Forget about Alienware Laptops...

Lakevren · May 13, 2005, 08:17 PM

Made an amazing discovery.

Google "sager notebook" or "Sager laptop"

You'll find cheap high-end laptops that has X800 or 6800 mobility... only costing 2000 or less with 15", and 2500 or less with 17"

And also, Alienware laptops ARE Sager laptops... just no paint.... or that big fat price.

Necrosis · May 13, 2005, 10:16 PM

I don't know after reading some of the reviews here for these laptops I don't think I'd touch one anyway.

daedal · May 14, 2005, 03:51 AM

Sager Notebooks

Drakon · May 14, 2005, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necrosis

I don't know after reading some of the reviews here for these laptops I don't think I'd touch one anyway.

reviews for Alienware or Sager?

Necrosis · May 14, 2005, 05:18 AM

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/...view/index.htm
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/alienware7700/

SpydeR · May 26, 2005, 04:11 AM

I jus configured a sager laptop, identical to the alienware I configured and the prices were the same...

Zardon · May 26, 2005, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lakevren

And also, Alienware laptops ARE Sager laptops... just no paint.... or that big fat price.

Nope.

You are confusing the fact most of the new top end performance laptops are using CLEVO chassis.

Sager dont build the alienware laptops.

pr0digal jenius · May 27, 2005, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpydeR

I jus configured a sager laptop, identical to the alienware I configured and the prices were the same...

yup...same goes for hypersonic. Probably voodoo as well, although I haven't checked

tastyweat · Jul 1, 2005, 12:22 AM

I think voodoo are even more expensive

oceanos · Jul 12, 2005, 10:56 PM

I own a 2.5 year old Sager which I purhcased after discovering that they manufactured the equivalent Alienware. The price was about 30% less. I can say nothing but good things about Sager and their customer service. When I replace this laptop I will probably buy another Sager. You can configure a Sager at a reseller for a bit less money than direct from the company.

yoda133113 · Jul 13, 2005, 04:44 AM

this may be true man, but sager does not make alienwares, it's just that they both use a common case, some other companies use that case as well

wee017 · Mar 1, 2006, 03:52 AM

Never heard from them before, but they have some good deals. Don't know how much the battery would last on a laptop with an AMD 64 X2 and a 7800GTX..

swimtech · Mar 2, 2006, 03:49 PM

Sager has been around, oh, at least 15 years selling laptops too (back in the day when the Shopper was fat as a phonebook)!

~~Crash Override~~ · Mar 6, 2006, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swimtech

Sager has been around, oh, at least 15 years selling laptops too (back in the day when the Shopper was fat as a phonebook)!

I miss the good old fat computer shopper

damned zdnet bastards ruining it.

btw I don't know if this is still the case (no pun intended), however I do want to point out that I know for a fact that Sager used to make the Alienware laptops a few years back.

At least here in the US I know our models were that way. I took apart a few alienwares and they were the same EXACT parts inside as the sagers.

Zardon · Mar 6, 2006, 10:35 PM

as I said earlier tihs is a misconception. Sager dont make alienware laptops. alienware laptops are built in their own workshops (ive been there so I know for a fact). Most manufacturers use the same CHASSIS from primarily far eastern sources which is causing the confusion. As for the parts inside, sager dont make AMD or INTEL cpus or ATI or Nvidia GFX cards.......

~~Crash Override~~ · Mar 8, 2006, 08:01 AM

I was actually referring to the motherboard part numbers and a few other things.

As I said, this was a few years back, so I wasn't sure if they still were doing it that way or not

SFOSOK · Mar 8, 2006, 09:01 AM

A lot of companies use Sager laptops then just re-sell them ie (voodoo). Alienware is not one of them.

Resolved · Mar 15, 2006, 07:39 AM

okay here's a review from someone who actually owns an Alienware laptop and I have a friend who owns a sager laptop (look at my sig)

okay.. I've had my laptop for a little over a year and I only needed to reformat once. The only problem I find with it is the overheating which I'm sure all top notch gaming laptops encounter. Comparing hardware, I'd say Alienware and Sager are about the same. But my friend who owns a sager laptop informs me that Sager has horrible customer service. Alienware's customer service is superb in my opinion, I always got responses and solutions via email within a day and even quicker on the phone. To me, if I were given the choice of Sager or Alienware, I'd choose Alienware because of the fact that when I customized both laptops of the same processor to my liking, both laptops are around the same price yet Alienware's customer service superceeds Sager's by a mile. Your pick.

May 13, 2005, 08:17 PM	#1
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swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Sager has been around, oh, at least 15 years selling laptops too (back in the day when the Shopper was fat as a phonebook)! __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

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Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	I don't know after reading some of the reviews here for these laptops I don't think I'd touch one anyway.

May 14, 2005, 05:18 AM	#5
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/...view/index.htm http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/alienware7700/

May 26, 2005, 04:11 AM	#6
SpydeR DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	I jus configured a sager laptop, identical to the alienware I configured and the prices were the same...

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oceanos DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I own a 2.5 year old Sager which I purhcased after discovering that they manufactured the equivalent Alienware. The price was about 30% less. I can say nothing but good things about Sager and their customer service. When I replace this laptop I will probably buy another Sager. You can configure a Sager at a reseller for a bit less money than direct from the company.

Mar 1, 2006, 03:52 AM	#12
wee017 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Behind you. Posts: 241 Rep Power: 0	Never heard from them before, but they have some good deals. Don't know how much the battery would last on a laptop with an AMD 64 X2 and a 7800GTX..

Mar 6, 2006, 10:35 PM	#15
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	as I said earlier tihs is a misconception. Sager dont make alienware laptops. alienware laptops are built in their own workshops (ive been there so I know for a fact). Most manufacturers use the same CHASSIS from primarily far eastern sources which is causing the confusion. As for the parts inside, sager dont make AMD or INTEL cpus or ATI or Nvidia GFX cards.......

Mar 8, 2006, 08:01 AM	#16
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	I was actually referring to the motherboard part numbers and a few other things. As I said, this was a few years back, so I wasn't sure if they still were doing it that way or not

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SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	A lot of companies use Sager laptops then just re-sell them ie (voodoo). Alienware is not one of them. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Mar 15, 2006, 07:39 AM	#18
Resolved DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	okay here's a review from someone who actually owns an Alienware laptop and I have a friend who owns a sager laptop (look at my sig) okay.. I've had my laptop for a little over a year and I only needed to reformat once. The only problem I find with it is the overheating which I'm sure all top notch gaming laptops encounter. Comparing hardware, I'd say Alienware and Sager are about the same. But my friend who owns a sager laptop informs me that Sager has horrible customer service. Alienware's customer service is superb in my opinion, I always got responses and solutions via email within a day and even quicker on the phone. To me, if I were given the choice of Sager or Alienware, I'd choose Alienware because of the fact that when I customized both laptops of the same processor to my liking, both laptops are around the same price yet Alienware's customer service superceeds Sager's by a mile. Your pick.