Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

This Computer Looks Better and Cheaper Than a 15" MBP. Why?

KWarp

KWarp

macrumors newbie
Original poster
May 22, 2009
25
0
http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP8690

This computer has better specs than all of the latest 15" Macbook Pros, and is hundreds of dollars cheaper. Why is that?

Let's take a good 15" MBP with the hi-res 1050p glossy screen, i7, and 500gb 7200rpm HD. That's about $2130 with the educational discount.
The Sager Laptop, with the 1080p screen, same i7 and HD, and a better graphics card with 1GB VRAM, costs about $1830.

Where is my $300 (+ worse tech specs) going into these Macbook Pros?
 
KWarp said:
http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP8690

This computer has better specs than all of the latest 15" Macbook Pros, and is hundreds of dollars cheaper. Why is that?

Let's take a good 15" MBP with the hi-res 1050p glossy screen, i7, and 500gb 7200rpm HD. That's about $2130 with the educational discount.
The Sager Laptop, with the 1080p screen, same i7 and HD, and a better graphics card with 1GB VRAM, costs about $1830.

Where is my $300 (+ worse tech specs) going into these Macbook Pros?
Click to expand...

Give it a little bit of thought, sure you'll work it out. :rolleyes:
 
Impressive battery life + unibody + Multi-Touch trackpad + OSX = $300.
 
man this laptop literally has EVERYTHING i ever wanted, too bad it probably weighs more than a brick and has 30 min battery life.

Wish a macbook pro could have those specs.../dreams

KWarp said:
http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP8690

This computer has better specs than all of the latest 15" Macbook Pros, and is hundreds of dollars cheaper. Why is that?

Let's take a good 15" MBP with the hi-res 1050p glossy screen, i7, and 500gb 7200rpm HD. That's about $2130 with the educational discount.
The Sager Laptop, with the 1080p screen, same i7 and HD, and a better graphics card with 1GB VRAM, costs about $1830.

Where is my $300 (+ worse tech specs) going into these Macbook Pros?
Click to expand...
 
i used to own sager 17". The battery life was abysmal (1 hr on full charge) but then again ti had a Nvidia 7800 at the time. I spent $2100 for it back then, and kinda regret it.
 
I see, so the catch is crappy battery life. Thanks.

(Not trolling, just asking.)
 
KWarp said:
I see, so the catch is crappy battery life. Thanks.

(Not trolling, just asking.)
Click to expand...

well it's really 3 items.

1) battery life
2) weight
3) cheap plastic casing vs apple's more compact much better looking unibody.

If a company can pack all that crap into a laptop and solve those 3 issues, macbookpro will be dead.
 
It has better specs than the MBP but, does it look better? No way in hell.
 
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=5406

... This notebook appears to have been designed without any intention of making it physically attractive as the exterior is quite bland. It is unusually thick for a modern notebook at two inches high and looks chunky ...

... The build quality is acceptable overall, but on a notebook starting close to $2,000 we would like to see some metal alloys used. Of course, the use of plastics helps the NP8690 remain relatively light at only 7.38 pounds ...

... The NP8690 has an unusually small 42Wh battery, which, as configured, yields only 57 minutes of battery life while surfing the Internet with the screen brightness one notch above minimum. The battery functions more like an extended UPS. Even for a gaming notebook, a sub one-hour battery life is abysmal.
Click to expand...

OK, it does have decent graphics performance for a notebook, but if you're looking for a gaming computer, for deity's sake buy/build a desktop.
 
don't forget that macbook pro's run nearly silent also, even under load the fan is still very quiet.. this is one of my favorite things about them.
 
KWarp said:
http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP8690

This computer has better specs than all of the latest 15" Macbook Pros, and is hundreds of dollars cheaper. Why is that?

Let's take a good 15" MBP with the hi-res 1050p glossy screen, i7, and 500gb 7200rpm HD. That's about $2130 with the educational discount.
The Sager Laptop, with the 1080p screen, same i7 and HD, and a better graphics card with 1GB VRAM, costs about $1830.

Where is my $300 (+ worse tech specs) going into these Macbook Pros?
Click to expand...

What do you use a laptop for?

I personally use it to go to classes, play the occasional game, music, and a little bit of video editing.

So what specs are most important for that? Well I need battery life because my lecture class has no power ports (300 students, about 10 power ports?). I need a battery that can last at least 5 hours to go throughout my day before I reach my adapter that sits at home. I also need a smaller size/weight, because I carry books and such.

A laptop like sager's wouldn't even be worth a grand to me because of these issues.
 
the esata slot would be nice but don't really need it as mine will have the express card slot...(screw you SD card reader :p)
 
KWarp said:
This computer has better specs than all of the latest 15" Macbook Pros, and is hundreds of dollars cheaper. Why is that?
Click to expand...
:rolleyes:
Picture 2.jpg​
 
Those things are bricks.I have one.Sitting in a bucket somewhere.I think it's a dual AMD or something.it's got like 2GB of DDR2 ram and a 80GB HD.If I remember right the GPU is fried.
 
That right there makes my back hurt thinking about it.I walk everywhere so yeah.That with my regular 2 books and my 5 pounds of random computer stuff I feel like I always need on me=hurt back.
 

Attachments

  • Screen shot 2010-04-21 at 10.25.18 PM.png
    Screen shot 2010-04-21 at 10.25.18 PM.png
    7.9 KB · Views: 1,337
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back