Sager NP9890 Vs. Sager NP5720

if you search around you can find the answers you seek.

However, there is very little difference between the two besides sheer weight and CPU capacity. Now more Ghz doesnt mean a laptop will run faster persay, rather that it can multitask more.

There have been higher benchmarks on the 5720 than the 9890.

If your going to be traveling as well, stick with your 5720 because the 9890 is heavy and huge. The other difference between them is the price.

Well, I calculated the costs and the 9890 from my reseller would cost only a bit more.

Weight is not the problem because I can transportate it with my car.

Yes, benchmarks are lower on the 9890...but what say benchmarks?
The game performance is important for me, and this seems to be no problem for the 9890.

The only think now is the loudness of the fans.

Sounds like your more interested in the look of a laptop rather than the pros and cons of it.

Also very curious, I'm considering getting the NP5720. Should I get a 1900X1200 or a 1680x1050? Should I wish to lower the resolution, could I do so without any "blurring" results? In other words, will the resolution still be a sharp as its native resolution (1900X1200)?

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It wouldnt be as sharp as the native resolution.

Personally reading reviews on it and seeing both side by side. The color on the WSXGA 1680-1050 screen is alot more vibrant.

Very nice notebook - and you picked a great dealer. I also ordered my Sager from PowerNotebooks.com. They provided awesome service.

I say stick with the notebook. The 9890 is so huge and heavy when compared to the 5720, and also a lot hotter. Even if the notebook is merely sitting there, you'll still appreciate a sleeker design.

As for the Pentium M > Pentium 4 issue (which I assume this is somewhat about), I'd take the Pentium M any day of the week, because it is so much more efficent per clock, is better on power, and is faster.

Stick with the 5720

Remeber this, if you're going to have about a million programs opened, the Pentium M will get sluggish due to the lack of HyperThreading. Personally, i'd take the P4 over a PM, I care about power, not battery life. I guess it's like comparing a 4 cylinder turbocharged to a V8, heh

I think focusing on just the processor in the comparison misses the boat a bit...yes, the processor is the major difference which is the major driver in the difference in price, battery life and heat generation...but there are other important differences between the machines...

IMHO, multi-tasking is overrated. Even if the 9890 allows you to watch Batman Begins and play Half-Life 2 while looking at an NFL Fantasy spreadsheet and listening to mp3's, my brain can't do that. And the benchmarks for both the 5720 and 9890 seem fairly close (probably due to both having the same GPU when performing GPU heavy benchmarking), and probably translate into an insignificant fps difference between the two machines. I've seen benchmarks that favor both the 5720 and the 9890.

I would love to buy the 5720, due to it's smaller size and weight and longer battery life, but here's the rub:

1) Audio configuration. The 9890 has a Realtek HD audio chip with four speakers and a sub. The 5720 has an ALC880 chip with two speakers located on the side and no sub. I'm one of those rare people that actually uses the laptop speakers. I've been spoiled by the Harmon Kardon setup on my Toshiba...not even the XPS M170 in the mall kiosk sounds as good. I realize headphones are the great equalizer, but it's not much fun showing off a game or cool movie trailer or your latest mp3 to a friend using headphones.

1) HDD configuration. You can never, never have enough storage. The 5720 allows you to remove the optical drive and insert a 2nd HDD, but this only works if the game on the 2nd HDD doesn't require the CD/DVD. Again, I've been spoiled by the Toshiba's StyleBay. I have three HDDs (80GB and two 60GB) in the plastic adapter which I can insert/remove on the fly.

For me, the decision comes down to heat. I want to buy a 9890, but if the laptop is going to sterilize me, I'm not sure I'm as interested. Without the ability to donate my genetic material to the human race, life might seem a bit hollow...even after reaching Level 60 w/ all combinations of races and classes on WoW...

I think they're both great machines...and the 'best' machine is a pipedream you'll never find...the 'best' depends on what you want to do...and only you can decide that...the forum just provides us a place to make us feel better (or worse) about our $2000-$3000 purchases when our friends and family won't...

My two cents...(more like two dollars...)