[Kylebigmac09]

I apologize if this is in the wrong section. My parents are buying me a laptop for graduation and have given me a generous budget. I will be using the laptop for college, so it needs good battery life and portability. Also I play the COD series and would like to do so on this laptop in my dorm. This is the laptop I've been looking at:
Sager NP2098
15.6" HD 16:9 WXGA Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy LED Screen (1366x768)
- Intel T9900 45nm Core2 Duo 3.06GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 35 watt
- ATI HD4650 512MB PCI-Express DDR3
- 4,096MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS
- Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive
- 500GB 5400RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 8MB Cache)~
- Internal 3-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS)
- Internal Bluetooth + EDR
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5100 802.11 a/g/n
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi ExpressCard 24-bit Sound Card
- Sager NP2098 Spare 6 Cell Battery
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- 1 Year Parts & Labor, Lifetime Sager Toll Free Tech Support
~~$1,628.00
3-4hrs battery life at 6.06lbs according to Sager
Does anyone have ANY suggestions for other laptops? This seems to fit what I'm looking for perfectly, but I wanted a more experienced crowd to look it over. Thanks!

[daniel_b2380]

seems like a good choice,
this is as you speced it?
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np2098-...wconfigure=yes

maybe the only things i would add:
external monitor video adaper
nice feature to add to be able to use a larger external lcd / tv display

car adapter:
i think to include this would be a good investment

operating system:
you aren't getting an os installed with the unit?
[it's nice to have the 'hidden' partition with the os so if you need to 'restore' - it's available]

i didn't notice in the specs - but if you get it now - [with vista] - do you have the option to move to win7 when it's released?

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[darkwade]

ya thats a good build.

I guess it runs cod-4 at med-med/hi settings

[Kylebigmac09]

Thank you for the input. The only other laptop which has appealed to me is this. Its video card benchmarked a little higher than the 4650, but the processor speed is a little slower. From xotic, I was going to get vista premium 64-bit with the windows 7 upgrade coupon. The Asus doesn't specify if this is included

[daniel_b2380]

kyle,
kind of a toss-up between the two isn't it?

sometimes benchmarks really don't mean anything in the real world though
- consider the the fact that in the real world you have many other programs installed on the unit
- versus when you read just how they obtain the benchmarks - [the os with service packs and whatever app / game they're doing the benchmark on]
- thus when you add the other apps / programs in - sometimes can alter the benchmark numbers quite a bit
- due primarily to what the other apps are taking up in cpu / ram with whatever services they may be running in the background

and if you have a couple 'hungry' ones running.......

make sense?

[Kylebigmac09]

So you're suggesting the Sager? I am leaning that way also