Are Segar laptops a quality laptop

[dc2]

I have been looking at segar laptops at exotic pc and found them reasonably priced for what they offer how is the build quality i.e key board,case ? How do they compare to MSI or Gigabyte?

 

[popatim]

Sagers and Many Exotic laptops use base model Clevo's. These guys add screens, cpu's, ram, drives... to finish off the build to your order.

I consider Clevo's to be the Mercedes Benz of Laptops. You can pay a bit more but do you really get any value out that extra money compared to, say, an MSI gaming Laptop?

 

[photonboy]

I've been impressed with Lenovo.

This one is $1050 (GTX860M graphics): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317541&leaderboard=1

Lenovo has 4K (3840x2160) screens as well but I'd research that carefully if considering. If the computer did have a 4K screen I'd run the desktop at that res (DPI scaling at 40%), scale web browsers... but I'd game mostly at 1920x1080 or for games that look a lot better like Civ5, Starcraft 2 etc I'd game at 2560x1440 but not 4K.

 

[dc2]

I was comparing the MSI GP60 Leopard-009 to a SAGER NP4658, I'm actually looking for my daughter who is not a big gamer but she is in high school heading for college and I want to get her something to handle her school needs plus videos,pictures, I use asus myself and have 3 but compared to those two you get more for your buck..

 

[dasulman]

sager's much better than the leopard, the leopard is just a waste of poorly constructed materials.

 

[photonboy]

I was comparing the MSI GP60 Leopard-009 to a SAGER NP4658, I'm actually looking for my daughter who is not a big gamer but she is in high school heading for college and I want to get her something to handle her school needs plus videos,pictures, I use asus myself and have 3 but compared to those two you get more for your buck..

The GPU (graphics processor) is what adds the most cost to the more expensive laptops.

It's also generally not only a complete waste of money for non-gamers but also adds to the noise and weight of the laptop as well.

I suggest a quality laptop (good customer feedback) with an INTEL 4th gen CPU that has FOUR CORES. Something like these specs:
a) Asus, Lenovo, HP etc (good customer feedback for exact model)
b) 15.6" or 17" ? (screen size versus portability. Consider a 15.6" first for portability; you can add a second desktop monitor as well for more screen real estate in her room).

c) 1600x900 or 1920x1080 resolution
d) 4GB minimum System RAM
e) SSD + HDD optimally (Windows on SSD, and a second HDD or a bay you can add a drive too)

f) Warranty?
g) Intel 4-core 4th gen CPU
h) Graphics-> iGPU in the CPU
i) anti-gloss screen (not glossy)

j) Windows 8.1 64-bit (but get START8 for $5)

*The 4-th generation Intel CPU's are very power efficient compared to AMD and the iGPU is "good enough" for non gamers.

**Get a program like Acronis True Image to make backup images of the Windows drive to a secondary drive (either built in or USB).

 

[photonboy]

$400 laptop:
This is not an expensive laptop, but it is an example of an inexpensive one with good customer feedback that may serve her needs adequately: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i5-4gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-dark-gray-blue-gray/6643023.p?id=1219229364828&skuId=6643023&st=categoryid$pcmcat247400050000&cp=1&lp=15

Again, I've listed all the main specs in my post just above.

This one is $400 and is not a 4-core but is a dual-core with hyper-threading, and is only 1366x768. Just using as a reference.

 

[dc2]

Thanks for the feedback..I'm on my 3rd asus which I had for 6yrs now with a centrino duo and it's solid so i was looking at the asus and lenovo , but with these the i5 is common and i couldn't find comparisions to my centrino duo core so I could base line the i5, I'm figuring it can out perform my system.. What do you mean by get START8 for $5 ? I have read people complaining about the lenovo screens also..

 

[popatim]

yeah for highschool entry college get a cheaper laptop instead of 1 expensive one. i would suggest Bestbuy because they have an 'accidental damage' extended warranty available that i suggest you get. it will add another ~150 to the price. this will leave you money to buy another one when she drops it again in her junior year. LoL