*OFFICIAL* Clevo M57ru FAQ & Owners Lounge

Haha completely understandable, that's why we're M57ru owners

 

I got 2 pairs of B&O A8 and ultimate ear super.fi 5 pro earphones here, normal soundcards won't match them.

 

Just ordered an M571 from Rizeon, and now I await its arrival with great anticipation. Very friendly company if you're looking for a UK reseller btw, and they threw in free delivery even though I live in the channel islands!

Screen: 17" Wide Screen WUXGA+ (1920 x 1200) Glare Type Display
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64bit
Warranty: 2 Year Collect and Return Insurance Backed Service
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz 6MB L2 Cache 800MHz FSB
Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 PC-5300 667MHz - 2x2GB
Hard Drive: 250GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 8800M GTX 512MB Graphics
Optical Drive: DVD Super-Multi(DVD-RAM/-R/-RW/+R/+RW)
Sound Card: High-Definition Audio with 3D Effect & Full Duplex
Wireless Card: Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN network card
Turbo Memory : None
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5

 

They also have a rep on the forum

 

So you would consider $200 priced card a normal soundcard? Could you give a link for which soundcard you would prefer for yourself? Thanks!

 

I ahve the ultimate ear super.fi 3 pro .........

 

kevi the creative x-fi express soundcard only cost $79.99 from all major computer stores, I have no idea why amazon list $190.
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=209&subcategory=669&product=16642

 

Just bought 1 from ebay, still waiting for it to coming. A little nervous how good it will performance with Beyerdynamic DT880.

 

wow you got a nice headphone there. any idea how is it compare to HD555?

 

Never heard any sennheiser Headphones..... My DT880 is nearly four years old.

 

Hm, guess it's time to stop using Amazon for price matching

What would you recommend then? Do you currently own a nice soundcard that you'd recommend to others?

 

"creative x-fi express soundcard"

is the best availbe for that budget as of now

 

Wow,you guys are still debating over the express soundcard? Come on, it doesn't get any better than that in under 100$ ...

 

My concern is with all the bloatware you have to install. Are people generally people with the software that has to be installed with the card?

 

Are you serious? Just install the driver for the card, and that's it.
You don't need creative media source and what not.
I just installed the driver and that's it. Granted,mine was not express,but USB, but Creative nonetheless.

 

What's with the attitude? Lots of people have had problems with Creative, their drivers and their software. See, e.g.

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/29/creative-driver-debacle

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=182389

After numerous problems with their soundcards, I promised a long time ago to never buy a Creative product again. But, if they have improved things and people like it, then I might give it a go.

 

i like creative...... only problem i have had before is with the volume dial on a satelite speaker system. after a while, for some reason if i even slightly touched the desk that the dial was on, the volume would jump ALL over the place for about 15secs

 

What I meant is that Creative makes awesome products.
Heck, I had VIsta 64 before and they had drivers for the card, so now it's only getting better.
Trust me, it will work without problems,unless you're using x64, and even then,there's nothing really to be worried about.
Heck, I had problems with a lot of things, that don't mean people stopped buying such peripherals.

Once you get it installed and pumping,you'll know what I mean

 

Pic inside....

 

Oh, you performed surgery on it?

 

Ooooo I just noticed that there's a 3DMark06 benchmark competition in this thread

As I'm all proud of my shiny newly OC'd processor:

10620 3DMarks: T9300, OC'd to 2.9ghz and undervolted to 1.1000v, 8800M GTX (stock), 175.70 drivers, XP Pro SP3. Under load, hitting a max of 54c CPU core and 69c GPU.

Can't wait to get to OC'ing the 8800M GTX to see how much further I can go, lots of room for improvement!

 

^^my T8300 just beat your T9300

 

Just to let you know:

I returned my M570RU-U to my reseller for a refund.

Reason: since Oct. 2007 I had three notebooks with dead pixels, and the fourth one, delivered last week, did not include Windows (what I paid for). I decided I had enough and cancelled it all. Not the best reseller..

So I haven't had the chance to enjoy my M570RU-U and all in all it has cost me quite a bit for shipping it back all the time.

Now it's waiting for the M570TU. I'll also going to order from a different reseller. Probably XXODD, since they are located here in the Netherlands.

 

I'm sorry to hear that, but with the shipping costs and all, you could've bought yourself another screen separately

 

Shipping costs were around €60 (~$100). Don't think I could have bought a screen for that amount.

But still, it's a shame, losing money on "nothing".

Hope the M570TU will be available soon. Maybe I'll buy a MSI Wind till it arrives

 

The TU will be available around mid July, if that's your concern.
A secondary laptop,like the Wind would be nice too

 

Yeah, the Wind will really come in handy. It's going to be hard not to buy it

But is there a bit more certainty about the mid july availability of the M570TU? All I read is about the M860TU, but I need a big screen.

 

wow they let you refund after all the time you had it?? didnt you have it for a few months or more now

 

I "had" it since Oct. 2007. BUT:

I was never able to use the laptop for what I bought it for: to take it with me to the university. I had to leave all the protective foil on, because all the notebooks I received all had pixel-defects and the last one was incomplete.

Also I had to wait very long to exchange the notebook the last time (over 5 months) and you can imagine how I felt when I found out the shipment was incomplete...

Dutch law is very very clear about these kind of issues, so my reseller actually didn't have that much of a choice but to give me a full refund. That's the story in short.

 

Wow 5 months? Man, that is horrible..
I hope the TU will be a better companion

 

what is this "wind" laptop?

edit. i think i found it after some yahooing

 

Its an MSI wind, an MSI netbook.

 

ralphfx, I hope you will notice that the people posting on this forum are able to express themselves without using offensive language. I am sure you can too with just a little effort.

Please edit your posts (particularly 677 & 679) to conform to the civility that you witness from others here on the forum.

The launch of the M570TU will coincide with the launch of the M860TU which at this point is scheduled for July 15th...however as we know launch dates can move. Please check with your local vendor for their scheduled launch date.

 

To make you feel better I changed my posts. But I don't know exactly what was offensive to you.. Nobody ever had any comment on my posts before.

Thank you for your answer.

 

while we are on the topic of the msi wind, does anyone know where i can get one? nowhere seems to have them. (its for my mom)

 

There are a few resellers here in Holland that have the Wind listed. However, the delivery date is pushed back to the end of June. I'll look some resellers up for you.

There is:
www.gistron.nl
www.centralpoint.nl

 

anyone in america/canada? thanks for the eu ones though ralphfx + rep for you

 

http://www.expansys-usa.com/

They have world-wide coverage.
EDIT: I see they have their dates pushed back to the end of July..

 

hmm, i wonder if anything like this will come out with wimax. (small laptop)

 

My money would be on the Dell mini for Wimax...

 

Woot!!!!

got the sound card 2day!!!

 

How long did it took again?
But hey , free gifts are gifts nonetheless!

 

*thread revival*

quick question...what's midern PC?

My vista disks that came with the 5793 say "for distribution with a midern pc only" blah blah...so..clevo, sager, midern? how many brands is my computer? lol..and how does midern fit in?

 

Sager-Midern Computers, Inc. is the full name of the company.

For branding they only use Sager.

 

Is it true that the M570RU has interchangeable video cards? I.e. you can manually put a new video card in?

 

Yes, you can switch out the videocard for another MXM-IV card... there are only a handful at the moment:
- 7950GTX
- 8700M GT
- 8800M GTX
- Quadro 1600M

 

I wonder, isn't MXM backwards compatible too? meaning, would it fit smaller cards? cause the ATI thing is suposedly an MXM III.

And the 8700M GT is also MXM III, so I guess I answered my question

 

Another quick question (though probably nobody has an answer yet ): does the (first version of the) M570RU support the new 9xxx series?

 

^--^
You are correct...no one knows yet.

 

I keep my info tight within a password locked box,and I forgot the answer