SAGER 8890 pricing
-16" LCD
-Detachable MP3 player with memory from 32MB up to 256MB
-Radeon 9600 PRO 128MB Video card
-Fixed floppy drive
-DVD-RW Combo drive
-Up to 3 internal hard drives, 2 can be used in RAID 0 and RAID 1
-3.2GHZ P4 processor/ 800 FSB
-Dual channel 400DDR RAM
-COAX input TV tuner with a full remote control
-2 PCMCIA TYPE II slots
-Integrated bluetooth AND Wireless LAN
-USB 2.0, S-Video in, S-video out, DVI, and firewire to name a few of it's ports
Fresh from the package all it came with:
Here are some random pics of it... some pics were used from the 8886 review as many of the features and looks are the same.
New keyboard layout with a properly placed enter key =)
Check out the detachable MP3 player and all it comes with:
It has a USB port built into it and comes with the cable to plug it into any computer you want.
This is the internal 6-in-1 card reader for the 8890 that plugs into the same slot as the MP3 player. You can have both and swap them. It's not available for ordering yet and we don't have the pricing for it. When it is available, it will be offered by itself for anyone that already has a system they want to add it to. Yes, it will work with the other 888X series laptops.
The 2 pics below is the card reader stacked on top of the MP3 player.
The SXGA has a very clear and bright display with a nice angle view:
Some Bios shots:
We will go through a step by step procedure to installing raid if we get a chance but it looks like they laid it out pretty easy to follow in the manual.
The MiniUSB Wireless and Bluetooth cards are located under the keyboard for easy access along witht he RAM. As you can see from the picture, it's APACER RAM with heatsinks attached.
By removing these 4 screws, the battery flips right out. It's a 14.8V 6600maH battery. This compares to the 5670 main battery that is a 4000maH and the 2nd battery option in the 5670 is a 3400maH. Also, the main battery in the 8887 was a 6000MaH battery.
Underneath, we find the main hard drive. Removing these 2 screws and the flexprint plug, you can tilt it out sideways.
Not nearly as easy as the 5670 where you only have to remove 1 screw from start to finish. The 8890 you have to remove 6 screws and carefully pull the flexprint plug off. So, instead of the 30 second job it is with the 5670, it's a 2 minute job here =).
Removing these 3 screws gives you access to the TV tuner and capture card:
You have the option of getting a PAL TV Tuner card instead of the NTSC one. This is a special order item and often adds 2 weeks to the order process. You can also have the TV Tuner removed all together and get the 3rd hard drive bracket for up to 240GB of internal hard drive storage.
With the cover off, you can see the 2 screws that are responsible for releasing the 2 drive bays.
Now, with the 2 screws removed, you can slide out both bays. We ordered this system with the 2nd hard drive option so one of the bays has the 2nd hard drive and the other has the DVD/CDRW combo drive. The 2nd bay drive is the other slot the 2nd hard drive must be located for RAID. It does not work with the 3rd bay hard drive. A 2nd media drive can also be installed in the 2nd bay.
The bay hard drive pulls out with its bracket:
Removing the 4 screws and the flexprint, the drive easily comes out of its bracket:
With that, we move to the other bay where the DVD/CDRW combo drive lives. It pulls out the same as the other bay:
Sager uses Toshiba and Teac for their media drives in all cases I've seen.
After removing the 5 screws the drive pulls out of the bracket and you will find it to be the standard size drive you should be able to swap with brands other than the one Sager uses.
-16" LCD
-Detachable MP3 player with memory from 32MB up to 256MB
-Radeon 9600 PRO 128MB Video card
-Fixed floppy drive
-DVD-RW Combo drive
-Up to 3 internal hard drives, 2 can be used in RAID 0 and RAID 1
-3.2GHZ P4 processor/ 800 FSB
-Dual channel 400DDR RAM
-COAX input TV tuner with a full remote control
-2 PCMCIA TYPE II slots
-Integrated bluetooth AND Wireless LAN
-USB 2.0, S-Video in, S-video out, DVI, and firewire to name a few of it's ports
Fresh from the package all it came with:
Here are some random pics of it... some pics were used from the 8886 review as many of the features and looks are the same.
New keyboard layout with a properly placed enter key =)
Check out the detachable MP3 player and all it comes with:
It has a USB port built into it and comes with the cable to plug it into any computer you want.
This is the internal 6-in-1 card reader for the 8890 that plugs into the same slot as the MP3 player. You can have both and swap them. It's not available for ordering yet and we don't have the pricing for it. When it is available, it will be offered by itself for anyone that already has a system they want to add it to. Yes, it will work with the other 888X series laptops.
The 2 pics below is the card reader stacked on top of the MP3 player.
The SXGA has a very clear and bright display with a nice angle view:
Some Bios shots:
We will go through a step by step procedure to installing raid if we get a chance but it looks like they laid it out pretty easy to follow in the manual.
The MiniUSB Wireless and Bluetooth cards are located under the keyboard for easy access along witht he RAM. As you can see from the picture, it's APACER RAM with heatsinks attached.
By removing these 4 screws, the battery flips right out. It's a 14.8V 6600maH battery. This compares to the 5670 main battery that is a 4000maH and the 2nd battery option in the 5670 is a 3400maH. Also, the main battery in the 8887 was a 6000MaH battery.
Underneath, we find the main hard drive. Removing these 2 screws and the flexprint plug, you can tilt it out sideways.
Not nearly as easy as the 5670 where you only have to remove 1 screw from start to finish. The 8890 you have to remove 6 screws and carefully pull the flexprint plug off. So, instead of the 30 second job it is with the 5670, it's a 2 minute job here =).
Removing these 3 screws gives you access to the TV tuner and capture card:
You have the option of getting a PAL TV Tuner card instead of the NTSC one. This is a special order item and often adds 2 weeks to the order process. You can also have the TV Tuner removed all together and get the 3rd hard drive bracket for up to 240GB of internal hard drive storage.
With the cover off, you can see the 2 screws that are responsible for releasing the 2 drive bays.
Now, with the 2 screws removed, you can slide out both bays. We ordered this system with the 2nd hard drive option so one of the bays has the 2nd hard drive and the other has the DVD/CDRW combo drive. The 2nd bay drive is the other slot the 2nd hard drive must be located for RAID. It does not work with the 3rd bay hard drive. A 2nd media drive can also be installed in the 2nd bay.
The bay hard drive pulls out with its bracket:
Removing the 4 screws and the flexprint, the drive easily comes out of its bracket:
With that, we move to the other bay where the DVD/CDRW combo drive lives. It pulls out the same as the other bay:
Sager uses Toshiba and Teac for their media drives in all cases I've seen.
After removing the 5 screws the drive pulls out of the bracket and you will find it to be the standard size drive you should be able to swap with brands other than the one Sager uses.
