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Try an Alien Ware they have some nice specs too.
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They have nice specs, they are just really expensive
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Hey what do you complain about? In US they are halve price compared to Scandinavia
"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education"
Albert Einstein
"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education"
In case it isn't obvious Sager just sells Clevo. Sager is just one of many retailers so you can find a local shop that sells identical computers. I bought my clevo 17" from malibal.com for instance. Most Clevo retailers have awesome prices and customizations. Like xoticpc is another. There are so many. Basically the retailers manage warranties and such. Some even allow free upgrades (new screens etc) if you pay the difference during the warranty period.
Wait a few days and buy the Radeon HD 7970M. It's a bit ridiculous.
I work for a company where pretty much all emplyees rely on their laptops to earn a living, and we all travel quite a bit. Most are software developers and require high-spec machines. When I attend a corporate function, I look around, and what I see a lot of is Lenovos and Apples. Thos brands are chosen because they're powerful and robust, come with extended manufacturer's warrantees, and are basically the best vaue for the money spent.
I do see some other brands, especially Dells and Acers, but not a lot. I suspect they just don't put up with the physical rigours of constant use.
As I say, anecdotes don't tell a lot. I've seen no trouble with Dells either, and I see Apple PCs less often in business (the latter are more noticable, because of the big light up logos everywhere!). If one wants to know the popularity of PC brand names in business, this is probably better done by looking up the actual stats. Many PC brands fit the bill of being powerful (it's all the same technology underneath), extended warranties, being robust, and being good value, just as well as those two. But then any of this is probably irrelevant to the OP, who also wants high spec
I've had a few different brands so far, one Lenovo, one Acer Ferrari and a ASUS G74SX.
The Lenovo never had any issues, but wasn't as high-spec as the Ferrari I had. The Ferrari did make me never look at Acer again though, those computers were total trash. They always overheated and had very short battery life.
When I bought this G74SX I was afraid I'd go into the same trap as with the Ferrari, but after 6 months I'm still very satisfied. It's so fast I rarely even boot up my workstation anymore. There are some minor issues with BIOS updates and the speakers, and the keyboard takes a good while to get used to typing on. But it never gets warm, which is a huge plus for me.
I just purchased a W530 configured with (15.6") 1080p screen, 2.6ghz (3.6Ghz turbo) quad-core i7, and nVidia Quadro K2000m. I added a 256GB SSD and maxed out the RAM at 32GB. I also ordered the extra sheet battery and their best docking station, and all told, including the aftermarket RAM and SSD, paid around $1700 on sale (also got an employer discount, but that only accounted for just over $100). I could have bumped the processor another couple speed grades (for exorbitant prices) but other than that, you just can't get a more powerful laptop in a sub-17" chassis.
Depending how frequently you move between a fixed location (i.e. your desk) and needing to be mobile, having the ability to quickly snap into a dock is really nice. Sure, you can just plug in the 5 or so wires (keyboard, mouse, network, display, power) each time you need, but that's quickly annoying, especially if they fall behind your desk. All I have to do is snap my laptop into its dock and I've instantly got power, network, keyboard, mouse, 3 displays and some other USB devices. That just can't be beaten.
I've also owned a MacBook pro, and they're really nice too. Excellent build quality, and the best trackpad of any device hands-down (in fact, I prefer it over mouse most of the time, not so much with the Lenovo).
