I need this bad boy to perform like mad.
First, couple of things-
No, I don't care how big or heavy it is
I want the 1920x1200 screen no matter what - I need it to run lots of apps in a small space
Gaming = yes
I plan to upgrade it to 3GB of ram
Battery life I want no less than 2 hours
Cost I'd like to stay close to $2000, but I'm prepared to go to $2500 max.
Whatcha think of this config?
Sager NP5793
17" 1920x1200 screen
2.4GHz T8300
2GB of ram (for now) @ 667
250GB 5400rpm hard disk
Now, questions...
First, the notebook comes with the choice of an 8700M GT (stock) or an 8800M GTX (for $500 more). Is the 8800 worth it? I know I won't be playing any games with the 8700 at 1920x1200, but at 1680x1050? I don't know, I've never had anything this powerful or this high resolution before. Which do you think I should get?
Second...this notebook is already an al-gore heart attack of energy inefficiency...should I risk my battery life on a 7200RPM disk, or tough out the slower drive? (i really won't mind, i suppose)
Third...is the T8300 too strong of a choice for the notebook? would the 2.1GHz T8100 be a better choice? I'm not doing video editing or much audio editing, either would suffice, but I don't know if the 2.1GHz cpu can feed either GPU without a bottleneck.
http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=51114&action=customize
Thanks.
First, couple of things-
No, I don't care how big or heavy it is
I want the 1920x1200 screen no matter what - I need it to run lots of apps in a small space
Gaming = yes
I plan to upgrade it to 3GB of ram
Battery life I want no less than 2 hours
Cost I'd like to stay close to $2000, but I'm prepared to go to $2500 max.
Whatcha think of this config?
Sager NP5793
17" 1920x1200 screen
2.4GHz T8300
2GB of ram (for now) @ 667
250GB 5400rpm hard disk
Now, questions...
First, the notebook comes with the choice of an 8700M GT (stock) or an 8800M GTX (for $500 more). Is the 8800 worth it? I know I won't be playing any games with the 8700 at 1920x1200, but at 1680x1050? I don't know, I've never had anything this powerful or this high resolution before. Which do you think I should get?
Second...this notebook is already an al-gore heart attack of energy inefficiency...should I risk my battery life on a 7200RPM disk, or tough out the slower drive? (i really won't mind, i suppose)
Third...is the T8300 too strong of a choice for the notebook? would the 2.1GHz T8100 be a better choice? I'm not doing video editing or much audio editing, either would suffice, but I don't know if the 2.1GHz cpu can feed either GPU without a bottleneck.
http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=51114&action=customize
Thanks.