Is Clevo a good brand?

[Flanelman]

looking at buying a laptop, and have been looking at these 2 configurations mostly:
 

1) Clevo P650SE (€1142.80)

 

i7-4710HQ 2.5ghz-3.5ghz

3gb gtx 970m

15.6" 1920x1080 (16:9) LED backlit antiglare

8gb 1600Mhz (2x4)

750gb 7200rpm HDD

Intel wireless AC 7265 802.11 AC/A/B/G/N 2X2 + Bluetooth 4.0

10.67 x 15.60 x 0.98 inches

 

 

2) Clevo P157SM-A (€1223.58)

 

i7-4700MQ 2.4ghz-3.4ghz

6gb gtx 970m

15.6" 1920x1080 (16:9) LED backlit antiglare

8gb 1600Mhz (2x4)

750gb 7200rpm HDD

Daul layer DVD burner

Intel wireless AC 7260 802.11 AC/A/B/G/N 2X2 + Bluetooth 4.0

10.55 x 14.76 x 1.73 inches (bit thick for my liking )

And i was just hoping for some insight on the brand, and your opinions on the two configurations?

Thanks in advance

[CartertheCOCguy]

Yes, clevo makes the chassis for Sager.. also look at sager!!

[Flanelman]

All the resellers in my are don't seem to list Sager, only Clevo

[NumLock21]

@Flanelman

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IMO don't really like to get laptops from those boutique brands like Clevo or Sager or whatever other names are out there. Sure they have nice specs for the purpose of mobile extreme gaming, but i would rather get one from HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, well you get the idea. Don't want to spend say a good amount of your hard earn money on something say that company that lacks driver support or non existant. Just visited both Sager and Clevo. On Clevo's site, selected one of ther gaming laptops then went to support download page. Drives are not label at all to see what OS is supports. When trying to download it says the driver does not exist! WTH?!

Went to Sager's site, again picked on of their most recent gaming laptop (NP9752), went to their support page, type in that model and it says model does not exist. The closest on the driver page is the NP9750 and drivers end with Vista. Search for this laptop on their product page and sadly it doesn't exist. Get a laptop from a more reputable brand, check out MSI Ghost series, Gigabyte Aorus series, or Asus ROG series. At least these 3 mentioned brands you can tell they probably spend millions on R&D, just to see where to place the power switch.

[Flanelman]

Hi, I've followed it

I'm new to this forum I was mainly looking at Clevo because of the price, I need it for schooling and gaming so i don't have a lot of cash and an MSI/gigabyte model with the same specs costs 300+ euros more
 

[D4RK]

 

looking at buying a laptop, and have been looking at these 2 configurations mostly:

 

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i have a Clevo P370EM, the laptop it self is good, and i bought it from originpc and their support is not bad, but when u are buying a gaming laptop keep in mind these few points.

- the performance is way lower than a dekstop at the same price.

- the idea of upgrading ur laptop component in theory works but in reality it costs alot, like gtx 980m atm costs $900, and later on when next generation is out the 980m price will drop to $800 only. my point is the prices dont drop much on the laptop parts.

- if u still want to buy 1, remember u need warranty and more than a year if u can, anything fails in the laptop it can cost u alot, and most of those boutique brands give u warranty but u have to pay for the shipping "which is extra cost", "free shipping in the USA only".

 

if u have any other question feel free to ask me .

[ChromeYeti]

Clevo/Sager laptops are very high quality. I've had one that I bought through Malibal, and the only issue that I've had with it was a corrupted harddrive (nothing to do with the re seller). What I do suggest, is that you buy through a good re-seller that can provide good support in the event that you might need it. Seeing that you're in the EU, maybe check out http://www.notebookguru.de/. It's the only EU site that comes to mind right now. 

[Octagoncow]

I had a Clevo laptop a few years ago and loved it. I would try to look up some reviews on them to be absolutely sure that it's well made though.

[Flanelman]

I have looked at soem reviews all seem to be good so thats a good point im currently in EU but moving back to New Zealand so do you think a us/uk reseller can still help me efficiently from there?

[NeverNude]

I've had a Clevo m571ru (880M GTX) and a Sager(Clevo) NP8662 (260M GTX) in the past and the are really well built laptops, albeit a bit bulky. 

[WhackingCheese]

Yes, Clevo makes great Barebone laptops. I have the p150em, bought it in the uk from XMG,  and i couldn't be happier with it!.... well only if it wasn't so bulky

[Flanelman]

Yes, Clevo makes great Barebone laptops. I have the p150em, bought it in the uk from XMG,  and i couldn't be happier with it!.... well only if it wasn't so bulky

One im lookign at is less than an inch thick looks okay but even for the price advantage on other brands it seems a good compromise

[D2ultima]

@Flanelman

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IMO don't really like to get laptops from those boutique brands like Clevo or Sager or whatever other names are out there. Sure they have nice specs for the purpose of mobile extreme gaming, but i would rather get one from HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, well you get the idea. Don't want to spend say a good amount of your hard earn money on something say that company that lacks driver support or non existant. Just visited both Sager and Clevo. On Clevo's site, selected one of ther gaming laptops then went to support download page. Drives are not label at all to see what OS is supports. When trying to download it says the driver does not exist! WTH?!

Went to Sager's site, again picked on of their most recent gaming laptop (NP9752), went to their support page, type in that model and it says model does not exist. The closest on the driver page is the NP9750 and drivers end with Vista. Search for this laptop on their product page and sadly it doesn't exist. Get a laptop from a more reputable brand, check out MSI Ghost series, Gigabyte Aorus series, or Asus ROG series. At least these 3 mentioned brands you can tell they probably spend millions on R&D, just to see where to place the power switch.

The reason the NP9752 (Clevo P750ZM) doesn't exist is because it's only on pre-order. It was "launched" by clevo about a week and a half ago at most. Clevo has been around for many years, and MANY rebranders use them in their machines, like OriginPC, CyberpowerPC, Falcon Northwest, mySN, Sager, Eurocom, Mythlogic, bluemobility, scan uk, etc.

 

Just because you haven't heard of them doesn't mean they're not reputable. Do a little research, please.

[NumLock21]

The reason the NP9752 (Clevo P750ZM) doesn't exist is because it's only on pre-order. It was "launched" by clevo about a week and a half ago at most. Clevo has been around for many years, and MANY rebranders use them in their machines, like OriginPC, CyberpowerPC, Falcon Northwest, mySN, Sager, Eurocom, Mythlogic, bluemobility, scan uk, etc.

 

Just because you haven't heard of them doesn't mean they're not reputable. Do a little research, please.

I've heard of Clevo, Sager, as well as many of the one you've mentioned.

[D2ultima]

I've heard of Clevo, Sager, as well as many of the one you've mentioned.

They're one of the most reputable brands out there, but your original post stated that you'd rather get from a "big name" company, and that Clevo/Sager had little to no support. I said that the model you chose has not been fully released. For example, look at the driver list for my model on their website:

In other words, your post was very misleading and it reeked of someone who never did anything with one of them and spent about 5 minutes looking up stuff.