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post #21 of 35
8/24/04 at 10:04am
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I can't find any retailier that offers the M6NBe with an SVGA+ screen in 15.4 wide. I could have sworn that the Chembook I saw had that resolution screen. Any one know if this is available? I might have to reconsider the Sager again.
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post #22 of 35
8/24/04 at 10:32am
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Originally Posted by Milenkod
I can't find any retailier that offers the M6NBe with an SVGA+ screen in 15.4 wide. I could have sworn that the Chembook I saw had that resolution screen. Any one know if this is available? I might have to reconsider the Sager again.
The Asus M6BNe i.e. 15.4 inch model is only available with WXGA (1280:800) in North America.
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post #23 of 35
8/24/04 at 11:42am
if ur gonna be playing games id go with the mitac 128mb m11 yummmmm
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post #24 of 35
8/24/04 at 11:59am
Having a DVD burner is essential. What if you take your lappy to a friend's house and you guys decide to rent a movie. Lucky you have the burner now to make a personal copy to take home.

I use DVD-RAM to backup my school's records weekly as well. All I need now is a serial for Grade Machine; no way am I paying $100 for it.
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post #25 of 35
8/24/04 at 12:08pm
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Originally Posted by Ferrari3200
Having a DVD burner is essential. What if you take your lappy to a friend's house and you guys decide to rent a movie. Lucky you have the burner now to make a personal copy to take home.
Have you actully tried that? I have a DVD Burner for home use and I cannot make a coppy from a movey rented from BlockBuster (I live in USA) namely because these DVD dicks have a lock that doesn't allow multiple copying (you now the copyrights stuff). I have never tried a laptop burner but my guess is its gonna have that same lock.
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post #26 of 35
8/24/04 at 12:42pm
Personally i would choose the Sager over the Mitac. I prefer the real-estate of the wsxga+ and the extra battery life of the 12 cell. Sure it looks a little goofy but its not too bad. If i didnt care too much about gaming then the Asus would be my first choice, thats a really nice looking notebook.
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post #27 of 35
8/24/04 at 12:57pm
i agree completely with roarak...
sager if gaming... asus if not...
mitac has 6 cell battery also, so only ~30minutes more battery life than sager, but if u can accept the 12 cell, sager definitely the better choice
as for asus... it is just a solid machine PERIOD.
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post #28 of 35
8/24/04 at 1:13pm
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Originally Posted by Milenkod
I can't find any retailier that offers the M6NBe with an SVGA+ screen in 15.4 wide. I could have sworn that the Chembook I saw had that resolution screen. Any one know if this is available? I might have to reconsider the Sager again.
You're thinking of the asus w1N with a 15.4 WSXGA screen. This laptop is very expensive and comes only with an m10 64mb gpu
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post #29 of 35
8/24/04 at 1:20pm
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I'd really like to see the Sager in action first hand. There are no stores in my area that carry them or re-branded clevo models. The Sager was my first option initially. I'm having a delima about the placement of the ports because my wife and I share a desk at home. Both our laptops sit side-by-side so any cord comming out the sides is a negative feature. Even the Mitac has quite a few ports that I'll be using on the sides.

I probably wouldn't get the 12 cell because it will mostly be plugged-in (about 80% - 90% of the time). If I can get 2 hours on battery surfing the net, I'm happy...this is not a notebook for work and/or travel. It's (for me and my needs at least) A DTR that will sit on a desk.

Gaming isn't an issue for me but I do prefer strong graphic capabilitites. The 9700 w/ 64megs would be fine. But I do crave the SVGA+ resolution. I saw the Chembook at the store and I thought that the screen was SVGA+. I've come to find that it's 1200X800 only. I'll have to take another look at that one because I thought that the screen was excellent...brightness and resolution. I run 1400x1050 now and would not settle for anything less than that. If I'm satisfied with the 2nd look, the Asus will be in favor.

The other item that is a concern id the DVD-/+ R. I understand that I should't expect 4x performance from a 4x laptop DVD burner....is this true?

I'm going to consult the higher-power (my Wife) on what she likes. This will become her's in about a years time. Like to have her input.
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post #30 of 35
8/24/04 at 2:17pm
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Originally Posted by Milenkod
Gaming isn't an issue for me but I do prefer strong graphic capabilitites. The 9700 w/ 64megs would be fine. But I do crave the SVGA+ resolution. I saw the Chembook at the store and I thought that the screen was SVGA+. I've come to find that it's 1200X800 only. I'll have to take another look at that one because I thought that the screen was excellent...brightness and resolution. I run 1400x1050 now and would not settle for anything less than that. If I'm satisfied with the 2nd look, the Asus will be in favor.
I don't see that you are specifying a wide screen requirement. You can get the same Asus machine with an SXGA+ 15" screen. It is the M6Ne. Maybe that is what you saw in the Chembook line?
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post #31 of 35
8/24/04 at 2:42pm
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Originally Posted by pstrisik
I don't see that you are specifying a wide screen requirement. You can get the same Asus machine with an SXGA+ 15" screen. It is the M6Ne. Maybe that is what you saw in the Chembook line?
I meant the 1680 X 1050 screen...I call than SVGA+...I am mis-naming it...sorry. The Asus only comes in 1200 X 800 from what I can see.
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post #32 of 35
8/24/04 at 3:53pm
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Originally Posted by Milenkod
I meant the 1680 X 1050 screen...I call than SVGA+...I am mis-naming it...sorry. The Asus only comes in 1200 X 800 from what I can see.
Then you do want widescreen.

The Asus M6BN(e) only comes in WXGA as you know. It is 1280x800. I think 1680x1050 would be WSXGA+ See http://www.hut.fi/~tgustafs/screensize.html for reference.
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post #33 of 35
8/24/04 at 4:47pm
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Originally Posted by pstrisik
Then you do want widescreen.

The Asus M6BN(e) only comes in WXGA as you know. It is 1280x800. I think 1680x1050 would be WSXGA+ See http://www.hut.fi/~tgustafs/screensize.html for reference.
Oh yea...the widescreen is a "have to have". Otherwise i'd be looking at the CL56.

BTW...on the Asus and the Sager, are the cpu's replaceable and is it relatively easy to do?
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post #34 of 35
8/24/04 at 6:21pm
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Originally Posted by Milenkod
Oh yea...the widescreen is a "have to have". Otherwise i'd be looking at the CL56.

BTW...on the Asus and the Sager, are the cpu's replaceable and is it relatively easy to do?
Definetly get a widescreen. They're great. Both the Asus and the Sager should have the ability for the CPU's to be swapped. It's not a big deal if you've built a few computers, if not, you may want to stay away from doing it.

I don't think you could go wrong with either laptop. The Sager benches a little faster, but that won't be an issue since you don't game. Good luck.
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post #35 of 35
8/24/04 at 6:39pm
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Originally Posted by Milenkod
I'd really like to see the Sager in action first hand. There are no stores in my area that carry them or re-branded clevo models. The Sager was my first option initially. I'm having a delima about the placement of the ports because my wife and I share a desk at home. Both our laptops sit side-by-side so any cord comming out the sides is a negative feature. Even the Mitac has quite a few ports that I'll be using on the sides.

I probably wouldn't get the 12 cell because it will mostly be plugged-in (about 80% - 90% of the time). If I can get 2 hours on battery surfing the net, I'm happy...this is not a notebook for work and/or travel. It's (for me and my needs at least) A DTR that will sit on a desk.

Gaming isn't an issue for me but I do prefer strong graphic capabilitites. The 9700 w/ 64megs would be fine. But I do crave the SVGA+ resolution. I saw the Chembook at the store and I thought that the screen was SVGA+. I've come to find that it's 1200X800 only. I'll have to take another look at that one because I thought that the screen was excellent...brightness and resolution. I run 1400x1050 now and would not settle for anything less than that. If I'm satisfied with the 2nd look, the Asus will be in favor.
sounds like the sager 3790 is definitely what you need. you'll get the higher resolution you like on a 15.4'' screen (1600x1050), solid build quality like the asus, and better graphics performance. there are few downfalls to the 3790, and since the main one (batt life performance on the 6-cell) doesn't bother you, it's a system without many other flaws. port placement is the only other thing that will give you trouble, but if you weigh bad port placement vs. a wsxga+ screen, i think the latter will win.

the asus with sxga+ will not have the best viewing angles. its only advantage really is the extended batt life on the primary. if you liked the build quality of the m6n when you saw it, the 3790 is probably pretty close to that--> from what people have said in reviews.
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