Ordering a laptop in the next 3 days, max budget $850 US

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So far i'm thinking [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215004[/url] is the best bang for my buck.

Sandy Bridge i7
GT540M
4GB DDR3
USB 3.0
etc

Just wondering if anyone knows any better deals out there.

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[img]http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/2140/sager.png[/img]

I found this, the No OS is not a problem, i can use my multi PC copy of windows 7.

Can anyone vouch for Sager or should they be avoided?

[FatPanda]

My teachers all have them but none of them like the computer because its really slow.. but they only have 2gb ram.. idk about you but i would stay away from them.. stay name brand to be safe...

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If all of your teachers have them, they're probably old, base-model ones that were eligible for education discounts.

I really hope sager is reliable because if i can save money and get a better machine i'm all for it

[FatPanda]

No they just spent 500 grand on new computers for the teachers, the also go ipad 2's and new projectors

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I go to a small tech school

[FalcoLombardi]

I've heard Sager is pretty good. I'd wait for other builders to hear what they got to say first though.

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Looks like the Sager is out, the fucks want to take 3 weeks to build it and ship it.

Fuck that shit, if they're going to play that card they should AT LEAST cover the god damn shipping.

[The Adjudicator]

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I found this, the No OS is not a problem, i can use my multi PC copy of windows 7.

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I have this exact laptop model, I only hate the speakers as they're on the underside and not on par with today standards. 540m for games is perfect for 1366 x 768, does horrible over that res. Might find the touch pad to be annoying at first but with usage it smooths out. It's a solid build, pretty light and skinny compared to my old HP laptop, it's good.

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[QUOTE=AugustBurnsRed;29577427]Looks like the Sager is out, the fucks want to take 3 weeks to build it and ship it.

Fuck that shit, if they're going to play that card they should AT LEAST cover the god damn shipping.[/QUOTE]

It doesn't take that long actually, I ordered mine in the Intel callback on feb, got mine in less time than they said, in fact they told me I prob. wait 2 months, but got it in 2 weeks

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Well at the moment i'm on an old AMD dual core desktop until i can get a laptop. probably ordering friday (bank is being a retard and the money hasn't gone through)

I found a Lenovo IdeaPad y560p that's got better specs than the acer and similar specs to the sager and is $150 off its normal pricetag of $900.
This way i can get a mouse and other peripherals for it.

[FalcoLombardi]

Lenovo is better than Acer, but I'd still rather get an ASUS or MSi, etc. Your call though.