Solved! [ASK] Sager or Alienware?

puzzl3

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I need help me deciding which one should i go for..
And please help me to save more money with a better rig..

Questions :

1. Better get higher proc or higher VGA?

2. Better get higher RAM or Higher HDD ?

Thanks all...


Alienware M17x (S510607SG)
Online Price SGD $ 6,427
Extended delivery delay of 20 days.
Incl. delivery
0% installment from $537/month^


Discount Details
Preliminary Ship Date: Unavailable2

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# Alienware M17x (S510607SG)


Date 7/28/2009 11:15:45 PM Malay Peninsula Standard Time
Catalog Number 32002 sgdhs1
Catalog Number / Description Product Code Qty SKU Id
Base:
Metallic Nebula Red Base P310J 1 [210-29426] 1
Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad Processor Q9000 (2GHz/ 1066 FSB/ 6MB Cache) D722P 1 [213-10616][213-10623] 2
Operating System:
Genuine Windows Vista(R) Home Premium 64-bit SP1 Edition (English) W768P 1 [619-18422][619-18423][619-18425] 11
HD display:
17.0 " Beyond HD 1200p WUXGA (1920x1200) CCFL Display with TrueLife TM K001R 1 [230-10847][230-10850] 760
Memory:
6GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1 x 2GB + 1 x 4GB) J688F 1 [370-14136] 3
Hard Drive:
256GB Solid State Hard Drive RAID 0 (2x128GB) HD9 1 [400-17774][400-17778][400-18110][401-11855] 8
Optical Drive:
8X DVD + /-RW Drive with DVD + R double layer write capability Y329J 1 [429-14221] 16
Video Card:
SLI(TM) Dual 1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 280M C847N 1 [490-11541] 6
Primary Battery:
9-cell Primary Battery D582J 1 [451-11068] 112
Power Options:
Power Cord (UK) R355H 1 [450-13487] 1015
Wireless Network Card:
Dell Wireless 1510 802.11n Half Mini-Card K268T 1 [555-12370] 58
Bluetooth:
Dell(TM) Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal mini-card NTJDT 1 [555-12369][555-12371] 59
Keyboard:
AlienFX(R) Illuminated Keyboard (English) Y573P 1 [583-13000] 4
Sound:
Integrated Stereo Sound INTEGRATED 1 [510-10309] 17
Dell Services: Installation:
Basic PC Setup by Forwarder IXPS0501-CL 1 [683-13360][683-13366][683-13374] 32
Dell Services: Remarks:
Laptop Batteries Carry One Year Warranty Only From Invoice Date SRVCBTRY 1 [883-12763] 98
Dell Services: Remarks:
Dell's Terms and Conditions apply TC 1 [754-46175] 98
Dell Services: Remarks:
Great Technical Tips & Information available 24x7 at http://support.ap.dell.com TEXT-300 1 [883-12765] 98
Item included in the System:
Alienware Customization Software D003R 1 [640-11511] 123
Item included in the System:
Alienware Nameplate N329P 1 [640-11546] 123
Item included in the System:
CyberLink PowerDVD Software P395P 1 [640-11547] 123
Item included in the System:
Nero Software P398P 1 [640-11548] 123
Item included in the System:
Alienware Command Center Software W124P 1 [640-11562] 123
Item included in the System:
CyberLink YouCAM Camera Software Y540P 1 [640-11564] 123
Item included in the System:
ExpressCard Slot, (DOES NOT SUPPORT PC CARDS) SG1 1 [219-11905][340-17676][640-11510][640-11544][640-11545][640-11549][640-11563][640-11569][640-11582][750-28665][799-11527] 123
Freights:
NB-OL-CTO Handling&Insurance charges(Singapore) SGFRT 1 [990-16784] 950
Label Options:
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad Label XM3FX 1 [213-10623] 750
Windows Colour Theme:
Windows Colour Theme - Default F574P 1 [640-11532] 380
Carrying Cases:
No Case NONE 1 [460-10893][640-11561] 118
Automatic Update:
Automatic Updates On D712P 1 [640-11529] 1003
Power Setting:
Alienware Power Setting - Default F582P 1 [640-11540] 643
Mouse Pointers:
Alienware Mouse Pointer - Default U670N 1 [640-11565] 448
Dell Services: Hardware Maintenance:
Dell Care Premium SGXLQSVC3 1 [754-46117][754-46173][754-46178][754-46182][754-46194][754-46209][754-46220][754-46233][754-46235][754-50854][754-50882][754-50884][754-50886][754-50889] 29
Security Software:
McAfee(R) Security Center(TM) - 15 Months OEM W741P 1 [650-12413] 143



Sager


NP9280 - Customise It! SGD $ 6,213
Display:17" Wide Viewing Angles WUXGA LCD with Super Glossy Surface (1920 x 1200)
Processor:Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-975 Processor Extreme Edition ( 8MB L3 Cache 3.33GHz 6.4GT/sec QPI ) (add 1299)
Video & Graphics Card:Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M Graphics with 1GB DDR3 Video Memory
Operating System:Genuine MS Windows(R) VISTA Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition (add 145)
Memory:6GB Triple Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 3 X 2GB (Only for i7-975) (add 208)
RAID Storage Options:RAID-0 Storage ( Data Strip - Requires 2nd Hard Disk Drive or both 2nd & 3rd Hard Disk Drives )
Primary Hard Disk Drive:80GB Intel SATA2 Solid State Disk Drive (add 580)
2nd Hard Disk Drive:80GB Intel SATA2 Solid State Secondary Disk Drive (add 788)
3rd Hard Disk Drive:500GB 7200rpm SATA 300 Secondary Hard Disk Drive (add 258)
Optical Drive:8X DVD R/RW/4X DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
Wireless Network Card:Intel Wi-Fi Link 5300AGN - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
Bluetooth:Internal Bluetooth Module
Primary Battery:Smart Li-ION Battery Pack (12 cells)
TV-Tuner:None - Select From The Option Below
MCE Remote Control:None - Select From The Option Below
Free Carrying Case:NP9262 Carrying Bag
Software:Microsoft(R) Office Ready with Free 60-Day Trial
Dead Pixel Insurance:Free 6 month No Dead Pixel Warranty
Warranty:4 Yrs Local Labour & 3 Yr Part Warranty 1 Yr US Warranty
Free Voucher:Free $80 Cubehub Voucher and $20 Challenger Shopping Voucher
 
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Do Not Go With The Sager
Their support is a joke and after 2 years they are like HP they drop support and you cannot get replacement parts.
My Nvidia video card failed twice and now i can't replace it because it no longer manufactured and Sager has no replacements

I wasted 3,000.00

Sager sucks
 
Do Not Go With The Sager
Their support is a joke and after 2 years they are like HP they drop support and you cannot get replacement parts.
My Nvidia video card failed twice and now i can't replace it because it no longer manufactured and Sager has no replacements

I wasted 3,000.00

Sager sucks

huh, that's different than my experience. I found support to be easy to work with. I had a dead battery and a broken hinge on my 2 year old NP5760 which they had replacements for. And no offense, but it is not Sager's fault that NVidia stopped production on outdated hardware. Sorry for your bad experience.

@ puzzl3: I agree with frozenlead, take a look at the 18'' Sager that has dual GTX280's: http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=188463