Sager NP2096 Owners Lounge

[FloydTheBarber]

Regarding the placement of the Fn key: keep in mind that Sager isn't the only company that arranges the keys this way (Lenovo has the same arrangement, for example).

And a question - what do you think would be faster: a P8600 processor with a 320GB 5400RPM hard drive, or a P9500 with a 160GB 5400RPM?

[philip99]

Originally Posted by Devgru38

ahhhhhh... i cant wait to get this thing and configure it... haha...

I've never owned a laptop before >.<

I feel the exact same way. my parents said i could get it by the end of august but now have decided to make me wait 2 more months! i have been researching new laptops since the end of june because i am so excited... they want to make sure that i "can prove to them i deserve it by doing good school work"!

[youdontneedtoknow]

Originally Posted by FloydTheBarber

Regarding the placement of the Fn key: keep in mind that Sager isn't the only company that arranges the keys this way (Lenovo has the same arrangement, for example).

And a question - what do you think would be faster: a P8600 processor with a 320GB 5400RPM hard drive, or a P9500 with a 160GB 5400RPM?

You may want to be more specific to your question:

The processor is responsible for calculating speed

And the hard drive is responsible for file reading/writing speed

Therefore you can't really ask me which one of those combination is faster, unless you are asking which one has better score on a certain test...

[gonwk]

Hi folks,

Here are some good resources for taking care of your Battery in your new Laptops ...

NOTEBOOK BATTERY GUIDE
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=91846

PANASONIC RECOMMENDATION TO MAXIMIZE YOUR BATTERY LIFE
As you know Panasonic is one of the leaders in Lithium-Ion R&D and manufacturing and they have found 80% charge to be the best.
http://panasonic.net/pavc/toughbook/..._battery_life/

BATTERY UNIVERSITY
And for the curious mind ...
http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-14A.htm

http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-12.htm

Hope this is helpful!

G!

[jesung]

Originally Posted by kabu

Ordered mine from XoticPC yesterday. Canada Express shipping was a little over 100$ =[
When it arrives there will probably more hidden fees.

If you call taxes "hidden" then yes there will be :P

you only have to pay them tax (both pst and gst, I'm afraid ) if you chose express

[LHogue]

so i've been playing around with mine for a few hours and it's so far so good with the exception of a few annoyances, while playing team fortress I truly understood the inconvenience of having the fn key and crtl in switched positions. You can't crouch!! and then when I tried to reach crtl I ended up missing and hitting the windows button, it is definitely going to take a while to adjust. Also an other problem that should be noted is where your wrist rests gets pretty hot while running a game. However overall i am pretty impressed.

[jesung]

Originally Posted by LHogue

so i've been playing around with mine for a few hours and it's so far so good with the exception of a few annoyances, while playing team fortress I truly understood the inconvenience of having the fn key and crtl in switched positions. You can't crouch!! and then when I tried to reach crtl I ended up missing and hitting the windows button, it is definitely going to take a while to adjust. Also an other problem that should be noted is where your wrist rests gets pretty hot while running a game. However overall i am pretty impressed.

Yeah same. I kept pressing Fn instead of Ctrl
The left side does get very warm when running full capacity. My gpu went up to 92 C while playing half life. O_O

[youdontneedtoknow]

Good thing NP8660 has a perfect Ctrl button position...

[Devgru38]

Originally Posted by jesung

Yeah same. I kept pressing Fn instead of Ctrl
The left side does get very warm when running full capacity. My gpu went up to 92 C while playing half life. O_O

Wait... half life TWO? or just half life?

Yea, i had a hellofa time choosing between the 8660 and the 2096.... but the battery life of the 2096 def. made the decision as i'm going to be using it for college...

[jesung]

Originally Posted by Devgru38

Wait... half life TWO? or just half life?

Yea, i had a hellofa time choosing between the 8660 and the 2096.... but the battery life of the 2096 def. made the decision as i'm going to be using it for college...

sorry half life 2