Sager

[ayobmx]

Hi, What makes a sager so great ?


For example, I'm looking at the NP6165 and the specs seem lke just the regular laptops -


i7 ,gtx 650, 7200 rpm harddrive, intel 4000 .


Which brings me back to the original question : What makes Sager the best of the best in terms of laptops ?

 

[dudewitbow]

mac books are great for portability, sleekness and general use. I wouldn't consider it a gaming platform though, as most of the Mac Platform was designed for general use and a large majority of the users are college students who use it for school purposes only.

 

[ayobmx]

I've been carrying 10 pound laptops around for many years without issue. I think that weight and mobility are generally moot factors. Comfort should be the most important factor. Macbooks are comfortable, Alienware is very comfortable, Sager is fairly comfortable.

If you plan on gaming at all you may want to avoid Macbooks. Even if you dual boot you'll be stuck with a crummy video card.

The difference in video cards is not much ;

MBP 15 has a 650, while I was being recommened the NP6165, which had the same.

The NP9150 has a 675, and that consumes a lot more battery, making the battery life suck without an outlet.

I am leaning in more towards the MBP right now

 

[dudewitbow]

if you want a Laptop to desktop gpu power wise approximations, a Gtx 650m is relatively between a 8800 gts and a HD 7750. the 675m is sorta like HD 6850/Gtx 460ish level.

edit: If you want my opinion, I would pick the middleman between the two, which is the Lenovo y580 with the Gtx 660m(Kepler Based) not as strong as the 675(fermi based) but more power efficient and of course is better than the 650m

 

[Pinhedd]

The difference in video cards is not much ;

MBP 15 has a 650, while I was being recommened the NP6165, which had the same.

The NP9150 has a 675, and that consumes a lot more battery, making the battery life suck without an outlet.

I am leaning in more towards the MBP right now

The NP9150 has Optimus technology if used with an NVidia GPU and Switchable Graphics if used with an AMD GPU. This means it will automatically switch (or tell you to switch) to the IGP when on battery, which turns the discrete GPU off completely.

 

[mesab66]

ayobmx: it all boils down to what you want to achieve, in balance. If a macbook pro format delivers all you need and you are happy then be happy. HOWEVER, other folk may NEED (or want to brag about) higher cpu and/or gfx power - and for these folk we have other options available (and, perhaps, a tethered powed cord 😉 ) Horses for courses

 

[Pyree]

Actually the GT 650m in the retina display MBP is clocked higher than the default GTX 660m. Y580 is a good choice because of its price to performance ratio, but it is also a normal size laptop. It boils down to how import the sleek factor is to you.

 

[ayobmx]

thanks to all your opinions guys. I settled with the MBP. I hope I didnt rub off the wrong way towards any of you 🙁

If I read pinhedd's comment before ordering I would probably still be in the same boat right now lol .


@ Pyree, the sleek factor became the deciding factor; i just really cant imagining me holding the NP9150 nor the 6165, unless it's on my table.


I hope this thread helps out future users who end up on the same boat I was

Thanks again guys !