Almost All Notebook Roads Lead to Clevo
Okay, okay! Lenovo schooled me. When we buy a computer with business plastic, any shipping addresses have to be recorded with the credit card company. Lenovo froze my order on suspicion of credit card fraud, sent me an email to alert me and then promptly made it impossible to contact them regarding this matter. It took days of resolution attempts for me to finally decide to cancel my order (Lenovo sales people know how to answer the phone). This sad delay allowed me to reevaluate my entire shopping strategy and look into more options beyond Dell and HP.
What’s behind American name brands is a company in Taiwan called Clevo. All of my picks below lead right back to 129, Hsing-Te Rd., Sun Chung City 241,Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.:
| [http://www.avadirect.com/](http://www.avadirect.com/) | **My target:** [Clevo M860TU](http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_configurator.asp?PRID=11387)
My configuration price: $1677.46 notebookcheck.net: “However, the disadvantage of this is the high noise level under load. With as much as 49.7 dB(A) the 9000 DTX is one of the loudest notebooks of its category.” |
| [http://www.pcprodirect.com/](http://www.pcprodirect.com/) | **My target:** [Clevo M860TU](http://www.pcprodirect.com/product_details_configurator.asp?PRID=11387) (PROM860TU)
My configuration price: $1627.49 |
| [https://www.sagernotebook.com/](https://www.sagernotebook.com/) | **My target:** [NP8660](http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=151975&action=custmed_update) (Clevo M860TU)
My configuration price: $1,824.55 (full, accurate price) Sub-Total:$1,799.00 Display: 15.4" WUXGA LCD with Matte Finish Surface (1920X1200) [+$175.00] Processor: 45nm Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8600 / 3MB L2 Cache, 2.40GHz, 1066MHz FSB Video & Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS Graphics with 512MB DDR3 Video Memory Operating System: Genuine MS Windows® VISTA BUSINESS 32/64-Bit Edition [+$35.00] Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 2 X 2048MB [+$65.00] Primary Hard Disk Drive: 250GB 7200rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive [+$25.00] Optical Drive: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software Wireless Network Card: Intel Wi-Fi Link 5300AGN - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR Module Primary Battery: Smart Li-ION Battery Pack Integrated Security Device: Fingerprint Reader Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office Ready with Free 60-Day Trial Warranty: Sager 1 Year Limited Parts and Labor Warranty with Three-Day Shipping Both |
| [https://www.sagernotebook.com/](https://www.sagernotebook.com/) | **My target:** [NP7680](http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=151981&action=custmed_update) (Clevo [M762TU](http://www.clevo.com.tw./en/products/prodinfo_2.asp?productid=118))
My configuration price: $980.89 (full, accurate price—by the way, pcprodirect.com does not beat this price) Sager notebooks have SPDIF output jacks! Sub-Total: $874.00 Display: 15.4" WSXGA+ LCD with Super Glossy Surface (1680X1050) [+$45.00] Processor: Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T3400 / 1MB L2 Cache, 2.16GHz, 667MHz FSB Video & Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS Graphics with 256MB DDR2 Video Memory (up to 512MB TurboCache) Operating System: Genuine MS Windows® XP Professional [+$45.00] Memory: 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 1 X 2048MB Primary Hard Disk Drive: 250GB 7200rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive [+$25.00] Optical Drive: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software Wireless Network Card: Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR Module Primary Battery: Smart Li-ION Battery Pack (6 Cells) Integrated Security Device: Fingerprint Reader Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office Ready with Free 60-Day Trial Warranty: Sager 1 Year Limited Parts and Labor Warranty with Three-Day Shipping Both Ways Paid |