Okay, so here is the deal. This week, I placed an order for this notebook:
Sager NP5797 Custom Notebook (Built on Clevo M570ETU)
-17" WSXGA+ "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1680x1050)
-P9600 2.66Ghz Montevina Core2 Duo 2.66GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 25 watt
-nVidia GeForce GTX 280M 1,024MB PCI-Express DDR3 DX10
-4,096MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS)
-320GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)
-Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
It's a pretty decent machine I think. However, there is a hitch. I just recieved word from Xoticpc that the P9600 is back ordered from Intel. They don't know when it will be available. Essentially I have the following options:
-P8700 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.53GHz w/3MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 25 watt $110 cheaper
-T9550 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.66GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 35 watt $35 cheaper
-Q9000 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Quad 2.0GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB $5 more expensive
Here is where my concerns lay. I will be playing games on this thing regularly and I want it to chew up and spit out most games. The T9550 is 10w more than the P9600 and the P8700. When I'm playing games I will have the computer plugged into AC, but what I'm worried about is: a.) will the extra 10w CPU decrease the battery life even when the computer is plugged in, and b.) will the extra 10w CPU decrease the battery life and suck up more energy faster when the laptop isn't plugged even if it isn't running anything heavier than a web browser or some video?
I also have this option:
Downgrade the screen size to go to the NP8662 (15.4"). With this laptop I could upgrade the CPU all the way up to the T9800 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.93GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 35 watt. However, we see again the 35w as opposed to 25w, but the entire laptop even with this better CPU would cost less than the NP5797 by about $100 since the screen takes a 1.6" decrease in size.
I'm in a bit of a bind. If I wait, I'm not sure how long it will be, but I'm not sure about these other options. I was sort of looking forward to a 17"... I'm sorry this post is so long, but any help on this matter would be great. Thanks!
-Eric
Sager NP5797 Custom Notebook (Built on Clevo M570ETU)
-17" WSXGA+ "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1680x1050)
-P9600 2.66Ghz Montevina Core2 Duo 2.66GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 25 watt
-nVidia GeForce GTX 280M 1,024MB PCI-Express DDR3 DX10
-4,096MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS)
-320GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)
-Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
It's a pretty decent machine I think. However, there is a hitch. I just recieved word from Xoticpc that the P9600 is back ordered from Intel. They don't know when it will be available. Essentially I have the following options:
-P8700 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.53GHz w/3MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 25 watt $110 cheaper
-T9550 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.66GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 35 watt $35 cheaper
-Q9000 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Quad 2.0GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB $5 more expensive
Here is where my concerns lay. I will be playing games on this thing regularly and I want it to chew up and spit out most games. The T9550 is 10w more than the P9600 and the P8700. When I'm playing games I will have the computer plugged into AC, but what I'm worried about is: a.) will the extra 10w CPU decrease the battery life even when the computer is plugged in, and b.) will the extra 10w CPU decrease the battery life and suck up more energy faster when the laptop isn't plugged even if it isn't running anything heavier than a web browser or some video?
I also have this option:
Downgrade the screen size to go to the NP8662 (15.4"). With this laptop I could upgrade the CPU all the way up to the T9800 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.93GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 35 watt. However, we see again the 35w as opposed to 25w, but the entire laptop even with this better CPU would cost less than the NP5797 by about $100 since the screen takes a 1.6" decrease in size.
I'm in a bit of a bind. If I wait, I'm not sure how long it will be, but I'm not sure about these other options. I was sort of looking forward to a 17"... I'm sorry this post is so long, but any help on this matter would be great. Thanks!
-Eric
