Review: Sager NP8660

The Sager NP8660 asserts to be the world's best ever 15.4-inch gaming laptop. It is dependent on the new-fangled Intel Centrino 2 platform and captures a top-of-the-line 512MB NVidia Geforce 9800M-GT graphics accelerator card.


Design

The NP8660 seems solid and business-like. Its framework is practically all black, put aside for a silver trim portion around the margin of the cover and bottom of the laptop. The NP8660 has a customary squared-off intend: there are no visualize design curves on this laptop as there are on typical multimedia consumer laptops. The back of the cover and around the keyboard is enclosed in black brushed aluminum, which both seems and feels of high excellence. There are only 2 places on the NP8660 where lustrous plastic can be spotted: a thin ribbon bordering the keyboard, and a slender trim section going around the far exterior of the indoor lid.


Performance

The NP8660 arrives with no operating system as the bottom of the variant; our adaptation has Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit (32-bit edition also incorporated). Windows XP and other adaptations of Windows Vista are also accessible. There is a negligible amount of software pre-installed. This arrangement goes for a shadow over $2,350. The NP8660 begins at $1,742 as of writing.

Items appeal noting in our design are the DDR3 memory and Intel Turbo Memory 2.0. Both approach as an ingredient of the new-fangled Intel Centrino 2 codename "Montevina" platform.
The NP8660 is accessible with 2 diverse resolutions: WSXGA+ (1680x1050) and WUXGA (1920x1200); ours has the previous. The display is lustrous though not exaggeratedly so; the silken finish on this exhibit is not as deep as other glossy displays I have used. Brightness is additional than sufficient and contrast is razor-sharp.

These speakers are in relation to the identical as typical laptop speakers. They have essentially no bass and too much treble. I establish the upper assortment of these speakers to be insensitive. The NP8660 has a solitary large fan that crops air through a colossal vent in the rear of the laptop. At leisure, the fan clamor is chiefly non-existent.

The 8-cell battery power pack afforded about 2 hours of battery life during my testing, with the display at 1/3 brightness and while surfing the Internet. This battery sprint life is lower than a archetypal 15.4-inch gaming laptop, which accomplish around 2 and a half hours with a 6-cell battery.


Overall

The Sager NP8660 is an outstanding high-performance laptop. It is as dominant as the majority of 17-inch gaming laptops, yet sits in a 15.4-inch framework. The build excellence is stupendous. The input devices and display of are excellent quality, and the power pack life is sensible for a laptop with this kind of power. The hallmark of this arrangement is its astral cooling system, which does its trade inaudibly and proficiently.


Pros

+ Top notch performance
+ Brilliant build eminence
+ Concrete input devices
+ High-quality display


Cons

- Keyboard might have additional tactile feedback
- Bulkier than a archetypal 15.4-inch laptop.


Value For Money

Our Rating