- #SAGER BIOS NP9570 1080P#
- #SAGER BIOS NP9570 UPGRADE#
- #SAGER BIOS NP9570 PORTABLE#
- #SAGER BIOS NP9570 TV#
#SAGER BIOS NP9570 PORTABLE#
This is intended to be a portable desktop more or less. All this fits under the 17" screen form factor, so most of this added heft is in the thickness of the laptop. Pretty much everything else uses mobile components including RAM and 2.5" hard drives or SSD's. In this case a pair of 680m GPU's fill those slots. This monster of a laptop comes loaded for bear, and it's most unique selling point is the use of a desktop CPU along with dual 100W TDP cards in CrossfireX (AMD) or SLI (nVidia). Laptops come in all shapes and sizes, and I'll just get to the point, the machine in this review is one of the biggest I've ever seen. Right: Blu-Ray Read/DVD Super Multi combo optical drive, headphone jack, mic jack, line-in audio jack, S/PDIF output jack, USB 2.- LCD Screen *** UPDATED 3/16/13 NEW 120Hz SCREEN! ***
#SAGER BIOS NP9570 TV#
Left: CATV jack (works with TV tuner), Ethernet, SuperSpeed USB 3.0 x2, USB 2.0, 4-pin IEEE 1394a Firewire, 3-in-1 media card reader (MMC/SD/MS) Rear: Lock slot, exhaust vent, eSATA/USB 2.0 combo, HDMI, DVI-I output, DC power, exhaust vent The only complaints I have are it lacks an ExpressCard slot and the media card reader isn’t compatible with more than three types of cards (MS, MMC, SD). It includes two USB 3.0 ports and three USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA/USB combo, HDMI, a 3-in-1 media card reader, DVI-I output, Firewire, audio jacks, S/PDIF output, and CATV for the TV tuner option. The Xotic Sager NP8170/Clevo P170HM has an extremely good port selection, naturally it’s similar to the selection on most gaming laptops. The only complaint I have about the build quality is the slight flex of the chassis when pressure is applied and the fact that the brushed aluminum material tends to attract grease from the hands very easily. I’ll be honest: I simply love the fact that the brushed aluminum keeps the palmrests extremely cool at all times, even when the notebook is being pushed to its hardest during 3D gaming (and I can’t stress the importance of this enough). There are more than a few screws to remove to get to most of the hardware, though.
#SAGER BIOS NP9570 UPGRADE#
It’s very easy to upgrade the primary hardware, as the storage drives, graphics unit, RAM, and processor can all be access from the bottom panels. The bottom is made of plastics, but thanks to the sturdy metals used in the chassis it’s not cheap-feeling. The hinges are also very sturdy it almost takes two hands to lift and close the notebook cover. The display does not flex at all when we bend the cover in at each corner, which is a sign of durability. I did notice that when the right side of the palmrest is pressed, it goes down much more easily than the left side. When the center of the chassis is pressed down upon, it does flex some, but not to the point of being an issue. The notebook is made of what Xotic called “ metal brushed onyx,” meaning it’s covered in thick brushed aluminum on the palmrests and display cover. Overall, the design is unassuming and standard, but you can purchase a custom notebook skin through Xotic for as low as $89. There aren’t any quick or easy-access keys, although there are a few LED indicators located on the top-right of the chassis for items such as Wi-Fi and capslock/numberlock. The speakers are located above the keyboard in a speaker bar layout. The area surrounding the keyboard are matte, and is a slightly lighter black than the rest of the notebook. The lid is quite reflective, as is the palmrest and the surfaces around the display. The design is pretty average and typical-looking it has an all-black exterior with the Sager logo in small silver lettering on the display cover. Having carried gaming notebooks that are much heavier, though, at least it’s not 13-15lbs. The 17-inch Xotic Sager NP8170/Clevo P170HM is on the heavy side of things at 8.59lbs and 412 (W) x 276 (D) x 41.8~45.4 (H)mm.
#SAGER BIOS NP9570 1080P#
Aside from its fast Intel Core i7-2920XM Extreme Edition quad-core processor, the highlights of the machine include its graphics performance thanks to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M, keyboard with a w/a/s/d gaming key, USB 3.0 port, and beautiful high-contrast FHD 1080p display. The Xotic Sager NP8170/Clevo P170HM was sent to us to review from Xotic and is based on the Intel HM67 chipset on the Intel Huron River Platform.