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post #21 of 47
4/30/04 at 1:02am
sweetas.. nearly 4 hours. thats the way to go
have u tried C&C Generals. thats the only game i play (rarely too)
i am a student too and sold off my 5680 cuz i couldnt be bothered carrying it around campus up and down slopes
i had a poor experience with sager so i am gonna give its sister, prostar, a shot this time.
lets see
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post #22 of 47
5/8/04 at 8:06pm
Any new photos?

Oh and great review thanks for posting all the info.
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post #23 of 47
5/10/04 at 12:19pm
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Sorry no pics yet. I've been super busy. I'll try have them by the end of this week.
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post #24 of 47
5/15/04 at 4:00am
How well does she play movies?
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post #25 of 47
5/19/04 at 4:42pm
I just saw philipacamainiac's 3760, and i almost soiled myself. it has to be the most beautiful pice of hardware out there! We watched a divix movie on battery power, and there were no skips or anything! it was AMAZING
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post #26 of 47
5/19/04 at 4:56pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeffers
How well does she play movies?
So far I've watched 5 DivX movies, 2 DVDs and a whole lot of iTunes Music Videos. I actually played all 5 DivX movies at the same time, and it didn't break a sweat. I wish I could play 2 DVDs at once (?).

Screen looks good for movies. I haven't tried watching a whole movie on battery, but video plays well even on the Max Battery setting.

I even played about 10 minutes of my Labyrinth DivX on an LCD projector, while running on batteries, without a skip. Looks even better on an LCD projector because the pixel resolution is lower, so you see less compression artifacts. I would have tried to go longer, but I had to get back to work...

In sum, movies work on this model.
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post #27 of 47
5/19/04 at 5:53pm
Great purchase... this is the model I plan on buying from PCTorque.

Please post more... I'm very interested.
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post #28 of 47
5/21/04 at 1:24pm
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Well, I'm experiencing my first major problem. The LCD screen has begun to flicker (looks a lot like going between brightness settings), and after a few investivigative actions, Sager Support and I have concluded it is most likely (99.9% chance) a defective inverter board. It could be like a loose something something on the inverter board, but since I don't know enough about laptop hardware, I'm not going to try and fix it myself.

I had a very good experience with Ted at Sager through emails, and I'll be shipping it Monday, and I should get it back Friday or Saturday (I'm still within my 30 day period).

I'm not discouraged yet - One hardware flaw, with hundreds of components, is pretty darn good.
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post #29 of 47
5/26/04 at 12:40pm
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Well, I haven't sent it in yet, even though I have an RMA, but it hasn't flickered since the day I made the 5-21 post. Ay caramba. I don't want to send it in if it ain't broke...
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post #30 of 47
6/7/04 at 2:02pm
Hey,
just curious what happened with the 3760. Also, Exactly how thick is it? It says anything from 1.15 to 1.5 on the web, just curious how thick it really is? I am very interested in this machine, especially since u got it in like 7 days.
thanks,
-T-
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post #31 of 47
6/21/04 at 5:12am
thanks for all the info philip, can you give me an update as to how it's working?
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post #32 of 47
6/21/04 at 1:31pm
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Update as of 6-21-04:

The flickering (did I mention that in this thread???) on the LCD stopped, so I never returned it to Sager. It hasn't given me any more hardware-related problems since. I have had a couple of software hiccups. I do not assume or pretend that these are the fault of Sager.

Please note that the sound card on this lappy (and all Sagers from what I've heard) really sucks. The headphone out does not give a whole lotta power (I think it is halfway between line and headphone level) and you can actually hear things inside the computer. When I plug in my USB mouse, I can hear, if I really focus, a slight buzzing whenever I move the mouse. Most of the noise goes away when you change to Max Battery mode. Go figure.

Anyway. A truly versatile machine. The 3760 battery never ceases to amaze me. I started dinking around on the Internet yesterday, on battery, starting in the afternoon, and I was still going well into the evening.
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post #33 of 47
6/21/04 at 5:30pm
cool cool cool


my 8890 does the flickering thing too, sometimes closing and opening the lid slowly will fix it. i can't part with it for the next 9 months, so i'll prolly wait until the phillips warranty kicks in, and they pay for shipping to and fro.
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post #34 of 47
6/22/04 at 3:57am
What exactly is the Intel Enhanced SpeedStep? What does it do?
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post #35 of 47
6/22/04 at 5:02am
i think it throttles back your cpu so you save on battery power
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post #36 of 47
6/22/04 at 6:05pm
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Originally Posted by KidVI
i think it throttles back your cpu so you save on battery power
Indeed it does...

It is not something you can control directly, but rather it is implemented into the power schemes under Power Options. A detailed explanation is in the user manual, but basically...

Performance Mode Always
AC In - 600MHz ~ Max Speed*
Battery (not low) - Up to Max Speed*
Low Battery - Up to 600MHz*

Battery Optimized Always
AC In - 600MHz
Battery (not low) - Up to 600MHz*
Low Battery - Up to 600MHz*

Automatically Switch
AC In - 600MHz ~ Max Speed*
Battery (not low) - Up to 600MHz*
Low Battery - Up to 600MHz*

* The Speed is defined by the Power Scheme


And the Power Scheme table (measuring CPU performance):

Power Scheme ::: AC Power ::: DC Power

Home/Office Desk ::: None ::: Adaptive

Portable/Laptop ::: Adaptive ::: Adaptive

Presentation ::: Adaptive ::: Degrade

Always On ::: None ::: None

Minimal Power Management ::: Adaptive ::: Adaptive

Max Battery ::: Adaptive ::: Degrade


Fun, huh?
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post #37 of 47
6/22/04 at 9:26pm
Hi Phillip,

Great review and pics, you may have sold me. I've been debating between a HP zt3000 and a Dell 8600, but neither either had all the specs I wanted (HP) or cost too much (Dell). This looks like a nice balance between the two.

Couple of questions; could you run 3dmark2001SE? I know this is a lame, old benchmark but its what I've used since 2001 and helps give me a relative expectation when evaluating a system.

I'm also wondering about warranty. It seems like for the first year you can work directly with Sager/pctorque to resolve any issues, but beyond that 1st year, its dealing with a third party. As a Toshiba owner who has sent theirs in way too many times (and had very nasty delays), I'd be interested in people's input into product longevity, durabability, as well as service expereiences; I've had my Toshiba for 3 years now, and are expecting to keep whatever I get for at least 2.

Thanks!

Greg
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post #38 of 47
6/23/04 at 3:04pm
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3dmark...um...okay...

I'm downloading it now, so we'll see.

Warranty is covered by Sager/pctorque for a year, and then you can have an optional 2 or 3 year warranty by Philips. There's nothing wrong with that, considering the fact that you'd be dealing with English-speaking American technicians rather than getting emails from non-English-speaking engineers.

And remember, Sager has free LIFETIME technical support.
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post #39 of 47
6/23/04 at 3:26pm
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3DMARK2001 Test Results

The Sager NP3760 gets 10129 3D marks.

based on the scoring system of
3DMark2001SE
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post #40 of 47
6/23/04 at 8:09pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by philipacamaniac
The Sager NP3760 gets 10129 3D marks. based on the scoring system of
3DMark2001SE


Perspective check; my Toshiba lappy gets about 2400 on a good day, my wife's AMD XP 1700 (1.4Mhz) with a GeForce 3 gets 6000, the HP zt3000 (Radeon 9x00) gets 7200, and the Dell 8600 fits in around 9500. This looks like the best bang for the buck!
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