, and in many cases, they stay tethered to a desk defeating the point of portability. Plus, you're limited in terms of upgradability.
August 7, 200916 yr Sager makes some quality stuff but a little overkill and heavy and HOT!!! I have a Prescott P4 @ 3.2 ghz sager and some ati card at the time it was awesome but battery topped at like 45 minutes. I would recommend Alienware or dell xps as they look good thinner and backed by dell warranty.
August 7, 200916 yr I wouldn't recommend buying a powerful laptop, coming from personal experience. I had one, albeit one that I got a couple years ago, and if were to do it again, I wouldn't. You're better off getting a full fledged desktop with similar specs for cheaper, and geeing a low-power notebook for the road. Heat's a huge issue, the power consumption is really lousy, and in many cases, they stay tethered to a desk defeating the point of portability. Plus, you're limited in terms of upgradability. +1 What he said......
August 7, 200916 yr This makes me wonder if I should hold out for a Thinkpad update. I'm looking into getting a laptop soon. My desktop isn't the latest and greatest, but it does exactly what I need and want from it. I have been wanting a notebook for a while, especially for school.
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