Sager NP2096 Owners Lounge

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is this a good deal?
$1,780.23CAD + tax ( price include shipping and brokerage fee ) though i have to pay the tax 1780$ x 12.80%
The memory used for the system is Apacer or Transcend... i have never heard of these memory.. are they good?


NP2096 Series
- Smart Li-ION Battery
- Internal Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR Module
- 8X DVD ± R/RW/+DL Burner Drive & Softwares
- 15.4" WSXGA+ LCD with Super Glossy Surface (1680X1050)
- Fingerprint Reader
- Intel 2GB TurboMemory Module
- 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 X 2048MB
- Microsoft Office Ready with Free 60-Day Trial
- Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
- Genuine MS Windows® VISTA Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition
- 320G 7200rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive
- 45nm Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P9500 / 6MB L2 Cache, 2.53GHz, 1066MHz FSB
- Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT Graphics with 512MB DDR2 Video Memory
- Sager 1 Year Limited Parts and Labor Warranty

 

Looks like an awesome deal to me, I paid twice this price in local currency to get the one with P8600/4GB/16GB 7200 rpm.

It is possible to change the 5100 AGN wi-fi card for the 5300 AGN one later?? I found one on sale at ebay, but it was an engineering sample.

 

Try this:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Z9J5DJAT

 

no dont, the np2096 only able to use 5100 AGN wifi, so the 5300 agn will be useless. I think the notebook only has 2 antena wire only and 5300 has 3 antena so there will be one useless

 

i'm waiting for my 2096 to come in the mail (hopefully next week). and im wondering how hard is it for me to setup a dual boot with linux and the vista 64 that i ordered already on it? i would say that i'm moderately computer literate. i'm not dumb, but im not really up to date anymore. what type of linux should i install considering the machine and that it is my first experiment with linux?

 

@bamitsbrian

i believe the best linux distro to get familiar with (unless youve tried linux before) is ubuntu: www.ubuntu.com get yourself a livecd from there and try it out- boot off of a livecd and you can try out the operating system without installing it.

dual booting isn't that difficult, it may be tricky the first time but its worth it. the livecd (and the installer) come with a partitioner built in so you can shrink vista and install ubuntu on the extra space.

 

I thought the antena would come with the card...

 

thanks cheese,

im looking forward to trying this out when i get my computer.

 

No apparently the antennaes are installed by the system builder (Compal?) because they run all through the chassis and supposedly up into the screen frame.

 

Uhmmmmm, I see.

Thx dude.

 

Does anyone know why my screen randomly goes drak, even when I have it on high performance, my battery is fully charged and I'm using the AC adapter...?

I try brightening it using the function keys but it won't go any brighter....

The screen goes to the brightness that would be the lowest or second lowest brightness setting (when it is functioning properly).

To fix it, I have to go the NVidia control pannel, display settings, and click on Restore defaults, (the settings remain the same, but the screen becomes bright again).

Does anyone know what's causing my screen to go dark, and how I can fix it?

 

I ordered mine two days ago from powernotebooks. Originally I was going to get it from xotic, but after I applied the student discount powernotebooks was slightly cheaper.

However when I called I was informed that they no longer offered a student discount. I'm a non-confrontational person, so I didn't say anything, but I should've gotten it from xotic

 

Glad to hear some one else plans to dual boot Vista 64 and Ubuntu! I'm gonna do that when I recieve mine too! (Should be next week) Let me know when/if you do it, how to do it, how it runs and stuff.
I will do the same

 

I get the same thing as well when connecting to my external. Closing the laptop lid and opening it or replugging my external fixes the problem but it is a little annoying.

 

Hi everyone, I just got my sager 2096 and I have to say that it looks way better than it does on the pictures.

However, I noticed that my GPU temperatures seem to be unusually high, 71 degrees Celsius currently at idle. I looked at other temps that people posted, and they seem to be much lower, in the 50's. So what do you guys think? Is this normal?

 

It could be because of your room temp. My gpu's idling at 66 right now. Lowest it gets is 60.

 

@Amaracuracuf
yea im gonna be using ubuntu aswell... but i will be triple booting with Vista Home Premium 64-bit, Ubuntu and Mac OSX (w/ iATKOS) will let you know how it goes

@voodoo89
you cannot compare temps with other people because temps are based off your room temp. your room temps are higher your temps will be idle and vice versa.

 

Thanks Field Marshal Rommel...we appreciate your business.

To make you feel better, neither Xoticpc nor PowerNotebooks.com offered a student discount on the Sager NP2096, and at this time the student discount promotion has ended on all models.

 

ZOMG the waiting game is hard =( like 1.5 weeks left

 

It seems, this happens everytime I start my laptop. (I don't have an external moniter).


Does anyone else have any ideas?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Hey guys, got a couple of questions before I can order this laptop:

I've been having quite a bit of issues with the Asus G50 keyboard with it missing keys so I have to type very slow and hard for it to recognize my keys. How is the keyboard in the 2096?

My second question, I'm curious about the overall size of the notebook. I've seen the dimensions but as my G50 nicely taught me, your notebook can be a lot bigger than the reported dimensions. What do you think of its portability and how easy is it to carry this thing around every day to class?

Also, what resolution are you guys playing Crysis at?

 

Most likely a setting in WOW video is causing this, either adjust the settings or just uninstall it.

 

Well, it is much bigger than the 12 inch that I used before but it is light enough and not to thick to carry. It will work well to carry it around.

 

I did put in Vista x64 Ultimate on it and it is working ok but not great, the wireless off/on button fn+F2 doesn't work (have installed the drivers from the driver CD) and the green charger software doesn't work either.

btw do anyone know how to get the batterymeter in vista to show minutes left?

 

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but does an HDMI cable come with the NP2096 or do we have to purchase one seperately? Thanks.

 

no hdmi came with mine

 

Mine will be sent on Monday, can't wait to have it.

 

ok i downloaded the alps touchpad and installed it but i still dont know how to disable the touch pad. can anyone help me?

also what does [fn] + [F3] do, and is there a way to switch the fn button with the ctrl button?

 

Fn+F3 transfers the image from the Notebook to an external monitor/TV.

 

mmm ok but more importantly do you know the answer to my other 2 questions? typing becomes very annoying because my palm always touches the touch pad. also what does the button next to the power button do?

 

Unfortunately I can't answer your second question as I didn't receive the notebook yet. About the button next to the Power one. It allows you to charge a USB device when the notebook is turned off.

 

Just got my NP2096! Other than having to reinstall vista because of a bad factory install, the laptop is great.

I thought you guys might like to know that I found a version of ALPS touchpad drivers that allows touchpad scrolling on this laptop:

http://support.us.dell.com/support/...eid=R165805&formatcnt=1&libid=0&fileid=223707

This driver is for Vista x64, and I have confirmed it works. Can scroll on the right side vertically and horizontally along the bottom. Also allows for disabling tap to click and some other settings I didn't really try. Seems pretty customizable. It is for Dell touchpads but they are generic ALPS touchpads anyway.

 

Go to your mouse settings and disable tapping or disable tapping while typing.

 

there are later drivers here that 'should' work

http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/Other-DRIVERS-TOOLS/Others/Alps-Touchpad-Driver-72002029.shtml

 

When I tried to install those it gave me the error "not a valid win32 application"

For some reason the only way I could get ALPS drivers on this laptop was through the driver downloads on Dell's support site. The drivers from softpedia all give me the not a valid win32 application error. Besides, I think only the Dell version lets you scroll with the touchpad. Correct me if I am wrong.

 

Sweet deal guys! So IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE SCROLLING ON THE TOUCHPAD! thats one more CON that no longer applies!

Hear that Sphinx?

(Phase 2) just a few more days...

 

guys is it worth taking the 3 year warranty on this lappy?

3 year sager warranty like +149$

and what is the 4GB turbo user pinning in your laptop amaracuracuf? Gain anything from that?

 

http://www.intel.com/design/flash/nand/turbomemory/

Check this out, watch the video on this page.

There aren't reviews or anything on it yet cuz its pretty new BUT it looks pretty sweet...

 

Looks interesting indeed. I dind't order turbo memory with my NB. I guess it can be purshased later, right?

 

That driver works awesome. Thanks! Now I have scrolling... .

Now if I can only fix my screen issue (more of an inconvinience reaaly) then I'll be really happy....but overall, I'm really liking this laptop.

I maxed out Battlefield 2, and it was awesome...didn't even get that hot actually.

 

its only your notebook that have that screen problem? or does everyone has something annoying like that?

 

Can someone please help me out with these questions? Much appreciated.

I've been having quite a bit of issues with the Asus G50 keyboard with it missing keys so I have to type very slow and hard for it to recognize my keys. How is the keyboard in the 2096?

My second question, I'm curious about the overall size of the notebook. I've seen the dimensions but as my G50 nicely taught me, your notebook can be a lot bigger than the reported dimensions. What do you think of its portability and how easy is it to carry this thing around every day to class?

Also, what resolution are you guys playing Crysis at?

 

If someone could please measure the exact width of this notebook that would be great...I'd like to know if it's bigger than the reported dimensions. Thanks!

 

If you go back a couple of pages and read the replies you'll find I've already answered you ... it's causd by the WOW video presets ... change them or uninstall WOW video

 

Yes, the newer Alps driver I linked to does indeed scroll, sorry to hear it's not working with your system, I know it's no consolation but it does work with my Vista 32 bit. You do realise that both drivers are included in the same download, you didn't install the wrong driver did you, from the message you're getting it sounds like you're trying to install 64 bit on a 32 bit system?

I must say the scrolling is rather jerky though, nothing like as smooth as the Synaptic driver on my old laptop.

 

width = 359mm depth = 259mm thickness 37mm

 

Thank you so much! This is your personal measurement and not taken from a site right?

The size is very important to me, this looks good so I think I'll take it.

 

they're actual measurements of my Compal JHL90 and that's what a Sager NP2096 is

 

I just got notice im at phase 4!!!...even though they delayed it, it still got shipped 8 days after ordering...thanks xotic