Ok, I'm considering a Sager because, like you all know, it doesn't seem that there are more powerful laptops available for the price. Why do I need power? Well, not for games. I don't own or play a single PC game (
) but I am a musician who is looking to do heavy duty audio recording and sequencing, so I need a fast CPU and a ton of fast memory. The Sager line has that.
My plan is to get rid of my desktop and my craptop and get an all in one system. But even so, I'm concerned about the weight of the Sagers. Sure, I realize that a desktop replacement is going to need to be a bit beefy but I want to know what people
s experience is with acutally LAP use. I travel alot and need my computer with me at all times when I do travel. Also, I'm a DVD buff who likes to chill with my laptop and a movie without getting crushed to death.
That's why I was excited to hear about the 4080 release since it was much lighter than the 5680 I was considering. But the when I was comparing specs I couldn't figure out where the 5680 got it's extra weight. First, what configuration is the 9.65 spec for? With or without battery? With all bays filled? Because all I want is a single HDD (I use firewire drives for mass storage of audio files) and the optical drive...no extra anything. So if I got a 4080 and a 5680 with the exact same specs, would the 5680 weigh more or is it only more when I add the extra drives, batteries etc.?
Finally, being that I mainly need CPU and memory in a relatively light package do I really need a Sager? I don't need the 3D graphics power for games etc so is there another laptop that might be better?
Here's what I need:
2.8Ghz with 800FSB and HT (at least)
1GB 400 RAM
1000 ethernet
802.11g wireless
bluetooth
DVD/CDRW (DVDR would be nice)
USB 2.0 and firewire
15" min screen
the rest is all open to variety including video, sound and HDD
Thanks
) but I am a musician who is looking to do heavy duty audio recording and sequencing, so I need a fast CPU and a ton of fast memory. The Sager line has that.My plan is to get rid of my desktop and my craptop and get an all in one system. But even so, I'm concerned about the weight of the Sagers. Sure, I realize that a desktop replacement is going to need to be a bit beefy but I want to know what people
s experience is with acutally LAP use. I travel alot and need my computer with me at all times when I do travel. Also, I'm a DVD buff who likes to chill with my laptop and a movie without getting crushed to death.
That's why I was excited to hear about the 4080 release since it was much lighter than the 5680 I was considering. But the when I was comparing specs I couldn't figure out where the 5680 got it's extra weight. First, what configuration is the 9.65 spec for? With or without battery? With all bays filled? Because all I want is a single HDD (I use firewire drives for mass storage of audio files) and the optical drive...no extra anything. So if I got a 4080 and a 5680 with the exact same specs, would the 5680 weigh more or is it only more when I add the extra drives, batteries etc.?
Finally, being that I mainly need CPU and memory in a relatively light package do I really need a Sager? I don't need the 3D graphics power for games etc so is there another laptop that might be better?
Here's what I need:
2.8Ghz with 800FSB and HT (at least)
1GB 400 RAM
1000 ethernet
802.11g wireless
bluetooth
DVD/CDRW (DVDR would be nice)
USB 2.0 and firewire
15" min screen
the rest is all open to variety including video, sound and HDD
Thanks
