I just cannot decide between the Clevo P150EM and P170EM. Which is hilarious, as I started out as thinking about getting a W110ER (Glad I didn't). So, to (hopefully) help others, I've compiled some good threads with info on the two. We can't rely on K.Jack for everything, all the time. Although he is awesome!
Size difference: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/661109-clevo-p150em-versus-clevo-p170em-size-comparison-2.html.
17" Screen option differences: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/659121-90-gamut-matte-vs-72-gamut-matte.html
Visual differences (photos) - started by K.Jack, himself!: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/553185-visual-differences-between-different-screen-options-photos.html
Anyway...I can't decide between the two.
My thoughts:
- Size does matter, but not too much. I will be traveling with this laptop and it will be my gaming rig while on the road.
- Screen size: I'm fine with smaller...I have great vision. However, the 17" seems attractive to me for movies/etc. while in my hotel.
- Matte versus glossy...I game on matte and have already gone with matte with laptops. So the 17" jump scares me due to the 90% gamut screen being glossy (and it's the one everyone loves) whereas the matte one is only 72% gamut and I haven't heard much about it good/bad.
- 220W PSU on the 17" is attractive for OCing video card (100W 7970M).
- Add'l SATA3 bay in 17" is attractive so I can go SSD OS and HDD storage without needing to sacrifice my ODD (like in the 15").
- I always game with headphones - but the 17" speakers may be nice when I want to pop a BR in on the road or something. So that's a plus.
I dunno. I think I've talked myself to 17". It helps that K.Jack has the prior Clevo/Sager 17" and the same glossy 90% gamut screen and loves it.
Size difference: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/661109-clevo-p150em-versus-clevo-p170em-size-comparison-2.html.
17" Screen option differences: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/659121-90-gamut-matte-vs-72-gamut-matte.html
Visual differences (photos) - started by K.Jack, himself!: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/553185-visual-differences-between-different-screen-options-photos.html
Anyway...I can't decide between the two.
My thoughts:
- Size does matter, but not too much. I will be traveling with this laptop and it will be my gaming rig while on the road.
- Screen size: I'm fine with smaller...I have great vision. However, the 17" seems attractive to me for movies/etc. while in my hotel.
- Matte versus glossy...I game on matte and have already gone with matte with laptops. So the 17" jump scares me due to the 90% gamut screen being glossy (and it's the one everyone loves) whereas the matte one is only 72% gamut and I haven't heard much about it good/bad.
- 220W PSU on the 17" is attractive for OCing video card (100W 7970M).
- Add'l SATA3 bay in 17" is attractive so I can go SSD OS and HDD storage without needing to sacrifice my ODD (like in the 15").
- I always game with headphones - but the 17" speakers may be nice when I want to pop a BR in on the road or something. So that's a plus.
I dunno. I think I've talked myself to 17". It helps that K.Jack has the prior Clevo/Sager 17" and the same glossy 90% gamut screen and loves it.
