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So, due to desiring a new laptop for grad school (and feeling that a 3.75 GPA after the first year merits one), I went searching for a new Sager. I saw the 8250 and 8255-S, and even though they had RAID, they had a tribal styling that I detested to the point that just knowing it was there ruined my love for 2x2.5 SSDs in RAID 0. I had been in talks with PowerNotebooks regarding a new laptop, and when the 8265-S Landed, I began to debate how to get it set up. My concerns were I wanted a 256GB SSD, the "non-standard" CPU, and a 780m for gaming at high / ultra while maintaining portability. Thus, after battling with my OCD, and probably sending Donald @ PNB up the wall with questions about the 15" Sagers, his ability to tolerate my constant questions, wondrances, etc., regarding heat, energy use, etc., while my trying to balance gaming performance with a sub-$2500 pricetag and a laptop that would be very usable for 2 years. With Donald as my guide and my awesome Customer Service Rep, my THIRD Sager from his business was configured as follows:
15.6” Full HD 16:9 Wide screen (1920x1080) LED-Backlit Display with 95% NTSC Color Gamut Matte Screen
30 Day "No Dead Pixel" Guarantee
nVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 256bit w/4.0GB GDDR5
Intel Core i7-4800MQ (2.7~3.7GHz) w/6M L3 Cache - 4 Cores - 8 Threads
IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
16GB (2x8GB) DDR3/1600 Dual Channel Memory
256GB Samsung 840 PRO Series SATA III Solid State Drive
RAID Disabled
6x Blu-Ray Reader/8x Super Multi Combo Drive
7-in-1 Memory Card Reader (All versions of MS + SD/MMC)
Intel Wireless-AC 7260 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n + Bluetooth 4.0 (Dual Band)
8 Cell Smart Lithium-Ion Battery 76.96Wh
Full Range 180W Auto Switching AC Adapter
Sager Logo
2-Year Parts and Shipping plus Lifetime Labor and 24/7 DOMESTIC Toll Free Support (Labor & Support paid by PNB)
NO Laser Tattoos - Personalize your Laptop
NO mSATA Solid State Drives
NO External USB Optical Drive
NO Operating System
NO Microsoft Office Software
NO 12V Auto Adapter
After this order (which was $2200, well under my limit... I could have gone for the 4900mq, but I couldn't justify 100MHz and 2MB L3 cache for another $185... I'm not a benchmarker, but a gamer), I received near-immediate email support from Donald and Nita regarding OS choice (expected, since I didn't choose one), however I'm going to put Windows 8.1 on the rig (as is on the 8130 I have) since it works fine. After, I received more top-flight service from PNB regarding whether I wanted a personalized ID tag on the laptop. I was amazed that Donald and Co. had remembered that this computer would be used in an academic environment, and it would be a small charge for the laptop to have identification to its owner. For a student, this is INTEGRAL. It's one small deterrent, even if only psychological, and i felt it was a good idea. When I wanted my middle initial added in, Donald told me it would be done, and based on the quality of my previous two sagers, I have no reason to question him, or his company's, motives. PNB has been top-notch in the past, and I'm eagerly anticipating laptop #3 from them.
I wholeheartedly recommend, based on this laptop, and my NP8662 (2009) and NP8130 (2011)'s respective performance, PowerNotebooks.
Jason
Status Report:
Far Too Long: Drove Donald up the Wall with questions about the NP8250 / NP8255 / NP8265-S
August 5, 2013: Ordered laptop with aforementioned specs
August 8, 2013: Shipped from Sager to PowerNotebooks for the final upgrades (I gather CPU / SSD / High Gamut Screen)
August 12, 2013: Arrived at PowerNotebooks.com for the upgrade goodies!
August 14, 2013: Shipped from PowerNotebooks via FedEx.
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Svl7, where did the fermi unlocking BIOSes go? I can't find them on here and I have a laptop that I'd like to see what it's capable of with an improved BIOS. (It's a GTX 675m)
Jason
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Some people honestly don't care for the looks though.
I'm happy if it just has a multi-colored keyboard.
Clevo/Sager generally has the best bang for the buck and while minimalist, still looks attractive IMO.
The latest line-up with the illuminated trackpad however looks fugly.
This. If it wasn't for the illuminated trackpad, I would have been much less hesitant to order mine. As it stands I'm looking at a 4800MQ or a 4900MQ, and either 2x120GB Intel 520 in Raid 0 or a 240GB Intel 520 (depending on CPU, due to budget). I'm also not entirely a fan of the Sentelic trackpad, since every other laptop I've owned dating back to about 2003 has had a Synaptics pad - and zero problems with it.
As for AW, if I'm in an academic setting, it is in my best interest to keep the laptop stealth. This way professors and prospective research partners don't have as much predisposition to assume I'm gaming when I'm actually note-taking / doing research.
NVIDIA Kepler VBIOS mods - Overclocking Editions, modified clocks, voltage tweaks
in General Notebook Discussions
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Thanks to Johnksss and svl7 for all the work they've done on the BIOS unlock. I finally bit the bullet and did the unlock. I'm not going to OC the GPU, but knowing that the ability is now there... is a great thing.
Jason