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Friday July 25, 2003

The wait begins...

Expected delivery date: August 8th

  • 3.06GHz Intel Pentium 4 Processor w/ HT
  • 512MB PC2700 333MHz DDR RAM SODIMM
  • 512MB PC2700 333MHz DDR RAM SODIMM
  • 60GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA Hard Disk Drive (Hitachi 7K60)
  • Toshiba SD-R6012 1X DVD-R/W Drive w/ DVD Recording Software
  • ATI Radeon 9000 Mobility 64MB (w/ TV Out)
  • Built-in 3D Sound System w/ 5.1 Channel S/PDIF
  • Integrated V.92 56K Fax/Data Modem
  • Integrated Realtek RTL8139C Fast Ethernet Controller & 802.11b Wireless LAN
  • Aviator ZX7 in Silver and Graphite
  • 17" WXGA WIDESCREEN High Contrast Active Matrix LCD Display
  • Internal Bluetooth Module
  • Internal Subwoofer Speaker Module
  • MS Windows XP Professional SP1 CD & Manual Pre-Installed & Configured
  • 3Year 24/7 Toll-Free Tech Support Platinum Service & Lifetime Support
  • Guaranteed shipment within 10 days of order

#1 reason to switch back? Speed, and lots of it. ;0)

Posted in General at Jul 25 2003, 04:26:43 PM MDT 12 Comments
Comments:

How much did it put you back. I was at best buy looking at the sub $1500 notebooks. Cannot afford something above that, but for me it meets my needs. I am looking at the compaqs.

Posted by dsuspense on July 25, 2003 at 07:27 PM MDT #

It put me back quite a bit ($3,873.64 including shipping) - but that is $1000 less than I paid for my Powerbook G4 a year and a half ago. I firmly believe in paying for the top-o-the-line when buying computers, since it'll be outdated in 6 months anyway. The nice thing about having my own company is that I can write it off and it's like paying $4000 less in taxes.

Posted by Matt Raible on July 25, 2003 at 09:16 PM MDT #

Curious Matt, did you consider the G5? If it is about speed, wouldn't a dual processor G5 meet your need for speed? :-) A similarly equipped G5, excluding taxes, would have cost about $400.00 more. Yet, you would have 1.5 GB of memory (assuming you purchase a 1gb memory kit @ crucial.com) and a 160gb hard drive.

Posted by Robert Barksdale on July 27, 2003 at 09:23 AM MDT #

The G5 wasn't an option because I wanted a new laptop, not a desktop. I am hoping to get a G5 when I get a new desktop. I don't know that I will need one though - only if I get a contract that lets me work from home.

Posted by Matt Raible on July 27, 2003 at 02:55 PM MDT #

Sorry, I missed that until I read your previous posts. Wow, that is some powerful laptop. With horsepower like that who needs a desktop. :-)

Posted by Robert Barksdale on July 27, 2003 at 04:56 PM MDT #

Will you be posting pictures once you get the machine?

I've been looking to buy almost the same machine but have yet to read a review of it, or see any 'in action' photos which show the size of the machine next to everyday objects.

Posted by Moazam Raja on July 28, 2003 at 12:36 AM MDT #

Moazam - I'd be happy to. I'll also post some performance numbers against my existing machines and the Powerbook 17" (1 GHz).

Posted by Matt Raible on July 28, 2003 at 08:25 AM MDT #

I was surfing for information about the ZX7 when I stumbled onto your site. Actually, the Hypersonic ZX7 is just a painted Sager 4760. Both are exactly the same machine (they're both made by Clevo). However, the 4760 costs about $500-1000 less. Just thought you might want the info :).

Posted by Ingra on July 30, 2003 at 08:05 PM MDT #

Boy - I got screwed huh? Thanks for raining on my parade Ingra. ;-)

I calculated the same machine Sager and got a final cost of $3,175. I think I paid a couple hundred for shipping, so it's about a $700 difference. I'll send an e-mail to Hypersonic and see what their reaction is.

Posted by Matt Raible on July 30, 2003 at 09:37 PM MDT #

I think the major difference between the 'Sager' branded machine and the Hypersonic branded machine is support. And coloring :) If Hypersonic is willing to give you some money back, great, if not, I wouldn't be too heartbroke about it. They're a value added reseller, and they probably add a good deal more value (support, etc.) then Sager/Powernotebooks.com does.

Posted by Moazam on July 31, 2003 at 02:28 AM MDT #

lol..sorry about that. Actually, you can check out www.sagerforums.com. It's a community of sager owners and all of them are very helpful if you have any technical issues etc etc. I'm actually pretty new to the whole thing myself. I was planning to order an Alienware Area51-M (which I found out was also a Sager/Clevo). But, just to note, the new Alienware Area51-M (which isn't out yet), is NOT a Sager. I guess they switched OEMs. Anyways, it looks pretty impressive, so it might be a good idea to wait if you can. Hope this helps :D.

Posted by Ingra on July 31, 2003 at 06:27 AM MDT #

The NEW alienware area51m looks nothing like the old one, (the Clevo 5600) but i was wondereing if anyone had bought one, and what they thought about it

Posted by Ricardo on November 17, 2003 at 07:09 AM MST #

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