5320-V Review
Nicely packaged the 5320 came direct from Sager on time. Although I ad looked at the pictures online the first point that struck me was looking down in to the box. After seeing a co-workers Dell XPS, I thought, that’s thin. Then I pulled it out and the full size was apparent. Its definitely got some mass, but mostly in its length side-to-side.
Being used to business laptops it has a much smoother look and I like it a lot. Not shiny, not flashy but slick. And I like the look of the front panel, keyboard has satisfying spring and I find it easy to type on. But enough esthetics lets get down to brass tacks….
Since I was traveling immediately upon receipt of the laptop I plugged it in for an hour and took off. At 7:50 I cranked it up and started playing/installing. I figured I would hold off on any benchmarks till it was plugged in. The screen was sufficiently bright to type by in an unlit car at night so I know the battery was getting at least some work, plus near constant running of the cd. The battery lasted until……..9:20 when it claimed 33% remaining. So at least 1.5-2 hours, probably more but the wife is wanting the light off in the car so we move on. Sorry to those who wanted more on battery life but I am satisfied with this.
Here is the inside you can see the memory, hard drive, battery slot and the sadly empty connectors for bluetooth and the tv tuner module.
And here is a shot of the desktop with dual.jpg that another member here was kind enough to post for us:
Super PI modded 1.4
PI to 2 million run #1= 1 minute 34.329 seconds
PI to 4 million run #1= 3 minutes 35.062
Now let me close all the background apps….
PI to 2 million run #2= higher value…that does not make sense, oh well the diff was in a couple 10th’s of second. Good enough here.
A small note as I have been using the machine. Some small delays that I would not have expected. Trying to play mp3’s I burned to dvd lagged till I put it on the harddrive. Not a major problem but still….
Now lets run some 3dmark03-05
03- 6195 no idea what that means as there is no internet access here, hope its good, oh yeah, almost forgot when 3d mark kicked in so did the fan. An otherwise totally quiet machine kicked into high gear. This looks pretty nice, nothing special but colorful. I know they are testing the underlying engines and she seems to be doing well, at least it looks sweet on the screen.
05- 2766 I could see this one was not running so well but I had to know. I’m guessing that’s an extremely weak showing.
But forget about the benchmarks lets game!!!!
Farcry Anyone?
Ok boys and girls, I have to say that while Farcry is only running on the medium setting, The screen is clear but with that non glossy matte finish. Good angle viewing. Getting frame rates of 90-180. Admittedly at medium but it still looks glorious, an the more I get used to this screen the more I fall in love with it. I run a 21 inch Sony trin flat screen, super juicy weighs about 80 lbs, at home and this has clarity unbelievable. The Sony may push some brighter more vivid colors but this rig is sweet.
Looks like a might be getting the machine I wanted. A sweet, low-energy processor that talks to its ram like ricochet rabbit tied to (8) Pipelines cruising well through the PCI express. Whats all that mean? It means while I have many other things I should be doing, like going to sleep, I am to hooked on this shiny new toy. I needs must know its true power!!
A LITTLE Painkiller never hurt anybody! With framerates running 70-90 much pain will be delivered! This is at max except for all shadows and AA. When I ran those at max it disappointed a little by only producing 40-60 fps. Still, we are looking at a bobw (best of both worlds) machine here. This will turn heads at the board meeting and still kick booty at the LAN.
Some game pics plus a alt/print screen capture:
err, forgot the cd
Conclusion!?! Hell no I aint done yet. But, kind sirs and madams, I beg your indulgence. ALL posted scores and times are straight from the box. Obviously, apps were installed, plus anti-virus and office xp. Just giving you the true 411.
In order to truly test this machine properly I know need to update drivers and let the tweaking begin.
(Have updated all drivers and get approx 50-100 more 3d03 marks 10/15/05)
Please send me any suggestions for improving the running of this machine.
I am looking for any suggestions as to how we can get these scores higher. Some ideas, new drivers, software tweaks, even some hardware oc, if its safe. Errr, safe enough?
Plus some feedback as to how I am doing here. Missing any request? Any new ideas you want tried?
Any suggestions greatly appreciated
Any feedback most useful
Any bitching please keep to yourself, I am just trying to help
Been Using a while now and I have a couple of gripes. I would at least like a small led light, variable lumens, or even a true backlit keyboard to work with. This machine is not on the cheap end of things so I don’t feel out of line saying so. I have been having all kinds of problems with the garbage internet this hotel provides and calls it high-speed. That’s whatever, but the way it is handled by this machine has not been great. It loses the signal than gets it back and the software goes a little crazy. Twice I have been forced to re-boot to get the wireless up and running. While I am sure much of the problem exists with the wireless, it is noticeable and annoying. Certainly not a deal killer but you will notice it.
Next, I think I mentioned this but it happened again. Trying to play mp3 from dvd and media player 10 locked up, once forcing a reboot, the rest I was able to stop the process and move the file to desktop and all was well.
Some additional stuff has been added in this thread so keep reading!!
Conclusion:
This might not be the machine for you. If you want a tiny powerless, calculator of a laptop then be my guest. If you seek Crom god of steel to wield from your 10-15 lb DTR, by all means get yur gank on. But if you seek a powerful machine able to handle all todays apps, most of todays games (and quite a few from the next year or so) this sleek, PLASTIC (do you really care?) Machine has great potential to rock your world. Under it shiny exterior lies some seriously powerful machinery. My desktop can beat it, but its close in the rear view mirror.
A little more work on my part to fully understand the machine, its potential and how to take it there and I feel this will provides hours of gaming joy, school papers and productivity applications at their finest, portabilist (not quite) and in an extremely eye-satisfying package to boot.
I like it, go buy ten.
The End
Nicely packaged the 5320 came direct from Sager on time. Although I ad looked at the pictures online the first point that struck me was looking down in to the box. After seeing a co-workers Dell XPS, I thought, that’s thin. Then I pulled it out and the full size was apparent. Its definitely got some mass, but mostly in its length side-to-side.
Being used to business laptops it has a much smoother look and I like it a lot. Not shiny, not flashy but slick. And I like the look of the front panel, keyboard has satisfying spring and I find it easy to type on. But enough esthetics lets get down to brass tacks….
Since I was traveling immediately upon receipt of the laptop I plugged it in for an hour and took off. At 7:50 I cranked it up and started playing/installing. I figured I would hold off on any benchmarks till it was plugged in. The screen was sufficiently bright to type by in an unlit car at night so I know the battery was getting at least some work, plus near constant running of the cd. The battery lasted until……..9:20 when it claimed 33% remaining. So at least 1.5-2 hours, probably more but the wife is wanting the light off in the car so we move on. Sorry to those who wanted more on battery life but I am satisfied with this.
Here is the inside you can see the memory, hard drive, battery slot and the sadly empty connectors for bluetooth and the tv tuner module.
And here is a shot of the desktop with dual.jpg that another member here was kind enough to post for us:
Super PI modded 1.4
PI to 2 million run #1= 1 minute 34.329 seconds
PI to 4 million run #1= 3 minutes 35.062
Now let me close all the background apps….
PI to 2 million run #2= higher value…that does not make sense, oh well the diff was in a couple 10th’s of second. Good enough here.
A small note as I have been using the machine. Some small delays that I would not have expected. Trying to play mp3’s I burned to dvd lagged till I put it on the harddrive. Not a major problem but still….
Now lets run some 3dmark03-05
03- 6195 no idea what that means as there is no internet access here, hope its good, oh yeah, almost forgot when 3d mark kicked in so did the fan. An otherwise totally quiet machine kicked into high gear. This looks pretty nice, nothing special but colorful. I know they are testing the underlying engines and she seems to be doing well, at least it looks sweet on the screen.
05- 2766 I could see this one was not running so well but I had to know. I’m guessing that’s an extremely weak showing.
But forget about the benchmarks lets game!!!!
Farcry Anyone?
Ok boys and girls, I have to say that while Farcry is only running on the medium setting, The screen is clear but with that non glossy matte finish. Good angle viewing. Getting frame rates of 90-180. Admittedly at medium but it still looks glorious, an the more I get used to this screen the more I fall in love with it. I run a 21 inch Sony trin flat screen, super juicy weighs about 80 lbs, at home and this has clarity unbelievable. The Sony may push some brighter more vivid colors but this rig is sweet.
Looks like a might be getting the machine I wanted. A sweet, low-energy processor that talks to its ram like ricochet rabbit tied to (8) Pipelines cruising well through the PCI express. Whats all that mean? It means while I have many other things I should be doing, like going to sleep, I am to hooked on this shiny new toy. I needs must know its true power!!
A LITTLE Painkiller never hurt anybody! With framerates running 70-90 much pain will be delivered! This is at max except for all shadows and AA. When I ran those at max it disappointed a little by only producing 40-60 fps. Still, we are looking at a bobw (best of both worlds) machine here. This will turn heads at the board meeting and still kick booty at the LAN.
Some game pics plus a alt/print screen capture:
err, forgot the cd
Conclusion!?! Hell no I aint done yet. But, kind sirs and madams, I beg your indulgence. ALL posted scores and times are straight from the box. Obviously, apps were installed, plus anti-virus and office xp. Just giving you the true 411.
In order to truly test this machine properly I know need to update drivers and let the tweaking begin.
(Have updated all drivers and get approx 50-100 more 3d03 marks 10/15/05)
Please send me any suggestions for improving the running of this machine.
I am looking for any suggestions as to how we can get these scores higher. Some ideas, new drivers, software tweaks, even some hardware oc, if its safe. Errr, safe enough?
Plus some feedback as to how I am doing here. Missing any request? Any new ideas you want tried?
Any suggestions greatly appreciated
Any feedback most useful
Any bitching please keep to yourself, I am just trying to help
Been Using a while now and I have a couple of gripes. I would at least like a small led light, variable lumens, or even a true backlit keyboard to work with. This machine is not on the cheap end of things so I don’t feel out of line saying so. I have been having all kinds of problems with the garbage internet this hotel provides and calls it high-speed. That’s whatever, but the way it is handled by this machine has not been great. It loses the signal than gets it back and the software goes a little crazy. Twice I have been forced to re-boot to get the wireless up and running. While I am sure much of the problem exists with the wireless, it is noticeable and annoying. Certainly not a deal killer but you will notice it.
Next, I think I mentioned this but it happened again. Trying to play mp3 from dvd and media player 10 locked up, once forcing a reboot, the rest I was able to stop the process and move the file to desktop and all was well.
Some additional stuff has been added in this thread so keep reading!!
Conclusion:
This might not be the machine for you. If you want a tiny powerless, calculator of a laptop then be my guest. If you seek Crom god of steel to wield from your 10-15 lb DTR, by all means get yur gank on. But if you seek a powerful machine able to handle all todays apps, most of todays games (and quite a few from the next year or so) this sleek, PLASTIC (do you really care?) Machine has great potential to rock your world. Under it shiny exterior lies some seriously powerful machinery. My desktop can beat it, but its close in the rear view mirror.
A little more work on my part to fully understand the machine, its potential and how to take it there and I feel this will provides hours of gaming joy, school papers and productivity applications at their finest, portabilist (not quite) and in an extremely eye-satisfying package to boot.
I like it, go buy ten.
The End
Congrats and enjoy!
(this is STOCK, I repeat with NO overclocking)
