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    *** Official Clevo W110ER / Sager NP6110 Owner's Lounge ***

    Discussion in 'Sager/Clevo Reviews & Owners' Lounges' started by Ryan, Apr 7, 2012.

  1. HTWingNut

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    It is for performance and *durability* not necessarily reliability. Reliability is still a wild card. Lots of SSD's have premature failure due to the controller. Everyone is paranoid about the limited writes on an SSD, but in reality that is the least of the worries. The controller is likely to go before the actual NAND cells.

    And battery life with a low power laptop/netbook can be improved decently with an SSD. If you go to ssdreview.com you can compare all sorts of actual tested characteristics of SSD's including power consumption. I can tell you Intel and Crucial and Samsung have much less power consumption than an HDD.
     
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    It is true i called prostar and asked them if the clevo w110er they had was a gt 650m 1gig gddr5 they said yes.
     
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    Then they are mistaken. It's definitely DDR3.
     
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    Dear Mr. Eddy,

    Thank you for your inquiry. If you place the order today it will still take us about 4-5 business day to built and test the unit for you, therefore we are looking at the eta. ship out date of 4/30 or 5/1. The W110ER has the GDDR5. Thank you again, please let us know if we can be of anymore assist.



    Have a wonderful day.



    Sincerely,



    Lilian Hsiao

    Prostar Computer Inc.

    (626)839-2097
     
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    Whatever they want to say, fine, but it's not true. Just trying to prevent disappointment.
     
  7. tsuki2000

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    Is Mythlogic the only reseller offering the matte screen option?
     
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    At the moment, yes.
     
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    I will keep checking thanks for the heads up HTWingNut man i hope your wrong i really want this laptop,i really do not want to have to order the m14x r2 .
     
  10. robomasterxp

    robomasterxp Notebook Guru

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    and they also list the options for internal optical drive in the config page so it's kinda weird lol
     
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    No internal optical drive either, sorry folks. That's the hard drive slot.

    Here's some confirmation of DDR3: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sag...ries-w110er-w150er-w170er-37.html#post8435494

    I don't know what people expect from an 11.6" though.
     
  13. robomasterxp

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    no, what I tried to say is that the website is so broken ~.~ so many misleading info
     
  14. HTWingNut

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    Yeah I figured. Good catch though. I'd trust LPC-Digital, Mythlogic, and XoticPC over the other place. They get the machines from the same manufacturer.
     
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    I can tell you from experience prostar is good i bought from them back in jan 2012 great service and fast del.P150HM 1 $1,319.00 $1,319.00

    Screen 15.6" 1920 x 1080 Full HD (16:9) LED Backlit Glare Type Display, Super-Wide Viewing Angles
    CPU Intel Core i7-2670QM Processor, 2.2 GHz (Max Turbo Frequency 3.1GHz), 6MB Smart Cache
    Thermal Compound Free! Prostar OEM Thermal Compound CPU+GPU
    Memory 8GB, PC3-12800/1600Mhz DDR3 - 2 x 4GB 1 $40.00 $40.00
    Graphic Cards AMD Radeon HD 6990M w/2GB GDDR5(Was $245, Now $145, Save $100) 1 $145.00 $145.00
    Hard Drive 500GB/7200rpm 16MB Cache Buffer SATA-300 (SATA II 3GB/s)
    Operating System Without Operating System
    Microsoft Office No Microsoft Office
    Optical Drive 8X Max. DVD±R/RW Writer/Reader / 4X Max. +DL Super-Mulit Drive
    2nd Optic drive N/A 1 $0.00 $0.00
    Battery 8 Cells Lithium-Ion Battery Pack 76.96WH
    Integrated Wireless Lan Integrated 802.11 b/g/n + Bluetooth V3.0 Combo
    Integrated Bluetooth Please Check Option in Integrated Wireless Lan Section
    LCD Protection N/A
    Warranty Service 1 Year U.S. Premium Parts Warranty + 3 Year Labor $0.00
    Priority Service Free! Ready to Ship 3 Business Days (Save $29) $0.00
    Standard Accessories Instant $100 discount for Prostar P150HM over $1500 per unit excluding taxes, recycle fee, shipping and accessories
    Built-In 2.0M Pixels Digital Video Camera
    Built-In Fingerprint Reader
    Built-In Gigabit Ethernet LAN
    Built-In 9-IN-1 Flash Memory Reader(MMC/RSMMC/MS/MS Pro/MS DUO/SD/Mini-SD/SDHC/SDXC)
    1 IEEE-1394a Fire Wire
    2 USB 2.0 Ports
    2 USB 3.0 Ports
    1 eSATA Port
    1 HDMI Output
    1 DVI-I Port
    1 Kensington Lock Port
    Built-in Microphone, 2 Speakers and 1 Sub-Woofer
    4 Audio Jacks for Headphone, Microphone-In, S/PDIF-Out, and Line-In
    1 100/240V Autoswitch AC Power Adapter
    Standard Carrying Case with Strap

    Sub Total: $1,504.00
    Holiday Discount ($100 off purchase over $1500): -$100.00
    Prostar discount (Prostargoogle) ($60.00)
    Total: $1,344.00
    Tax (8.75%): $0.00
    Shipping Method (UPS Ground Service) : $0.00
    Grand Total: US$1,344.00
    Comments:
     
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    I have no doubt they're good, but that doesn't mean they can't or don't make a mistake.
     
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    Very true,thats why i called them and emailed them to make sure it was not a typo cause originally they had it listed as gddr3 on the main page and when you add to cart it said gddr5,20 minutes after i got off the phone with them the main page was changed to gddr5.
     
  18. mythlogic

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    Here is a snip right from the manual of one of these.

    Its gddr3
     

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    @mythlogic, do you have these machines in stock? Possible to open up and get the part number off the video RAM chips?

    I don't doubt it's DDR3, but it would be good confirmation nevertheless. Based on that image of the laptop, it looks like you should easily be able to read the chip.

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    @Prema - see that HDD slot? Maybe a SATA to mSATA converter might be in order. Notice how it's right next to the CPU? Perhaps a few copper stick-on heatsinks on the CPU, cut a slot in the HDD wall and mount another laptop fan in that HDD space, blowing air directly over the CPU. Not much room for extra copper over the GPU though, but maybe something. Copper shims on the GPU vRAM too. I'm sure there's four more video RAM chips on the other side of the motherboard, possibly no room for extra cooling there. I may end up buying another whole chassis and heatpipe after I end up hacking up this bad boy, lol.
     
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    To HTWingNut you sir are correct just got of the phone with them and told them i wanted to order one but need it to be sure that it was gddr5,he put me on hold 3 minutes later he apologized and said that it is 2gigs gddr3 and they will fix web page.
     
  21. mythlogic

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    Its Samsung:

    K4W2G1646C-HC11

    Which is GDDR3
     
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    well, guess now I just wait for the intel i7 3612qm and order the laptop :)
     
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    Monday, monday...
     
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    I just put in an order for a w110er with a I5-3210m. Hope I wont regret it, but as far as CPUs goes I've always had the impression that the better i7 QMs have been much more thermally taxing.

    I really really hope they manage to keep the heat and noise at a manageable level...
     
  26. Makro86

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    Who knows how to open that bottom plastic cover? I mean, do you need some force or just a few screws to open it and thats it? :)
     
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    99% of the time there is some screwing involved, and that requires force. :)
    Unless its like the HP DM1 and you just pry it open but I have never seen that in a CLEVO laptop.
     
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    I as well ordered my W110ER from Mythlogic. I've asked them to expedite everything so I can get it as soon as I can.
    .
     
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    if it had a backlit keyboard I'd be all in on this thing :(
     
  30. Prema

    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    No screws on this one...it is just a snap mechanism like the one usualy used for the battery.

    [​IMG]
     
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    good news or bad news, the other laptop i was interested in, lenovo y480 does not come with the gt 650m, putting this on because some people here are just interested in sub 15inch gaming capable laptops...

    There's still time for lenovo, hp, dell to get their stuff toghether and bring out gt 650m laptops though, but now it looks like ur going to get the best performance in the 11.6 inch form factor.
     
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    Where did you get info that the Y480 doesn't get 650m? In their marketing it states 650m with 660m optional.
     
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    Was a typo on their page. Those two cards will be in the Y580


    Sent from my wholly molly new iPad using Tapatalk
     
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    IdeaPad Y480 14" Laptop | Shop | Lenovo | US

    srry should have posted link, but yeah, only gt 640m and im suspecting some to be the LE version which they dont post.

    hopefully, this is just for now, and they come out with a better version later on,
     
  35. robomasterxp

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    I thought Intel just released the i7 for now, i5 will be around June won't it?
     
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    Hi, i'd like to order this lappy from Mythologic, but i wish to order it with the new i7 IB (wich is the best TDP regarding?) and without RAM and HDD, will my dream come true?


    Mobile Chassis MYTHLOGIC Chaos 1212 Chassis (Clevo W110ER)
    Exterior Finish None
    Mobile Display 11.6" HD (1366x768) Matte LED Backlit LCD
    Dead Pixel Guarantee None
    Monitor Calibration Free MYTH Professional Monitor Color Calibration
    CPU Intel Core i7-2640M 2.80GHz, 1333MHz DDR3, 4MB Cache, Socket G2 Mobile Processor---pending
    Thermal Compound Free IC Diamond Thermal Compound
    System Memory 2GB (1 x 2GB) , PC3-12800, 1600MHz SODIMM (Samsung)--no need
    Video Adapter Intel HD3000/HD4000 Graphics AND NVIDIA GT 650M 2048MB GDDR3 DX11 Compliant with Optimus Tech--will this come with GDDR5 in a near future?
    Hard Drive 250GB 7200 16MB Cache SATA Notebook Hard Drive--no need
    Keyboard None
    Mouse None
    Webcam Integrated Webcam
    Network Card Onboard Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem
    Wireless Card KILLER WirelessN 1102 - Designed for the best wireless gaming, HD video and audio experience
    Bluetooth Integrated Bluetooth 4.0 Only With Intel 2230/6235 Wireless
    Wireless Router None
    Operating System No OS, format drive only.
    Anti-Virus Software None
    Productivity None
    Extra Battery None
    Extra AC Adapter None
    Laptop Sleeve | MYTHLOGIC Recommends SLAPPA Gear None
    Laptop Case | MYTHLOGIC Recommends SLAPPA Gear None
    Wireless Display None
    Notebook Cooler None
    MYTHLOGIC Assurance MYTH Lifetime Assurance with Lifetime Labor + 1 Year Parts Warranty, 45 Day 2-Way Shipping Cont US
    Phoenix Upgrade Plan Lifetime Phoenix Upgrade Plan
    Accidental coverage and Insurance None
     
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    Yea, just email call or pm us =)
     
  38. MegaSquishyMan

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    dont want to sound like a moron or anything. but if i just want a plain ol reg config of this laptop (meaning no matte screen or other specialized conditions) why would i order from anyplace other than the sagernotebooks website?
     
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    I have found them to be priced higher than most other resellers on a lot of models.
     
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    That is not really surprising.

    You want a reseller network.
    And dealing with resellers is usually less complicated, than dealing with end customers. So if I compete with my resellers on low price levels - where is the point for a reseller to sell my product?
     
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    for some reason I cannot find this 11" laptop on the sagernotebooks website :confused:
     
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    I found that sort of strange too, probably just waiting "official" luanch date.
    I'm waiting until monday and see what IVB options are available.
     
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    Go to xoticpc.com or lpc-digital.com or mythlogic.com or malibal.com

    You'll find everything you need.
     
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    It's not on malibal's site yet... probably waiting for Sager's announcement before posting anything
     
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    You should go Mythlogic, I've pre-ordered from them, fantastic service.
    .
     
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    I'm still leaning more towards XoticPC as I believe I can get a better price from them... I have to say though, that I am very impressed with how Mythlogic has conducted themselves on this board and how responsive they have been... kudos Myth :)
     
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    I've also been very impressed with Myth's responses here. The only thing stopping me from shopping there is the price compared to other resellers :(


    I'm also curious about fan noise (especially when just browsing internet and stuff since I'd want to bring it to class) and speaker quality. I know you can't expect too much from such small speakers, but it would still be good to know.
     
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    Thanks for the kind words guys, we understand about the price. Its something we always try to lower, while always maintaining our quality and our service.
     
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    found something a little odd. the i7 2640 is more expensive than the 2740 and was wondering what was up with that?

    to get a i7 with this is a +200 dollars on xoticpc, but, to upgrade the 14 inch 2240 to an i7 2740, its only a +100. i dont get it o_O
     
  50. Support.3@XOTIC PC

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    Do you mean the i7 2670QM and not 2740 (no such cpu)?
    If so its because the i7 2640M is a more expensive CPU then the i7 2670QM. While the 2670QM is a quad core you, the clock speeds are a bit lower. The i7 2640M is 2.8-3.5Ghz vs the 2670QM 2.2-3.1Ghz.
     
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