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Well here's my homework

dell = 6-7 dead pixels
I believe this is all over their boards. Their TS reps seem reluctant to give an actual number but it's either 6 or 7

ibm = 5-11 dead pixels
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview...9P53&loc=en-us

hp/compaq = 7-9 dead pixels
http://isupport2.hp.com/Solution.asp...e-0090278a7756

apple = 7 dead pixels for 17"?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h...22194...pretty vague about it. I remember the unofficial policy being posted on a mac forum and apple quickly asked the poster to remove it...heh

gateway = case by case
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/computer...418896,00.html

sony = 12?! and case by case
http://www.epinions.com/content_49540075140

sager = 6 dead pixels


There are actually a few places with 0 dead pixel policies with regards to desktop LCDs in place but I am not aware of any laptop manufacturer with such a policy.

nice seems like sager has a good policy.

Alright just a little update. I ran BF 1942 as it comes off the CD at 1600x1200 everything set as high as it would go, bots at i belive 220% and cpu time given to bots at 20% and it never skipped a beat. I tried simular setup the other day but it wasn't running nearly as good...then all the sudden my screen got darker, like the brightness was turned down. Turns out that i had forgoten to plug it in and it was running off battery, but for battery it did pretty damn good IMO.

Quick question, how do i set it not to throttle anything down when on battery, there is no setting in the bios.

Thats what I'm thinking; I even posted a thread on the subject. It appears that they got rid of the BIOS power settings. I dont like that.

I did the same with BF1942 w/ R2R and SW. It was funny cuz I was sitting with Syndicat3 and mine was lagging a bit; then I realized it was on battery power, lmao. The only lag I noticed on AC power is the mouse lag on the 'chose spawn point' map overlay thing.

I also ran Unreal 2 today and got amazing results. On my desktop (2.4Ghz, 256MB of mem, and a MX4200 Video card) i was getting pretty bad preformance at 800x600 with settings on low. On my 5680 i got AMAZING preformance at 1600x1200 and everything set at high. That alone let me know that my money was well spent, since on everything else i had tried Unreal 2 had run like crap.

thats great...hey try running the blade runner unreal 2k3 map and post here! it slowes my system down and i have to dumb down the settings....of course ive got a 5660

Sure thing, i'll give it a try hopefully tommorow.

From Hypersonic's site:
http://hypersonic-pc.com/2001/systems-mobile.htm

"Hypersonic Aviator mobile systems come with an industry-leading dead pixel policy. Hypersonic guarantees that there will be no dead pixels in the center screen area and no more than one dead pixel outside of the center area. Additionally, Hypersonic offers a guaranteed no-dead pixel option on most models. Some restrictions may apply"

For $50 they guarantee you no dead pixels.


Personally, I'd still go with the Sager though

I would definitely pay the $50 if Sager offered the option.

The company I am working for orders a lot of dell laptops, and out of a few hundred latitude and inspiron models that passed through my hands, we have about 1 in 3 that has dead pixels, with about 50% of those having 2 or more dead.
Strangely enough, we have very few (less than 1%) that have any stuck pixels from dell.
Our screen sizes range from 14.1" to 15.4".

On the flip side however, out of about 40 Dell M-class laptops (graphic designers), not a single one had a stuck or dead pixel. Of course, these laptops seem to cost about $1k more than the comparable inspiron models. Also, Dell's official stance on the M-class is the same as any other laptop they sell.

quick question can you hook up your sager 5680 to a tv???

Using the TV-out, yes..

is the tv out?

TV-out good

http://sagerforums.com/showthread.php?t=10801