NotebookForums.com › Forums › Notebook Manufacturers › Sager & Clevo Notebook Forums › Sager & Clevo Notebooks › New Sager 8790 Model release pics are up
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

New Sager 8790 Model release pics are up - Page 30

post #581 of 727
3/2/04 at 9:57pm
I have yet to see an AMD laptop with a 17" screen but give it a few months and im sure it will be available. I really hope the dothans will be a lot better than the centrinos. I really dont like the idea of getting a laptop that has only an hour or less of battery life. Too bad they dont have the technology to create a better battery for these monster laptops that dosent cost an arm and a leg.
Reply
Reply
post #582 of 727
3/2/04 at 10:09pm

i'm starting to reconsider

I've been roaming these pages for months now and thought I had my mind made up on waiting it out for the 8790. Now i'm not so sure. The more I read about this prescott issue the more I am not wanting to get the 8790. It seems to me that Sager got themselves into a mess with this chip hense the delay we've been experiencing. Now, on the other hand I've been reading nothing but good things about the AMD64's. Anyone have any idea how long into the future we will have to wait for an 8790 with a AMD64 chip? Seems to me that even if it is a couple more months that it is the safer and better decision to make.
Reply
Reply
post #583 of 727
3/2/04 at 10:16pm
Geez, you all sound like a bunch of old hens cackling away about stuff you have little knowledge of and zero control over. I'd rather be listening in on a Oprah forum discussing Dr. Phil.
Reply
Reply
post #584 of 727
3/2/04 at 10:17pm
I'm reconsidering also. I agree, the ideal machine would be an 8790 with a mobile A64 chip in it. Similar performance with another hour or more of battery life. It would be tough waiting, especially since I haven't heard any rumors of such a machine coming down the line.

I'm curious about the 090 centrinos also but those aren't expected 'til summer.
Reply
Reply
post #585 of 727
3/2/04 at 10:19pm

cackle, cackle

yeah but we're talking about close to a $3k cackle
Reply
Reply
post #586 of 727
3/2/04 at 10:23pm
Eh... well Eurocom claims they have a AMD 64, Mobility Radeon 9700 coming out.
http://www.eurocom.com/products/future/index.htm

But then again...... its Eurocom we're talking about.....
Reply
Reply
post #587 of 727
3/2/04 at 10:35pm
Just configured a m:780 over at Voodoo... $3700 US. Yeccchh!!! no thanks.
Reply
Reply
post #588 of 727
3/2/04 at 10:42pm
voodoo is all hype(not saying they dont preform its just your paying heaps for so little differnce) like cough alienware cough, but unlike alienware voodoos are alot slimmer
Reply
Reply
post #589 of 727
3/2/04 at 11:16pm
ide go for a voodoo if i had cash if i were rich...the silverstone blue paint job is suppose to be amaizing....but, in the end its still just a clevo clone, no matter how many names they throw on stuff...its still a clevo clone.....

voodoo:
envy immersive theatre audio sytem and theatrebook immersive subwoofer

sager: 4 speakers and a subwoofer lol

voodoo would make you think your buying a portable IMAX theatre lol
Reply
Reply
post #590 of 727
3/2/04 at 11:21pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Q-Ball
voodoo is all hype(not saying they dont preform its just your paying heaps for so little differnce) like cough alienware cough, but unlike alienware voodoos are alot slimmer
This from the man who made this post

http://notebookforums.com/showpost.p...61&postcount=7

No harm done...just trying to see what you REALLY think about Voodoo etc.
Reply
Reply
post #591 of 727
3/2/04 at 11:31pm
So can someone explain to me if the Voodoo's are good notebooks?

All I know about them is what I saw on their website and what I saw was one hell of a over-priced laptop. I am talking about the new model with the 256 ATI 9700.

Thanks
DeathtoToasters
Reply
Reply
post #592 of 727
3/2/04 at 11:32pm
Considering Voodoo's prices, what can we expect in terms of price from the Pctorque's 8790? I don't wanna spend $3000+ in my notebook, maybe I'll have to reconsider my choices if the estimated price is too high
Reply
Reply
post #593 of 727
3/2/04 at 11:41pm
Ok, pricing guess time.

Step one: Max out Voodoo machine to normal paramaters (expectations)
Step two: Subtract $2000 = PCTorque's base model price and similar features as above
Step three: Add up between $200 to $500 in added features (more mem, extra bag, extended warranty, etc.)
Step four: Wait until PCTorque sells machine
Step five: Buy Sager 8790 at massive price discout w/out $500 car paint job and $600 tatoo sticker.
Reply
Reply
post #594 of 727
3/2/04 at 11:52pm
I can safely say that a $4000.00 machine from Voodoo can be had for $2000 - $2500 from PC Torque...
Reply
Reply
post #595 of 727
3/2/04 at 11:54pm
My guess still holds... add $400 to the 4780. I just went through the 4780-S configurator and got $2050 for the specs I wanted (gig ram, 7200 spin HD). So I am guessing it will be under $2500 for the unit I would want. So that would be $1200 savings compared to Voodoo. I'm thinking I could buy a stencil and then Sharpie a tattoo on my own laptop if I wanted.
Reply
Reply
post #596 of 727
3/3/04 at 3:52am
Don't know where you got your number from but the Dell XPS cost $3000 for me...and I was cutting corners.

The 9100 was $2400 with the WSXGA+ screen and 3.0 Ghz P4.
Reply
Reply
post #597 of 727
3/3/04 at 3:55am
I configged a 9100
3.2 Ghz
512MB RAM
128MB 9700
60GB 7200 rpm HDD
Free Palm Zire
15.4 WUXGA

all for $2119.00 which I think is a steal!!! I have saved it in my cart...if the 8790 turns out to be a whopper or a stale rug - i'll pass
Reply
Reply
post #598 of 727
3/3/04 at 4:34am
9100 is awesome looking :P
Reply
Reply
post #599 of 727
3/3/04 at 12:21pm
just o matter of time, i think sager wont let us down.
Reply
Reply
post #600 of 727
3/3/04 at 1:02pm
If only the Dell 9100 had a full scale keyboard
I gotta have a bigger keyboard..........
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Sager & Clevo Notebooks
NotebookForums.com › Forums › Notebook Manufacturers › Sager & Clevo Notebook Forums › Sager & Clevo Notebooks › New Sager 8790 Model release pics are up