I'm looking to buy a new laptop. I've had my sager for about a year now, and while I'm not unhappy with it I want a thinner laptop. I'm also looking for more RAM and a larger SSD.
The biggest difference I think are
CPU
Sager: 4th gen i7-4810MQ
MSI: 5th gen i7-5700HQ
GPU
Sager: Nvidia GTX 970M 6GB
MSI: Nvidia GTX 970M 3GB
RAM
Sager 8GB
MSI 16GB
SSD
Sager: 128GB
MSI: 250GB
and obviously price
Sager: 1522
MSI: 1691
Help me decide if I should just upgrade my current laptop or if it's worth it to get the new one
This is the system that I currently own:
$1522 Sager NP8268-S (Clevo P150SM-A)
- ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE: None
- Antivirus Software: No Antivirus Essentials Software Bundle
- Back Up Software: No Back Up Software
- Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth Included *With select wireless cards only* (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Branding: Remove All Branding
- Build Time: Standard Production Time
- Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Car Adapter: No Car Adapter
- Case: No Carrying Case
- Cloud Backup - Unlimited GB Storage: No Unlimited GB Cloud Backup
- Copper Cooling Upgrade: No Copper Cooling Upgrade
- Current Promotion: FREE - WATCH DOGS for PC! (While Supplies Last / Must be requested in comments box during checkout)
- Dead Pixel Warranty: FREE! - 30 Day No Dead Pixel Warranty
- Display: 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Matte Type Sager Screen (SKU - SSC005)
- Exterior Finish - Graphic & Textured Wraps: Standard Laptop Finish
- Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Custom Painting (A Panel Only): No Custom Laptop Painting
- Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Custom Painting (Full Chassis): No Custom Laptop Painting
- Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Laser-Sketch™: No Laptop Laser-Sketch™
- External Display Video Adapters: No Video Adapter
- External Hard Drive (Back Up): No Back Up Hard Drive
- External Mobile Display: No External Mobile Display
- External USB Optical Drive: NO External USB Optical Drive
- Fingerprint Reader: Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- Free Shipping: FREE!!! – U.S. UPS GROUND SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code "FREESHIP" in Checkout) [U.S. Lower 48 ONLY / Restrictions Apply]
- Graphics Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 870M (6.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 [User Upgradeable] (SKU – GPU15X)
- Headsets: No Headset
- Keyboard (External): No External Keyboard
- Memory Card Reader: Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
- Microsoft Office Software: - No Microsoft OFFICE Software
- Monitor Calibration: NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- Mouse Accessories: No External Mouse
- mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 1 ): 120GB Samsung 840 EVO Series mSATA SSD - Preconfigured as an OS Drive ( Operating System – Drive C: )
- mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 2 ): NO mSATA Solid State Drive
- mSATA SSD Drive - Configuration Option: Non-RAID Storage
- Notebook Cooler: No Notebook Cooler
- Operating System: No Operating System [Drivers & Utility Software Only (Windows 7 & 8.1)]
- Optical Drive Bay: 6X Blu-Ray Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (Sager) (SKU - ODD084)
- Optical Drive Bay Hard Drive Caddy: No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- OS Redline Boost: No Operating System Redline Boost
- Outside of U.S. Shipping Coverage: No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- Port Replicators / Docks / Adapters: No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Primary Hard Drive: 1TB 7200RPM [SATA II - 3GB/s] (SKU - HDD097)
- Processor: Sager - 4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4810MQ (2.8GHz - 3.8GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache) (SKU – SPU401)
- Ram: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz [1x8GB] Dual Channel Memory (SKU - RAM02S)
- Software Bundle (Not Installed): No Software Bundle
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Spare AC Adapter: No Spare AC Adapter
- The XOTIC PC Difference: * 24/7 LIFETIME U.S. based technical support
* Extreme QA testing by dedicated technicians
* 24-72 Hour stress testing and benchmarking to ensure top performance and stability
- Thermal Compound: FREE! - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- TV Tuner: No TV Tuner
- Warranty: LIFETIME Ltd Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Technical Support (Labor through XPC)
Includes FREE Shipping Both Ways for Parts Warranty Repairs (SKU - WTY099)
- White Glove Premium Packaging: No thanks, standard double boxed packaging is okay with my order
- Wireless Network: Sager - Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 + Bluetooth 4.0 (SKU - WIFI93)
- Wireless Network Accessories: No Network Accessory
- XOTIC Gear: No XOTIC PC Gear
- XOTIC PC Global Anti-Theft Protection: No Global Anti-Theft Protection (Options below require an operating system)
- XOTIC PC Redline Boost™ Extreme Performance: No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system (Overclocking will add 3-6 business days to build time)
And this is the new one I want to buy:
$1,691.00
MSI GE62 Apache Pro-219
- Current Promotion: FREE! - MSI Accessories Bundle: Gaming Mouse, Keyboard Cover, and more! (Limited Time Offer / While Supplies Last / Must be requested in comments box during checkout)
- - Free Game Promotion -: FREE - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt w/ purchase of GeForce GTX 970M or above Notebook [must be requested during checkout / limited supply]
- XOTIC PC / LOOT CRATE: XOTIC PC / LOOT CRATE - Mystery Box Filled with Toys and Gadgets Perfect for Any Gamer or Geek!
- XOTIC Gear: No XOTIC PC Gear
- White Glove Premium Packaging: No thanks, standard double boxed packaging is okay with my order
- Outside of U.S. Shipping Coverage: No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- Build Time: Standard Production Time
- The XOTIC PC Difference: * 24/7 LIFETIME U.S. based technical support
* Extreme QA testing by dedicated technicians
* 24-72 Hour stress testing and benchmarking to ensure top performance and stability
- Certificate of Ownership: No Certificate & Binder
- Warranty: 2 Year MSI US/Canada Parts & Labor 1 Year Global Warranty w/ Lifetime Tech Support
+ 1 Year Accidental Damage Warranty (Requires Registration within 30 Days from Ship Date) (SKU - WTY007)
- ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE: None
- XOTIC PC Global Anti-Theft Protection: No Global Anti-Theft Protection (Options below require an operating system)
- Software Bundle (Not Installed): No Software Bundle
- Back Up Software: No Back Up Software
- Cloud Backup - Unlimited GB Storage: No Unlimited GB Cloud Backup
- Microsoft Office Software: No Office Software
- Antivirus Software: No Antivirus Essentials Software Bundle
- System Recovery Manufacturer Backup Disks: No thanks, do not create backup recovery DVD's
- Operating System - Clean Installation Option: Keep factory installed operating system
- Operating System: WINDOWS 8.1 - 64-Bit (Pre-Installed)
- OS Redline Boost: No Operating System Redline Boost
- XOTIC PC Redline Boost™ Extreme Performance: No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system
- Notebook Cooler: No Notebook Cooler
- Mouse Accessories: No External Mouse
- Keyboard (External): No External Keyboard
- Headsets: No Headset
- Port Replicators / Docks / Adapters: No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Spare AC Adapter: No Spare AC Adapter
- Case: No Carrying Case
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- TV Tuner: No TV Tuner
- Memory Card Reader: Internal 2-in-1 Card Reader (XC/HC)
- Wireless Network Accessories: No Network Accessory
- Wireless Network: Intel® Dual Band AC 3160 802.11 A/AC/B/G/N 2.4/5.0GHz + Bluetooth 4.0 [M.2 Chip] (SKU - WIFI32)
- External USB Optical Drive: NO External USB Optical Drive
- Optical Drive Bay Hard Drive Caddy: No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- External Hard Drive (Back Up): No Back Up Hard Drive
- Optical Drive Bay: Slim - 8x Super Multi DVDRW/CDRW Combo Drive (Dual Layer w/ Software) (SKU - ODD046)
- Raid: HDD Raid Settings - OFF
- Primary Hard Drive: 1TB 7200RPM (SATA III - 6GB/s) - Default (SKU - HDD025)
- mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 3 ): No M.2 mSATA Drive
- mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 2 ): No M.2 mSATA Drive
- mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 1 ): 256GB Micron M600 Solid State Drive [M.2] mSATA (Read 560MB/s - Write 510MB/s)
- mSATA SSD Drive - Configuration Option: mSATA Option: Operating System Installed [Default] w/ mSATA(s) selected below
- XOTICFX Logo Backlight (Back of LCD): MSI Logo [White] - Stock
- Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Custom Painting (Full Chassis): No Custom Laptop Painting
- Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Custom Painting (A Panel Only): No Custom Laptop Painting
- Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Laser-Sketch™: No Laptop Laser-Sketch™
- Exterior Finish - Graphic & Textured Wraps: Standard Laptop Finish
- Ram: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz [SKU-824P] (Dual Channel Memory (2x8GB SODIMMS)) - Default
- External Display Video Adapters: No Video Adapter
- Copper Cooling Upgrade: No Copper Cooling Upgrade
- Graphics Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 970M (3.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 (Maxwell) w/ Optimus™ Technology
- Monitor Calibration: NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- Processor: 5th Generation Intel® Broadwell™ i7-5700HQ (2.7GHz - 3.5GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache)
- Thermal Compound: Stock OEM Thermal Compound ( IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU Provided FREE with Processor Upgrade!)
- Dead Pixel Warranty: Standard No Dead Pixel Policy
- Display: 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Anti-Glare Matte Type Screen
- Free Shipping: FREE! – FEDEX Ground SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code "FREESHIP" in Checkout) [U.S. Lower 48 ONLY / Restrictions Apply]
The biggest difference I think are
CPU
Sager: 4th gen i7-4810MQ
MSI: 5th gen i7-5700HQ
GPU
Sager: Nvidia GTX 970M 6GB
MSI: Nvidia GTX 970M 3GB
RAM
Sager 8GB
MSI 16GB
SSD
Sager: 128GB
MSI: 250GB
and obviously price
Sager: 1522
MSI: 1691
Help me decide if I should just upgrade my current laptop or if it's worth it to get the new one
This is the system that I currently own:
$1522 Sager NP8268-S (Clevo P150SM-A)
- ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE: None
- Antivirus Software: No Antivirus Essentials Software Bundle
- Back Up Software: No Back Up Software
- Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth Included *With select wireless cards only* (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Branding: Remove All Branding
- Build Time: Standard Production Time
- Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Car Adapter: No Car Adapter
- Case: No Carrying Case
- Cloud Backup - Unlimited GB Storage: No Unlimited GB Cloud Backup
- Copper Cooling Upgrade: No Copper Cooling Upgrade
- Current Promotion: FREE - WATCH DOGS for PC! (While Supplies Last / Must be requested in comments box during checkout)
- Dead Pixel Warranty: FREE! - 30 Day No Dead Pixel Warranty
- Display: 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Matte Type Sager Screen (SKU - SSC005)
- Exterior Finish - Graphic & Textured Wraps: Standard Laptop Finish
- Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Custom Painting (A Panel Only): No Custom Laptop Painting
- Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Custom Painting (Full Chassis): No Custom Laptop Painting
- Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Laser-Sketch™: No Laptop Laser-Sketch™
- External Display Video Adapters: No Video Adapter
- External Hard Drive (Back Up): No Back Up Hard Drive
- External Mobile Display: No External Mobile Display
- External USB Optical Drive: NO External USB Optical Drive
- Fingerprint Reader: Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- Free Shipping: FREE!!! – U.S. UPS GROUND SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code "FREESHIP" in Checkout) [U.S. Lower 48 ONLY / Restrictions Apply]
- Graphics Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 870M (6.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 [User Upgradeable] (SKU – GPU15X)
- Headsets: No Headset
- Keyboard (External): No External Keyboard
- Memory Card Reader: Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
- Microsoft Office Software: - No Microsoft OFFICE Software
- Monitor Calibration: NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- Mouse Accessories: No External Mouse
- mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 1 ): 120GB Samsung 840 EVO Series mSATA SSD - Preconfigured as an OS Drive ( Operating System – Drive C: )
- mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 2 ): NO mSATA Solid State Drive
- mSATA SSD Drive - Configuration Option: Non-RAID Storage
- Notebook Cooler: No Notebook Cooler
- Operating System: No Operating System [Drivers & Utility Software Only (Windows 7 & 8.1)]
- Optical Drive Bay: 6X Blu-Ray Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (Sager) (SKU - ODD084)
- Optical Drive Bay Hard Drive Caddy: No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- OS Redline Boost: No Operating System Redline Boost
- Outside of U.S. Shipping Coverage: No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- Port Replicators / Docks / Adapters: No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Primary Hard Drive: 1TB 7200RPM [SATA II - 3GB/s] (SKU - HDD097)
- Processor: Sager - 4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4810MQ (2.8GHz - 3.8GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache) (SKU – SPU401)
- Ram: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz [1x8GB] Dual Channel Memory (SKU - RAM02S)
- Software Bundle (Not Installed): No Software Bundle
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Spare AC Adapter: No Spare AC Adapter
- The XOTIC PC Difference: * 24/7 LIFETIME U.S. based technical support
* Extreme QA testing by dedicated technicians
* 24-72 Hour stress testing and benchmarking to ensure top performance and stability
- Thermal Compound: FREE! - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- TV Tuner: No TV Tuner
- Warranty: LIFETIME Ltd Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Technical Support (Labor through XPC)
Includes FREE Shipping Both Ways for Parts Warranty Repairs (SKU - WTY099)
- White Glove Premium Packaging: No thanks, standard double boxed packaging is okay with my order
- Wireless Network: Sager - Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 + Bluetooth 4.0 (SKU - WIFI93)
- Wireless Network Accessories: No Network Accessory
- XOTIC Gear: No XOTIC PC Gear
- XOTIC PC Global Anti-Theft Protection: No Global Anti-Theft Protection (Options below require an operating system)
- XOTIC PC Redline Boost™ Extreme Performance: No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system (Overclocking will add 3-6 business days to build time)
And this is the new one I want to buy:
$1,691.00
MSI GE62 Apache Pro-219
- Current Promotion: FREE! - MSI Accessories Bundle: Gaming Mouse, Keyboard Cover, and more! (Limited Time Offer / While Supplies Last / Must be requested in comments box during checkout)
- - Free Game Promotion -: FREE - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt w/ purchase of GeForce GTX 970M or above Notebook [must be requested during checkout / limited supply]
- XOTIC PC / LOOT CRATE: XOTIC PC / LOOT CRATE - Mystery Box Filled with Toys and Gadgets Perfect for Any Gamer or Geek!
- XOTIC Gear: No XOTIC PC Gear
- White Glove Premium Packaging: No thanks, standard double boxed packaging is okay with my order
- Outside of U.S. Shipping Coverage: No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- Build Time: Standard Production Time
- The XOTIC PC Difference: * 24/7 LIFETIME U.S. based technical support
* Extreme QA testing by dedicated technicians
* 24-72 Hour stress testing and benchmarking to ensure top performance and stability
- Certificate of Ownership: No Certificate & Binder
- Warranty: 2 Year MSI US/Canada Parts & Labor 1 Year Global Warranty w/ Lifetime Tech Support
+ 1 Year Accidental Damage Warranty (Requires Registration within 30 Days from Ship Date) (SKU - WTY007)
- ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE: None
- XOTIC PC Global Anti-Theft Protection: No Global Anti-Theft Protection (Options below require an operating system)
- Software Bundle (Not Installed): No Software Bundle
- Back Up Software: No Back Up Software
- Cloud Backup - Unlimited GB Storage: No Unlimited GB Cloud Backup
- Microsoft Office Software: No Office Software
- Antivirus Software: No Antivirus Essentials Software Bundle
- System Recovery Manufacturer Backup Disks: No thanks, do not create backup recovery DVD's
- Operating System - Clean Installation Option: Keep factory installed operating system
- Operating System: WINDOWS 8.1 - 64-Bit (Pre-Installed)
- OS Redline Boost: No Operating System Redline Boost
- XOTIC PC Redline Boost™ Extreme Performance: No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system
- Notebook Cooler: No Notebook Cooler
- Mouse Accessories: No External Mouse
- Keyboard (External): No External Keyboard
- Headsets: No Headset
- Port Replicators / Docks / Adapters: No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Spare AC Adapter: No Spare AC Adapter
- Case: No Carrying Case
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- TV Tuner: No TV Tuner
- Memory Card Reader: Internal 2-in-1 Card Reader (XC/HC)
- Wireless Network Accessories: No Network Accessory
- Wireless Network: Intel® Dual Band AC 3160 802.11 A/AC/B/G/N 2.4/5.0GHz + Bluetooth 4.0 [M.2 Chip] (SKU - WIFI32)
- External USB Optical Drive: NO External USB Optical Drive
- Optical Drive Bay Hard Drive Caddy: No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- External Hard Drive (Back Up): No Back Up Hard Drive
- Optical Drive Bay: Slim - 8x Super Multi DVDRW/CDRW Combo Drive (Dual Layer w/ Software) (SKU - ODD046)
- Raid: HDD Raid Settings - OFF
- Primary Hard Drive: 1TB 7200RPM (SATA III - 6GB/s) - Default (SKU - HDD025)
- mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 3 ): No M.2 mSATA Drive
- mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 2 ): No M.2 mSATA Drive
- mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 1 ): 256GB Micron M600 Solid State Drive [M.2] mSATA (Read 560MB/s - Write 510MB/s)
- mSATA SSD Drive - Configuration Option: mSATA Option: Operating System Installed [Default] w/ mSATA(s) selected below
- XOTICFX Logo Backlight (Back of LCD): MSI Logo [White] - Stock
- Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Custom Painting (Full Chassis): No Custom Laptop Painting
- Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Custom Painting (A Panel Only): No Custom Laptop Painting
- Exterior Finish - XOTIC PC Laser-Sketch™: No Laptop Laser-Sketch™
- Exterior Finish - Graphic & Textured Wraps: Standard Laptop Finish
- Ram: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz [SKU-824P] (Dual Channel Memory (2x8GB SODIMMS)) - Default
- External Display Video Adapters: No Video Adapter
- Copper Cooling Upgrade: No Copper Cooling Upgrade
- Graphics Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 970M (3.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 (Maxwell) w/ Optimus™ Technology
- Monitor Calibration: NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- Processor: 5th Generation Intel® Broadwell™ i7-5700HQ (2.7GHz - 3.5GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache)
- Thermal Compound: Stock OEM Thermal Compound ( IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU Provided FREE with Processor Upgrade!)
- Dead Pixel Warranty: Standard No Dead Pixel Policy
- Display: 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Anti-Glare Matte Type Screen
- Free Shipping: FREE! – FEDEX Ground SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code "FREESHIP" in Checkout) [U.S. Lower 48 ONLY / Restrictions Apply]
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