Official Sager NP8130/Clevo P151HM1 Owners Lounge

[hispeed4567]

Just saying that the 8130 cannot handle the 485m/6970m. Its not just a matter of using the 8150's power bricks. This laptop wasn't made to handle 100w GPU.

[Mr_Mysterious]

I originally plan to buy Asus G73SW-XA1, but since amazon now post it as unavailable and no possible date when it will be available again I try to search for the alternatives and come to Sager N8130 which has almost same spec but even cheaper..

Few questions here:

1. What is the memory brand that used in NP8130? If I plan to upgrade to 16GB, can I add any brand of memory like Crucial or Corsair DDR3 1333/10600?
I asked this because I have experience when upgrading my macbook where same brand (Kingston) of memory but with different chipset manufacturer it won't start properly most of the time.

2. I saw a lot of the folks here are upgrading to Intel 6230 Wireless adapter, what are really the main difference with the standard wireless N that comes as the default? I try to read from page 1-60, and then jump to 111-120.. Maybe I miss out some of the discussion here

3. I am still considering between NP8130 and NP8170 mainly for the larger 17.3" screen. But they are few hundred bucks more expensive, and at lower spec starting point (4GB RAM, 320GB HDD). I know some folks stating that it support 485m card, but I am just casual gamer and don't want to pay that much for 485m. If 460m is enough, what are other considerations to get NP 8170? *glossy or matte is fine for me anyway, because I only use it at home

I don't know the brand for the DDR3 memory, but it's pointless to get 1600MHz of memory if you're getting the 2630QM; on that processor, it's just going to downclock to 1333Mhz.

I got the updated intel wireless card because it supports bluetooth and there are good reviews about it; internet accessibility is pretty important to me.

And for me, the biggest attraction for the 8170 has to be the fact that it has two HDD bays...that was actually one of the prerequisites for my next laptop, but I compromised with the 8130. Of course, that and it's ability to support the 480M and the 6970M...oh and also it's amazing cooling capabilities.

I convinced myself that yes, the 8130 will and should be able to support the 485M with the power brick...and since it's pretty much going to be sitting at my desk and not being moved around all that much, why not just connect a 3TB external HDD to it? It would be the same as having two HDD bays.

edit: Ok correction....hispeed just told us it won't be able to take the 485M or any 100W GPUs. But that's ok. Who's to say that in the future, there won't be a mGPU that is more powerful than the 485M and has a lower power consumption than the 460M?

Mr. Mysterious

[thegdbatman]

I don't know the brand for the DDR3 memory, but it's pointless to get 1600MHz of memory if you're getting the 2630QM; on that processor, it's just going to downclock to 1333Mhz.

I got the updated intel wireless card because it supports bluetooth and there are good reviews about it; internet accessibility is pretty important to me.

And for me, the biggest attraction for the 8170 has to be the fact that it has two HDD bays...that was actually one of the prerequisites for my next laptop, but I compromised with the 8130. Of course, that and it's ability to support the 480M and the 6970M...oh and also it's amazing cooling capabilities.

I convinced myself that yes, the 8130 will and should be able to support the 485M with the power brick...and since it's pretty much going to be sitting at my desk and not being moved around all that much, why not just connect a 3TB external HDD to it? It would be the same as having two HDD bays.

edit: Ok correction....hispeed just told us it won't be able to take the 485M or any 100W GPUs. But that's ok. Who's to say that in the future, there won't be a mGPU that is more powerful than the 485M and has a lower power consumption than the 460M?

Mr. Mysterious

A couple of points:

The 2630QM does support 1600mhz ram, but only in the 2x2gb configuration.

The default clevo card does support bluetooth.

[dumild]

I don't know the brand for the DDR3 memory, but it's pointless to get 1600MHz of memory if you're getting the 2630QM; on that processor, it's just going to downclock to 1333Mhz.

Thanks mrmysterious, but I did mention it was 1333MHz.. not 1600MHz

What I want is: Since it comes with 2*4GB 1333MHz memory, I want to add another 2*4GB memory to make it 16GB.

I was just afraid that different brand/memory chip with the one comes from Sager will make it unusable or some performance trade off??

I know it is overkill for many, but due to the nature of my study I play a lot with virtual machines (several at a time). 8GB maybe sufficient, but 16 will be perfect

The default clevo card does support bluetooth.

So any reason too choose Intel 6230 over the default card? What is the specific model/brand on the default card?

[thegdbatman]

Thanks mrmysterious, but I did mention it was 1333MHz.. not 1600MHz

What I want is: Since it comes with 2*4GB 1333MHz memory, I want to add another 2*4GB memory to make it 16GB.

I was just afraid that different brand/memory chip with the one comes from Sager will make it unusable or some performance trade off??

I know it is overkill for many, but due to the nature of my study I play a lot with virtual machines (several at a time). 8GB maybe sufficient, but 16 will be perfect



So any reason too choose Intel 6230 over the default card? What is the specific model/brand on the default card?

The intel card has better range and throughput, but it will be bottlenecked by the router and your isp anyways. It also has a feature that allows it to act as a miniature wireless router called mywifi.

[thegdbatman]

Four business dayyssss!!! The wait is killing me!

I wonder if UPS ships, as in actually moves their products, on Saturday too....if it does, I'm going to get it sooner.

Really now, what's preventing anyone from putting a 485M or even a 6970M in an 8130? If it's the power brick then everyone would be flocking to the 8130 instead of buying the 8150 or 8170....But that's not happening.

Mr. Mysterious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tim5nU3DwIE

[Mr_Mysterious]

Argh, I feel like I'm on the edge of my insanity!

Either go with a stock 8130 with the wifi card and blu ray drive....

Or go for the stock 8170 for only $80 more....I can always add the wifi card and blu ray drive once I earn up enough money...

This thing is driving me crazy!

Mr. Mysterious

[thegdbatman]

Argh, I feel like I'm on the edge of my insanity!

Either go with a stock 8130 with the wifi card and blu ray drive....

Or go for the stock 8170 for only $80 more....I can always add the wifi card and blu ray drive once I earn up enough money...

This thing is driving me crazy!

Mr. Mysterious

Yes! get the 8170! it has a big screen! it can be upgraded to the 485m! blu-ray is overrated! the stock wifi card is ok!

[Mr_Mysterious]

Yes! get the 8170! it has a big screen! it can be upgraded to the 485m! blu-ray is overrated! the stock wifi card is ok!

.................why?

Reveal your ulterior motives!

Mr. Mysterious

[thegdbatman]

.................why?

Reveal your ulterior motives!

Mr. Mysterious

oh, nothing... I just want to make sure you are satisfied with your decision!