*** Official Sager NP8150/Clevo P150HM Owners Lounge ***

I don't think I need it, but it was cheap ($60) for 8gb. I have never spent this much on technology in my life, so I figured I would go all out.

 

Good choice! Welcome to the Sager family

Mr. Mysterious

 

didn't you just order one from Kobalt too, and an m17x !

 

Dell messed me around too much and i gave up with their customer service. They really are clueless!!

The kobalt was going ahead but needed the money from that to fix my car as it was not on finance so i had to cancel. The new one is on 12 month interest free finance with pcspecialist so i pay that next year.

Ive dealt with pcspecialist in the past and had no problem with them so hopefully this beast will be great.

 

Ahhh ok. It would make no sense to own 3 top-of-the-line gaming notebooks at the same time, lol.

Mr. Mysterious

 

....or would it?

 

Well in that case let me just go and water the money tree in my backyard!

Mr. Mysterious

 

you have one too?! phew! i thought i was the only one.. when you're done watering yours, mind swinging by my place and doin the same?

 

can someone please provide for me the power consumption for the sager np8150 (with 485m) in watts during:

• idle
• full cpu load
• full cpu + graphics load
• idle without battery plugged in charging

thank you

 

I just ordered with them last night too. Similar spec to yourself,

 

I know, almost the same, i went for normal delivery so if you opted for fast trak you get yours first!

Post a pic or 2 when it arrives!

 

what program would show you this?

 

thinkin you'd need a kill-a-watt device

 

Maybe HWInfo?

Mr. Mysterious

 

you need a small device that you plug in into the power outlet. this device has a built in outlet and small lcd screen. anything you plug into it will display the watts, voltage, amperage currently being used by the device you pluged into it. Its extremely useful device! i use it to view the power consumption of all my eletrical devices arounbd my house. best part is that its very affordable. about $20-$40 at the hardware store.

 

i got hwinfo and i cant see this info there.
i think hizzah is right only kill a watt will do. too bad i dont have one.
but i think there are many such data on the different reviews posted on tech websites

 

*cough*

10char

 

Any reputable resellers that finance a purchase of a NP8150 (looking to spend around 2k)?

Edit: Located in USA.

 

I don't know about all resellers, but I believe Malibal has financing.

 

malibal is the only one i know of also.

Financing Offer - MALIBAL

 

I'd recommend just saving up until you have the money to buy it. Not sure what your financial situation is like but 2k really isn't a whole lot of money. Financing for these types of items usually means one is cash strapped. Just trying to give some helpful advice from someone that has learned from experience. Typically, the interest rate for these types of purchases is ridiculously high and stretched over a long period of time. So you wind up paying WAY more than the item is worth.

 

+1 very good advice indeed

 

Just in case anyone is interested in a game for their gaming laptop, GTA IV: Complete Edition is available from D2D for only $8+tax ($10-2 coupon).
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Use promo code SHOWERS to take $2 off.

 

Coupon code doesn't work still nice price though! Damn, I still need to wait for another 1,5+ more week for the laptop to arrive

 

no prob, got a wattage meter hooked up to the power socket my laptop draws its juice from. ill come back with the numbers once im home

quick question tho: u want idle with battery installed / non-charging and idle with battery removed? that it?

 

For some reason my USB3.0 inputs shut off when I load Starcraft2 =[
My keyboard was plugged in there and I'm like is going on!

Time to download some new drivers

 

code works for me.. anyone ever bought anything from these guys? i tried to checkout once and it freaked out. made me open a ticket with customer support. they hadn't charged my card, so i tried again. this time i got to the phone verification thing, then it freaked out. said i had to contact customer service again...... trying to pick up GTA IV, MASS EFFECT 2, and CRYSIS.. unless anyone knows where i can get them cheaper? looked on steam, gamers gate, and impule driven.. all are more $

 

You could always just wait for those awesome "ever so tempting always taking my money" sales Steam has going on. You actually just missed the Crysis sale a little over a month ago I think it was. Crysis + Crysis Warhead for $9.99 I believe it was. I picked it up.

 

The Steam Summer Sale will include all of those. Just wait a month or so.

 

alright here we go:

min. idle (screen off, all network adapters disabled, sound off, no devices connected to USB, battery intalled, not charging / removed): 33-35 W

max. idle (screen brightness 100%, WLAN on, mouse connected, browsing + instant messaging, no active input): 40-42 W

max. CPU (Prime95, 8 Threads, max. heat / power consumption option): 103-104 W

all max. (Primer95 + Furmark all Settings max & Extreme Burning Mode): 205-209 W

no difference between battery installed / not charging and battery removed, btw.

cheers

 

Alrighty, thanks for the input guys. I'll wait then

Wow, thanks for the numbers sir! Thats with no OC on the gpu correct? Be willing to push the gpu and remeasure?

 

EA has a sale going on now for ME2 and Crysis and 16 other games: EA Store (US) Online Store - Products

Never had a problem buying GTA IV from D2D, they are owned by IGN I believe. Btw, it's GTA IV Complete Edition which includes episodes from Liberty City. You won't find that any cheaper anywhere.

 

$7 for shipping?!?!?! No thank you...

Mr. Mysterious

 

So I thought I would post this here (this post really isnt anything productive or a question), but i just needed a location or just to tell people I HAVE JOINED THE SAGER SECTION!!.

Sorry just had to get that out of the way, it feels awesome to tell people you've bought something new and amazing. Anyhow I just recently purchased the Sager NP8150-S1, with 95% matte, 2720 i7, and the brand new (and hopefully just as good as the 485m) 6970 ATI, and was just wondering, with ATI cards, should I expect anything different, as I have always used an Nvidia, and when I say expect something different is the overclocking process difficult? easy? Should i update the drivers periodically or?

 

Welcome! But there's no card called the i7 2730

Mr. Mysterious

 

Oops, typo. Meant the 2720.

teehee.

Anyhow Im seriously considering switching to the 485m because people are mentioning so many problems with the ATI cards. Are they justified though? I mean I don't accept any opinions that do not have hard facts but many people seem to have personal experiences with the Cards that they fail quite easily. Because I'm hoping that the notebook would last me 2 years should I swap it out or should I just keep it?

 

Umm....what problems are you talking about? The 6970M has not been around for problems to start popping up (at least I don't think) and is an excellent value. I'm actually a little jealous of you

If you take good care of your laptop, it will easily last you 4+ years.

Mr. Mysterious

 

Thank you for the vote of confidence!

Everyones has been looking down on the 6970 because of its predecessors, like the 5850.

 

really? whos "everyone"? so far ive only seen excited people not being able to wait to get their hands on a 6970m

yup the wattages are at stock speeds for both CPU and GPU. ive OCed the GPU to a "gentle" 640 / 1280 / 1640 (stocks at 575 / 1150 / 1500) and at those settings it draws a maximum of 214 W.

i doubt the PSU could handle any more, at 214W it would already show an 84% efficiency rating and i doubt that its actual rating would be much lower than like 80% (resulting in a max. possible load of 225W, which 214W is already getting dangerously close to). Funny thing is, this is probably gonna be my very first computer that i wont be overclocking the sh*t out of right away, since it has such an awesome amount of power reserves to begin with! and with the upcoming upgrade possibility of ivy bridge and possible future MXM 3b GPU cards, there wont be any need for quite some time as well

cheers

 

It seems like I am getting a bunch of compatibility errors. I'm trying to install updated drivers to fix my USB 3.0 ports and the drivers are extracting into mozhilla firefox and when it competes I get an error saying failed to install correctly, and a compatibility error. I don't know why the .exe drivers from sager is using win-rar to extract (I never installed win-rar).

Not to discourage anyone (I'm a newby) but I am not liking this problem. When I load up starcraft 2 with my keyboard plugged into the usb3.0 ports it stops working. I tried to switch my mouse to there and it also stopped working when I loaded the game.
Any help would be appreciated (Do not say just use the usb 2.0 port, which I have done and works fine...I don't want malfunctioning ports and want to be able to use the 3.0 ports like regular 2.0 ports, or else it would be a waste)

 

Where are you downloading your drivers from?

Mr. Mysterious

 

I believe Myth posted an updated firmware (alongside the drivers) for the USB 3.0 controller, but I'm not sure where.

You may want to try it out.

 

These drivers should work with the 8130, yes?

If so, I'll download and install them just to be safe.

Mr. Mysterious

 

I would say don't mess with the firmwares unless you have problems with them, mrmysterious66. It won't be fun if doing that causes problems for you.

 

Problem is, I haven't had a chance to test out USB 3.0 speeds....so no way of knowing if they're functioning well.

I did plug a USB 2.0 drive into it, and it worked fine.

Mr. Mysterious

 

i'd imagine they're ok then.. the issues other people seem to be having are with them not working at all..

on another note, has anyone found a good way to keep this rig dust-free? i know earlier someone mentioned carrying a swiffer in their bag, but i feel like i'd look retarded swiffering my laptop in the middle of a lecture lol

 

Try these new sets of drivers suggested by Mythlogic.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/565296-usb-3-0-problem-p170hm.html#post7306326

 

I am so excited. I had a friend buy me a Sager 8150 off of Craigslist. 2820, 485, 12 gb ram, Blueray drive, win 7 installed... $1900. Still in box. Seller opened and booted to show the specs. He works for a reseller, I have been looking and spec'ing resellers, but this one fell into my lap. As the old saying goes, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. I will see and get it in a few days.... I am so freakin excited.

 

Are those for the NP8150 as well?

 

woah man. nice find! lucky! saving about $500 off the xotic price.. at least! basically got the 485 upgrade for free