NP8150 Review coming soon (advice wanted)

ok .. so my 8150 is out for delivery today and im looking for a precise list of things to include in a review and if anyone wants benchmarking / anything else done i will take care of that today or tomorrow
(mainly im just curious if people want unboxing pictures / is there anything other people missed in their reviews.)

Specs :
15.6" Full HD LED backlight Ultra Bright, 95% NTSC Color Gamut, Anti-Glare
GTX 580M
i7-2720QM
16GB DDR3 1600/PC3 12800 Dual-Channel (4G X 4)
Bigfoot networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1102

just waiting for the delivery man now .. (he's probably going to hammer me for import tax ect)

 

Hi. Mine is on order and while there are several reviews about the following, I'd like to hear your impressions on:

Where you ordered from
Build quality
Fan noise
Screen quality - I ordered same screen
Any issues finding drivers

Thanks

 

The more reviews the better, always good to hear another users perspective.

 

got the lovely machine in my hands now.
i bought it from Gentech, was very pleasantly surprised when it arrived. they included a free carry case + the external dvd writer i ordered also has blu-ray which they didnt mention, so happy about that. also .. VERY VERY happy i didnt get taxed, was worried i was gonna get taxed when they shipped from USA to thailand .. no tax at all (more money to get a nice mouse)

 

Very nice! One other thing, some comparison shots with the sager and another 15" laptop (if you have one that is) would be great.

 

i've only got 1 other laptop than my new sager .. and thats a Compaq nc8000 ... not sure its a worthy comparison shot >.> (the nc8000 doesnt even boot any more :<)

 

has anyone installed 3g on their 8150 ? just curious if the Parts come standard or if i need to go order them. (i noticed the sim slot under the battery)

 

Like....a 3G module?

Mr. Mysterious

 

Yeah I think he means a 3G module. Spoonzie, have you tried connecting to your phone to use the internet that way when out and about?

 

Tethering (what you're talking about, Pommie) is, imo, expensive, slow and pointless, even if you have an unlimited data plan, which is becoming rarer and rarer these days.

A 3G module would be better.

Mr. Mysterious

 

Don't see why it's pointless? Sure, it's slow, but it's only limited by the speed of the cellular network so getting a 3G module won't make it go any faster.

 

True....guess I was thinking in terms of gaming, since people are often asking about that. It should be fine for web surfing, right?

Mr. Mysterious

 

Depends on the carrier. An integrated 3G chipset wouldn't be any better than a tethered phone with 3G - they use the same carrier.

If you're lucky enough to have a 4G phone with tethering though, you could be getting 20Mbps up/down on your tethered phone. So in some cases, it may even be faster than home broadband

You're right though, cellphone 3G/4G connections tend to be high latency, which can be a deal breaker for gaming. (900ms+ ping or more)

 

The new wireless hot spot feature is a god send. I have my phone contract with Telstra (a very good, if expensive carrier out here in Australia). The 3G flies. Internet surfing speeds nearly as fast as my home broadband. Have played world of tanks using it quite nicely. Any FPS would be a no go though.

But users aren't going to be tethering to play games, for surfing the internet, it will all be based on your 3G carrier.

3G modules are now pointless IMO. The only negative with the wireless hotspot feature is the battery drain on your phone, but this isn't that big an issue.

 

i was just asking because i tend to use my laptop for work and it would be pretty awesome if i had the option to put my sim card in to battery , forget about it and just load up the 3g whenever im out of wifi range. (i know the 3g sucks for gaming .. tried it with a dongle and it was horrific)

p.s. yes i was on about the module .. the cd with drivers came with 3g module drivers and i saw the sim card slot however drivers did nothing so i assume there was no 3g module included. anyone know where i can buy one ?

 

on another note .. not sure if anyone has had issue's with this ... i have a Killer n-1102 ... my router wont let me use it for anything because it lists the mac as invalid (starts with 87: or something .. stupid zyxel router only wants 00

turned wireless mac filter off for now until i find a better option :<

 

I have 4G through Sprint and get about 20 down on a good day, 6-8 consistently. Uploads are in the 2-4Mbps range.

It's the latency that will kill you, though. Too high for gaming.

 

Pictures. Lots of pictures.
Also, maybe some comment on the sound quality as far as the headphone jack is concerned? I'm planning on using some nice studio monitors for awhile through the jacks until I get my recording equipment set up.