PCC-Richard
03-16-2004, 05:30 PM
With the launch of our new laptops, things have been VERY busy around the shop this week. It's been exciting though, as we've started getting in shipments of our new notebooks. Let me say, I'm sure not disappointed! Having cruised around the laptop market for months now, I was surprised to be.. well... surprised, at how many features are packed into each one of these.
So I broke out the camera, snapped some pictures, and I'm going to give you the rundown.
From our Landscape line, it's the Multimedia Plus: (Sager 4080).
http://www.pugetsystems.com/pictures/forums/4080a.JPG
She's a beauty, and a beast, measuring in a 15.5" x 10.8" x 1.7". This notebook sports an awesome silver cover, with 3 LEDs at the top. To give you an idea of how many insane features this laptop comes with, these LEDs tell you if your computer is on, in standby, if the ac adapter is plugged in, if your battery is charging, full, empty or has a problem, whether or not you have new email, whether or not the email is defined as a special group (i.e. Flash quickly if I get an email from my boss!), or if you have the wireless LAN or Bluetooth enabled. I'd say those are 3 verbose LEDs. :D
The email features are supported through a built-in taskbar feature called "Auto Mail Checker". Although this only works with the POP3 protocol, it's downright useful to know if you have urgent mail, even without opening your notebook.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/pictures/forums/4080b.JPG
On the front of the unit, we find an IR receiver for the remote, firewire input, Line-out, Microphone, and Headphone jacks, and 2 directional speakers. There's a kill switch for your wireless networking devices, saving your battery when you need it.
The left side features the optical disk drive, 6-in-1 Flash Card reader, and the PCMCIA card slot. The right side harbors the S-video port, SP-DIF out, and the cable TV jack. Yes, I just said Cable TV.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/pictures/forums/4080e.JPG
The back carries pretty much anything else you'd need. Power, USB, VGA, Printer, Serial, PS2 Keyboard AND Mouse. LAN, Modem and the kitchen sink.
Clearly, the most impacting trait of this model is its outstanding 17" WSXGA Active Matrix display. Supporting a 1440 x 900 resolution, it's got a very well defined, crisp display that leaves little room for complaint. Once you crack the lid, you'll notice two more inner speakers, which make up the "surround sound" of this laptop. We turned them up, and trust me when I say, they're louder than I think a laptop ever needs to be. The 4 surface speakers, combined with the underside subwoofer and 17" wide screen really make this an amazing portable DVD laptop system.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/pictures/forums/4080f.JPG
Inside the laptop features a full sized keyboard, including a standard 10-key num pad. You've got a few hotkey buttons which are fully software customizable, and another handful of informative LEDs. This system comes with a built in digital video camera, which snaps decent resolution shots. I wouldn't take my wedding pictures with it, but it's better quality than my webcam at home. The display has a microphone built-in as well, so you can capture sound on the go.
If I were to try and make a complaint about it at this point, it'd be that the track pad buttons are shaped kinda funny, and I think it'd take me a day or two to get used to them.
Needless to say, the first thing we did when we got the machine fired up was play with the TV tuner. This is how I learned that I make a pretty good Antenna while standing outside. Reception at our store was pretty shaky, but that's why the computer has a Coax input. The software seemed pretty nice, featuring multi-channel displays, and a fully skinnable interface. The idea of recording a few shows while you're away and watching them on the plane sounds pretty sweet to me.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/pictures/forums/4080d.JPG
Internally, the system supports 800FSB Pentium4 Processors, and even operates with hyper-threading! Upgradeable to 1024mb of RAM, the Landscape Multimedia carries the best mobile video card on the market these days, the Radeon Mobility 9600.
To really add some icing, the unit even comes with a leather carrying bag, of what seems to be decent quality. Nothing fancy or tacky about it, it seems durable, and not as squeaky as some on the market.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/pictures/forums/4080g.JPG
I was wowed with all the features the Landcape Multimedia Plus had to offer. I'd honestly recommed it to anyone looking for a desktop replacement. Loaded with enough features for almost any situation, it's ready to be a fully equipped multimedia station, anywhere you go. Weighing in at a not-quite-too-heavy 9.6 lbs, I don't think that there's much room for complaint. It's a great unit, top to bottom.
For current pricing and configurations on all our laptop systems, go here (http://www.pugetsystems.com/laptop.php).
As always, please feel free to ask any questions, or discuss what you think of this unit! :)
So I broke out the camera, snapped some pictures, and I'm going to give you the rundown.
From our Landscape line, it's the Multimedia Plus: (Sager 4080).
http://www.pugetsystems.com/pictures/forums/4080a.JPG
She's a beauty, and a beast, measuring in a 15.5" x 10.8" x 1.7". This notebook sports an awesome silver cover, with 3 LEDs at the top. To give you an idea of how many insane features this laptop comes with, these LEDs tell you if your computer is on, in standby, if the ac adapter is plugged in, if your battery is charging, full, empty or has a problem, whether or not you have new email, whether or not the email is defined as a special group (i.e. Flash quickly if I get an email from my boss!), or if you have the wireless LAN or Bluetooth enabled. I'd say those are 3 verbose LEDs. :D
The email features are supported through a built-in taskbar feature called "Auto Mail Checker". Although this only works with the POP3 protocol, it's downright useful to know if you have urgent mail, even without opening your notebook.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/pictures/forums/4080b.JPG
On the front of the unit, we find an IR receiver for the remote, firewire input, Line-out, Microphone, and Headphone jacks, and 2 directional speakers. There's a kill switch for your wireless networking devices, saving your battery when you need it.
The left side features the optical disk drive, 6-in-1 Flash Card reader, and the PCMCIA card slot. The right side harbors the S-video port, SP-DIF out, and the cable TV jack. Yes, I just said Cable TV.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/pictures/forums/4080e.JPG
The back carries pretty much anything else you'd need. Power, USB, VGA, Printer, Serial, PS2 Keyboard AND Mouse. LAN, Modem and the kitchen sink.
Clearly, the most impacting trait of this model is its outstanding 17" WSXGA Active Matrix display. Supporting a 1440 x 900 resolution, it's got a very well defined, crisp display that leaves little room for complaint. Once you crack the lid, you'll notice two more inner speakers, which make up the "surround sound" of this laptop. We turned them up, and trust me when I say, they're louder than I think a laptop ever needs to be. The 4 surface speakers, combined with the underside subwoofer and 17" wide screen really make this an amazing portable DVD laptop system.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/pictures/forums/4080f.JPG
Inside the laptop features a full sized keyboard, including a standard 10-key num pad. You've got a few hotkey buttons which are fully software customizable, and another handful of informative LEDs. This system comes with a built in digital video camera, which snaps decent resolution shots. I wouldn't take my wedding pictures with it, but it's better quality than my webcam at home. The display has a microphone built-in as well, so you can capture sound on the go.
If I were to try and make a complaint about it at this point, it'd be that the track pad buttons are shaped kinda funny, and I think it'd take me a day or two to get used to them.
Needless to say, the first thing we did when we got the machine fired up was play with the TV tuner. This is how I learned that I make a pretty good Antenna while standing outside. Reception at our store was pretty shaky, but that's why the computer has a Coax input. The software seemed pretty nice, featuring multi-channel displays, and a fully skinnable interface. The idea of recording a few shows while you're away and watching them on the plane sounds pretty sweet to me.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/pictures/forums/4080d.JPG
Internally, the system supports 800FSB Pentium4 Processors, and even operates with hyper-threading! Upgradeable to 1024mb of RAM, the Landscape Multimedia carries the best mobile video card on the market these days, the Radeon Mobility 9600.
To really add some icing, the unit even comes with a leather carrying bag, of what seems to be decent quality. Nothing fancy or tacky about it, it seems durable, and not as squeaky as some on the market.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/pictures/forums/4080g.JPG
I was wowed with all the features the Landcape Multimedia Plus had to offer. I'd honestly recommed it to anyone looking for a desktop replacement. Loaded with enough features for almost any situation, it's ready to be a fully equipped multimedia station, anywhere you go. Weighing in at a not-quite-too-heavy 9.6 lbs, I don't think that there's much room for complaint. It's a great unit, top to bottom.
For current pricing and configurations on all our laptop systems, go here (http://www.pugetsystems.com/laptop.php).
As always, please feel free to ask any questions, or discuss what you think of this unit! :)