Sager 9280 any heat issues?

[sebastianduhra]

My last two laptop purchases were both bad experiences. both were manufactured by Toshiba and both had heating issues. In fact, after purchasing an "extended warranty" for an additional $400.. that warranty was later void due to MANUFACTURING ERROR however Toshiba insisted that I had split a liquid inside my laptop. A class action lawsuit was issued against Toshiba for poorly designed laptops that had overheating issues.

I've gone thru enough electronics were heat was the main culprit for defect and NOT consumer abuse IE-XBOX 360 etc etc etc.

My question is this, I intend to purchase a new laptop however I assume that the heat generated by something as intensive as the 9280 may cause problems further down the line. Have these models been tested sufficiently to verify that they are in fact NOT going to break down. I dont intend to purchase a laptop for the next 3 years so and with the price tag I dont think I should have to... how much power does the 9280 consume versus the 9260? Is 1 year warranty sufficient? I thought most of the components such as the i7 940 processor come with at least a 3 year manufacturer's warranty?

[Fenix90]

The chassis that the 9280 is built on has been built for desktop CPUs in mind along with SLI enabled with it. I think I read that someone actually ordered a 9262 in Iraq and it's been working fine. I'm not trying to completely quote what he said but these laptops have been designed to remove as much heat from the inside. Also keep in mind that when you look at the heat displacement from Vista to Win7 there's a big diffrence in the amount of heat being generated. I actually know a guy who changed the OS of his tablet which was running Vista to Win7 and there was a huge difference in heat.

But I digress. I know where you're coming from and I hate things breaking down and having to spend time to get it fix is just frustrating. I know that Cleve/Sager and ASUS are probably the best companies to purchase laptops from. I can't say personally since I've just ordered mine and haven't recieved it yet but you can bet there are many people that will a lot of good things about Clevo/Sager products.

[shadow]

justin at xotic says they have a demo 9280 at the office and has no heat problems.

[sebastianduhra]

the desktop processor looks like it needs a water cooling unit. Im no PC expert... but look at the size of this desktop, and how can something as comparable for a laptop solution be housed in something much smaller without any design flaws? I don't intend to overclock this but for $3200 USD I DON'T think I should pay any more to have a reliable stable computer.

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[Woody]

It's hard to say....the Core i7 includes a slightly beefier heatsink and fan from Intel than the previous Core 2 Quad processors (i think). But if you stick with the 920 you are probably going to be running cooler than the 965.

I used to have a Sager 5720 with a single core processor and it ran much hotter and noisier than my current Sager NP9262 which has a similar chassis to the 9280.

In fact my 9262 never really gets warm at all unless I'm gaming and it's still reasonable compared to my last notebook.

Keep in mind that system temperatures will vary based on luck of the draw so one 9280 will run hotter than another identical system.

[fallenxlionheart]

Why would diff sager np9280s temp vary if its using identical parts

[Woody]

Why would diff sager np9280s temp vary if its using identical parts

No parts are really identical. As manufacturing improves the chips tend to become more efficient over time. Also they can vary from one fab to another but typically it's not that much.

In other words, you can buy two identical parts from two different locations at different times and they will likely perform differently when pushed to the limit.

[NeM]

In the customize page for the Sager NP9280, there is no option to choose the better IC Diamond thermal compound. It shows only the 1 choice i.e. Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound.

If I were to buy this laptop, can Xotic change the thermal compound to use the IC Diamond Thermal Compound - on both the CPU + GPU?

[darkray16]

No parts are really identical. As manufacturing improves the chips tend to become more efficient over time. Also they can vary from one fab to another but typically it's not that much.

In other words, you can buy two identical parts from two different locations at different times and they will likely perform differently when pushed to the limit.

I think you're referring to revisions. parts go through several revisions, though the changes are usually minor. for example, the apple macbook models get revised every few months and so even though they list the same parts, the performance is usually slightly better with newer revisions.