Why does Dell seem to be the only notebook maker . .

[Bateluer]

That builds a mobile 6800 Ultra around a Pentium M with the Inspiron XPS?

VoodoopC doesn't, Hypersonic doesn't, Alienware just has crappy options all around.

 

[Jassi]

They have an exclusive contract for the GPU. I don't know when it expires but from what I am told, they still hold the rights to the Mobile 9800XT.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: Jassi
They have an exclusive contract for the GPU. I don't know when it expires but from what I am told, they still hold the rights to the Mobile 9800XT.

I see . . . dang.

 

[llars]

They had an exclusive contract. Sager and Alienware are both selling systems with the Ultra. Why they don't have mobile p4 systems is anybody's guess...

 

[ShellGuy]

Who would want a moble P4 anyways?


Will G.

 

[Jassi]

He meant PM not Mobile P4.

The might still hold the rights to the PM and 6800U combo.

 

[numbers]

FYI there is a Clevo model coming out with a 17" screen, p-m and 6800, I saw it somewhere on notebookforums.com, check the sager section. The price on my Dell 9300 was unbeatable, and I'm quite happy with it.

 

[thunderhorse]

Here is what I have.

Sager PN8970
P3.4 Prescott processor
1G Corsair memory
60g 7200 rpm HHD
Radon 9700 video w/ 256 memory
12 cell battery (that lasts about 30 minutes gaming )
Toshiba CDRW/DVD
80g external drive
17" screen

Now, this laptop has to put up with the extremes. I'm in Kuwait and have been here nearly 2 years. There is sand everywhere and the average temperature is about 117 degrees (42 degrees C) in July and August. I have to blow the dust out at least once a week religiously. I work in an airconditioned tent. I have had no problems after 10 months. I'm a hard core FPS gamer, I'm 59 and have been building my own computers for around 11 years. I would buy another Sager in the future. Have a good one.

 

[mdahc]

I'd wait to see how the mobile 7800 pans out. If it's anything like it's desktop counterpart, it will outperform its predecessor while consuming less power.