*** Official X8100 (Sager 8120) Owners Thread ***

So...put up my online request to www.powernotebooks.com and I talked to Donald and finalized my order!

Another thread for information: Who's gonna get it!...

Review: Malibal Veda Series...

I'll update this first post with pics when I get my baby!

Here are the specs:

18.4” Full HD 16:9 (1920x1080) "Glossy" LCD
Dual nVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M 1GB GDDR3 in SLi
i7-920XM Extreme (2.0~3.2GHz, 55W) w/8M L3 Cache - 10Gb/s DMI I/O BUS
IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
8GB (2 SODIMMS) DDR3/1333 Dual Channel Memory
500GB SATA II 3GB/s 7,200RPM Hard Drive (16MB Cache Buffer)
500GB SATA II 3GB/s 7,200 RPM Hard Drive (16MB Cache Buffer)
640GB SATA II 3Gb/s 5,400 RPM Hard Drive (8MB Cache Buffer)
RAID 0 enabled - 2 Hard Drives Only
Blu-Ray Burner/Reader/8x Super Multi Combo Drive
7-in-1 Memory Card Reader (All versions of MS + SD/MMC)
Built-in Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 Wireless Card
Built-in Bluetooth Wireless
12-cell Smart Li-Polymer Battery
Windows 7 Ultimate - (64-Bit installed - 64 and 32-bit CD included)
Full Range Auto Switching AC Adapter
Standard Carrying Case
3-Year Parts & Labor + 30 Day No Dead Pixel Warranty, Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Support

 

Yeah, great choice!! This should easily upgrade to the 380m's or 5780's in the near future as well. But as it sits it should be a HOT performer!

 

It looks amazing, but I am still not sure if I dare to order. Really want the i7 with either 380m's in sli or 5870's in crossfire.

 

Maybe you need a lot of storage MM, but I have to ask, why you didn't get an SSD for the OS?

It's a killer notebook for sure One of only two notebooks with i7 + Sli/CF, and perhaps won't suffer from any of the faults of its competitor!

 

Sager is going with 8120, as the successor to 9850? Their naming scheme is getting ridiculous.

 

I agree. Go with a SSD for your primary drive. The speed increase is VERY noticeable!

 

Just ordered mine from Donald at powernotebooks as well. I can't say enough about what a terrific help he was.

 

The reason why I'm going with 2 500's over an ssd is...

I want a lot of OS space, because I tend to download a lot of programs and I run out of space there.

SSDs are twice the price for half the space...I need the space...

Plus I was told by my SysAdmin when I was telling him about my buying it that, "All harddrives fail some fail earlier than others...so save the cost."

 

I would have bought one of these without any hesitation but why do Clevo persist on having a keyboard thats offset to the right to allow for those gaming controls, surely they could have put the gaming controls somewhere else that didn`t sacrifice a normal keyboard position and normal keyboard spacing.

 

Btw, is there any chance the X8100/NP8120 will be equiped with sli 380m or cf 5870 or will this be a brand new laptop? Don't really know if it will fit or not. Might be heat problems or not the right mxm?

Just dreaming of a laptop with 18,4'', sli 380m/cf 5870, i7, hdmi input, ssd, 4gb 1333mhz ram etc (and an integrated graphics option, but I guess no laptops are gonna be perfect )

While I am asking questions, does anyone know when we will see larger HDDs then 500gb (7200rpm) and why is the laptop not equiped with the newest wireless network card? I see Sager is shipping it with the newest one, but for example here in Norway they are still using the old one (5300 I think it is).

 

If Nvidia unveils the GTX 380M in two weeks, you will see the card in SLi for this notebook in the following month or two. Clevo won't give all it's other notebooks the latest card but leave it's flagship performance notebook with obsolete technology. Hard drive manufacturers usually announce newer models around the autumn and winter time if they already passed a milestone, in this case being the 250GB per platter barrier, and begin shipping out in the following spring. All of the notebooks in the current Clevo lineup are shipping out with the Intel 6300 wireless card.

 

Thanks for the fast replay Soviet. In another thread a Norwegian guy said he had ordered the laptop and that it was listed with the 5300 wireless card. *sadface*

How likely do you see the GTX 380M being reveiled in the next weeks and mabye shipping in this laptop at least in May (latest)?

 

High. 10char

 

The 6300 card is very new, we have only just had stock in so I expect it's just a case of filtering through to everyone. In terms of HDDs, Western Digital have a 640GB drive but it is only 5,400rpm.

 

If you ignore the numpad, the keyboard is central...So in comparison to a laptop without a numpad, it is the same.

 

The Zalman cooler I should get for the 18 incher is the NC 2000 right?

 

I don't think the Zalman is big enough? Nothing against it, I still have mine, but check out the Cryo.

That said, Sager's don't exactly need coolers

Or do I...

 

In what backpack could this monster possibly fit?

 

Just buy two Delta PFB 120's, a binder rack, and a small power supply and you will have the coolest notebook on the planet.

 

Ive just placed my order for a G890 with Kobalt Computers, i think its the same machine as the X8100. Thanks to Andy for a good deal.

http://www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk/acatalog/g890.html

This is the spec i went for:

Chassis - :: Kobalt G890 SLI
Screen - :: 18.4" Full HD 1920x1080 X-Glass
Processor - :: Intel® Core i7 820QM Quad Core 1.73GHz - 3.06GHz 8MB
Video Card - :: SLI NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 285M SLI 2GB GDDR3
Memory 1 - :: 4GB Corsair DDR3 1333MHz 2 x 2GB DIMMs
Hard Drive - :: 320GB 7,200rpm SATA-II with 16MB Cache
Hard Drive 2 - :: 320GB 7,200rpm SATA-II with 16MB Cache
Hard Drive Config - :: RAID 0 - Striped Drive Configuration
Operating system - :: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (+63.00)
Optical Device - :: Blu-Ray Writer / DVD±R/W
WIFI - :: Intel 6300 Ultimate-N WIFI module
Bluetooth - :: Bluetooth V2.0 Module
Keyboard - :: English UK
7 in 1 card reader - :: 7 in 1 card reader
Soundcard - :: Integrated High Definition Audio
Power Cable - :: UK
Warranty - :: 3 Year - European Collect & Return
Carry Case - :: Standard Black Nylon Carrying Case

 

I have a Cryo LX which i used on my previous M1730, it looks plenty big enough to accomodate an 18 inch + laptop. Thats what i plan to use with my Kobalt G890 when it arrives.

http://www.amazon.com/ACC-NT-CRYO-L...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1266500447&sr=1-2

 

The X8100/G890 uses the same external chassis roughly as the M980NU. It will fit on the Cryo, although the X8100 will hang off the sides slightly

Enjoy your machine Stig, it looks like a rock solid machine, especially as I've been told it doesnt suffer the stuttering issues of the M980NU

 

By the way, when people start getting these, especially if they've seen or tried an M980NU, could you feedback on the quality of the screen?
I'm presuming it's the same panel and model, but you never know whether they'll have improved the screen.

 

Wow, this computer is freaking beast, congrats on your monsters peeps, I hope you guys can tame those things.

 

It has shipped, it will arrive Monday!

WEEEEE!!!

 

Enjoy, I'm sure it'll be a beast.

 

cant wait for a review.

 

Yeah, I want a pic with you using it on your lap

 

lol. i'll take a pic with my m17x on my lap. i'm 5'4 so it will be interesting. i'm in class now so i can't do it right now.

 

Dang. You must be the shortest dude I know! lol

Still, the X8100 is bigger and slightly heavier thus making it more laughable

Awesome system just too darn big (for me, at least).

 

Damn, you're shorter than my girlfriend and my mom. It takes a bit more than three and a half X8100's to make a dondadah88.

 

lol. ok i wont take the picture then. lol.

 

For some reason, every time I see your name, it reminds me of dodongos from The Legend of Zelda. http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Dodongo

 

lmao

i'm jamaican so it means something completely different
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjQo96b-JWY&feature=related

after 1:40 he says it

 

That M17x must look bigger than don.

 

the m17x looks like a chump compared to me.

 

lol...this turned into the pick on don thread. My wife is 5'4" and I'm over a foot taller than her. lol!

 

and she towers over that puny m17x right?

 

lol, she told me her 16.3" Sony is too big for her.

 

lol. i work out alot so i'm good.

 

anyone got any reviews of this bad boy? are there andy OC options for th e920xm? does nvidia system tools allow overclock on the gtx285m's?

 

These have literally only arrived from Clevo in the last week-ish so no, no reviews yet.

There should be overclock options for the 920, unknown on the GPUs yet until they're in the hands of owners

 

also, ive noticed no resellers are allowing for 3 hdd raid 0 array... is it not supported on this beast? i cant decide if i like the idea of 3x 500gb 7200rpm drives in raid 0, or 2x kingston 128gb ssd's in raid 0 and an extra 500gb for storage...

 

Unsure as of yet. It may be a current limitation of the BIOS.

 

Oh man, you mean I'm gonna be one of the first to get this thing? You guys are going to be angry with me then, cause I don't know anything about overclocking or any of the stuff you guys do.

I guess someone's going to have to walk me through all the benchmark stuff.

 

Haha, no worries, these chassis arrived earlier than expected, and most of the suppliers only got a small initial batch in, which is why you're one of the first and stuff like information and reviews are sparse! They really are fresh from Clevo.

 

So you mean I won't have to come up with a review or benchmark and stuff? WHEW! I'd rather leave that to the veterans.

 

no worries, just enjoy your lappie, were not gonna force you to do anything you dont want to...

 

ROTFLMAO...thanks!

 

You could send that bad-boy to me and I shall THOROUGHLY bench and review it