GT60 or Sager NP-9130?

They both have very similar specs...... How would u decide?

 

Put a photograph of each laptop, and one live mussel, at opposite ends of a large plexiglass fishtank, then place a psychic squid inside the tank and see which mussel he chooses to eat first.

 

Well, you have to ask yourself what the differences between the two laptops are.

The GT60 has a backlit keyboard where the NP9130 does not.

The GT60 can also support 2x full 2.5-inch hard drives as opposed to the NP9130's single 2.5-inch SSD and an mSATA slot.

I can go on, but you get the picture. You just have to ask what is more important to you?

I would also recommend comparing the NP9150 to the GT60 as those are a bit closer in comparison.

 

Could you compare those two like you suggested? I think I know enough about the GT60, but now that the NP9150 can be equipped with a 680m I've been considering that laptop instead, but I know nothing about it.

 

I sure can (I also encourage others to join in and add any comments if I missed anything)

The GT60 MIGHT, it has not been officially announced but is speculated, come with the GTX-680M just as the Sager NP9150 will be coming with the 680M.

Both have an excellent backlit keyboard, the MSI has a few more color choices available than the Sager model. Both keyboards can have the colors programmed to different modes (dance, wave, etc). The MSI has a chiclet style keyboard, where the Sager has a sort of "standard" keyboard.

The NP9150 comes with only a single standard 2/5-inch drive bay, 1x mSATA slot, and an optical bay (you can option to have a second hard drive installed in the optical bay).

The GT60 comes with 2x full 2.5-inch drive bays and a single optical drive bay but no mSATA slot.

The NP9150 comes with 2x separate cooling fans, one for the CPU and the other for the GPU. Air intake is in the bottom, directly over the fans and vents out the back, not the sides.

The GT60 comes with 1x cooling fan that cools both the CPU and the GPU. CPU and GPU have separate heatsinks, but the fan cools both. Air is drawn in from the top around the keyboard as well as from slots on the bottom, but the bottom slots are not close to the fan. Air is exhausted out back and the side, so some hot air can blow on the left hand if you have your mouse on that side.

Both laptops should be capable of handle the same kind of upgrades such as CPU, RAM, wifi adapter, and hard drive types (Sager is one short on standard 2.5-inch drives but makes up with an mSATA socket).

Hope this helps.

 

So does the Sager suffer any cooling problems? It seems like relying on air intake from the bottom could be problematic.

 

Feel free to check out the forums, but the short and quick answer is "no", they do not suffer from any cooling problems.

Alienware has a similar cooling design as well with intake at the bottom and exhaust out the back.

As with any laptop, just be sure to keep it on a solid, flat surface and blow the dust out of the heatsinks periodically and the laptop will be just fine.

 

Do you mind commenting on the speaker quality? (Sorry for asking so many questions.)

 

I've spoken with a reseller, and he unequivocally tells me that the GT60/70 speakers stomp all over the Clevo ones.

 

That's what I've heard from reviews, so I'm really torn between the GT60 and the P150EM. I like the GT60, but I want a 680m.

 

Wait for a week, I think MSI has a surprise for us

 

Thank you for the expert input.

A question, if you will: I'm getting a laptop that has a similar barebones as the GT60 and I was wondering whether this type of cooling scheme would benefit from a cooling pad such as the Coolermaster SF-19 since it's blowing air towards the bottom of the laptop?

Actually, what would be the best type of cooling pad for a GT60?

Thanks again!

 

If MSI released a GT60 with a 680, I would buy it immediately.

 

Why are you saying this? Do you have any info you would like to share because i was about to buy a GT60 in a day or two but if there is a 680m coming i needz to know!!

 

My source also says that a 16-inch with a 680m is coming soon. I don't have an ETA though.

 

Who knew laptop buying was filled with such mystery?