It can be loud when playing games if you are in a quiet room but only when you are doing basic word processing and web browsing, the fan will not kick in.
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I am very surprised at how different the surface temp readings are from http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Clevo-W230SS-Schenker-XMG-P304-Barebones-Notebook.113676.0.htm
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I'm only getting between 3 and 4 hours of battery life, still a great laptop though.
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I'm concerned with the side by side comparison picture with last year's Sager; like how the paint is worn off on the palm rest area. Is that because of excessive use or is that just normal after one year? How long would you say you used your laptop a day?
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Battery life is very subjective. When trying to compare. I would check type of operating system and bios version to get a better read on how you machine matches up. If you have poor battery life then check those first. Then go make sure all your device drivers are up to date. Biggest consistent power drain i see on this notebook is the screen.
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I see HT undervolted his 4810 which I haven't, I haven't installed the Prema BIOS yet, still using the stock BIOS with windows 8. My usage was streaming some videos, general internet browsing. When just browsing with no streaming I can get 4 hours 45 mins out of it.
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I don't know what UMA mode is
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So apparently UMA only mode isn't a thing as I was just told by an Xotic PC rep. Basically UMA is the intel graphics in action. I'd try running that slim driver software. In Wingnut's review, he said he had the screen brightness down and the power saver mode on to get that battery life
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Meaker@Sager Company Representative
Intel have gone through various names over the years for their integrated GPUS, UMA was one of them.
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What I don't understand is this laptop XOTIC PC | ASUS G550JK-DS71 - 15.6" ASUS ROG Gaming Laptop is virtually the same except it has a 4-cell battery, vs XOTIC PC | Sager NP7338 (Clevo W230SS) - 13.3" Gaming Laptop with a 6-cell battery and the Asus is reported as 5+ hours..
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Meaker@Sager Company Representative
50% extra cells in a physically larger machine with only ddr3 for the gpu which will help keep its power down when the gpu is in use but hurt performance a lot.
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Hi HTWingNut, the CPU/GPU temperatures you mentioned in your review, were these with the stock thermal compound from Sager factory, or were these after you repasted with IC Diamond?
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Hi Htwingnut nice review! I've got a couple questions for you:
1 you've reviewed a lot of sager/clevo's, which is your favorite of the current models?
2 I was considering getting the np7338 with two 500gb Samsung ssd's in raid 0, do you think this would be a big performance improvement over a single ssd? I know some people who call raid 0 in a laptop scarey raid, so was wondering what you think!
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Meaker@Sager Company Representative
For most people there is not a large difference, get a single drive and allow yourself space for more in future.
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Hi Meaker thanks for the quick response. This np7338 looks like a dynamite notebook. I'm also considering the Lenovo y50 4k model, but I've heard some people have problems with it and sager's always seem to be rock solid. Thanks again!
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Meaker@Sager Company Representative
Get the sager, the machine is just more solid IMO.
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Awesome review and thread. I'm basically sold on this now. What brand of RAM is included? I'm trying to decide whether to go with the 1x8 option and add a second module myself, since their basic 16gb option is a $90 upcharge.
Also, does the motherboard in the NP7338 support 1.35V ram modules?
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So i've been googling for the past half hour and I can't find any info on that chip. The closest I've found is Wintec Ampo notebook RAM on their website, but it's only clocked at 1333mhz. It's frickin ghost RAM!
So is 16gb of RAM just overkill anyway? Anyone experience noticeable improvements since going from 8gb to 16gb?
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Meaker@Sager Company Representative
They are samsung ram chips packaged by a third party. You can look up the marking to get specific specs on the chips.
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Excellent review! After reading this review I was sold on this little monster of a machine. And I finally have one in my hands! I had a few questions I was hoping someone could answer:
- I've seen two different versions of Clevo Control Center. Right now I have the black/gray simple version installed on my laptop, like this:
Then there's this version:
Where can I get the second version of the clevo control center from?
-Second, in the review under the "Fan Noise" HT stated that the fan can be set to quiet in the Clevo control center...how do I do this? I tried the fn+1 key combination and that does toggle the full/normal fan speed operation.
-Third, I noticed in some of the pictures in the review, that in the taskbar there is a horizontal battery icon (like what Lenovo/thinkpad laptops have to show battery life/time)...What software is this, and where can I download it?
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Took delivery of one of these a few months ago through an OZ reseller. Really enjoying this little beast but I've noticed the fan seems really loud. I realize the GTX 860M pushes out A LOT of heat and as such a fairly beefy fan is needed to keep the chassis from melting in my lap.
I guess what I'm asking is; Is there any chance an after market fan might emerge to reduce noise by a few dB? Maybe something like brushless fan or something? Can I service the fan somehow to try and reduce noise a bit? Any info would be awesome, thanks dudes.:hi2: -
Meaker@Sager Company Representative
No you don't get 3rd party options as they are all custom designs.
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saving this great review for future reading, thnx wingnut!
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HTWingNut, how did you get 5.5 GHz memory speed with a +500 MHz offset? Unigine Heaven on my notebook only hows 2.955 GHz with a +500 MHz offset.
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Meaker@Sager Company Representative
I think it's a mis type.
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Great review HTWingNut, just ordered this with the 3k screen to replace my old busted W110ER, love my P170Em which is still going strong just a little big for some of my trips.
Sager NP7338 / Clevo W230SS Review by HTWingNut
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