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Power Brick...Does It Matter?

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Just ended up ordering a Sager (forgot the model...), but I got mine with RAID 0 M.2 850 EVO SSDs, 1TB mass storage, 4790K, and 970m, and the 230W was cutting it close as it is, assuming processor and GPU were running at 100% power draw, that alone was 169W. Leaving only about 61W for the rest of the system. Figuring I'll have a mouse, among the other peripherals and parts, 230W was not enough under max load. I ended up getting the 330W because I HAD to. I would do the same in your case, despite not knowing what specs your laptop is..


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So I want a really nice laptop for college, I'm currently living off a Gateway NV52L15U that lasts barely 2 hours. While looking at Linus' channel I noticed a video I didn't watch (a rareity), and was blown away by the Sager NP9773. Now I noticed when looking at it I can get my desktop...mobile style, for $2500, minus the 295x2 running in my desktop. The power brick options (I didn't even know there WAS a thing) are 230W and 330W. I know the higher Wattage will make the laptop "charge faster" meaning it won't drain while being used while plugged in, but my question is that 100W increase, will it matter and is it worth a $65 price bump or would that $65 be better placed into, say, restoration media or some other random accessories?

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So I want a really nice laptop for college, I'm currently living off a Gateway NV52L15U that lasts barely 2 hours. While looking at Linus' channel I noticed a video I didn't watch (a rareity), and was blown away by the Sager NP9773. Now I noticed when looking at it I can get my desktop...mobile style, for $2500, minus the 295x2 running in my desktop. The power brick options (I didn't even know there WAS a thing) are 230W and 330W. I know the higher Wattage will make the laptop "charge faster" meaning it won't drain while being used while plugged in, but my question is that 100W increase, will it matter and is it worth a $65 price bump or would that $65 be better placed into, say, restoration media or some other random accessories?

As long as the laptop is 100% good with 330W I'd go for the higher wattage

 

Faster charging times can be very nice if you have to keep on the move or get limited time to charge, if it's going to sit on a desk all day don't bother

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So I want a really nice laptop for college, I'm currently living off a Gateway NV52L15U that lasts barely 2 hours. While looking at Linus' channel I noticed a video I didn't watch (a rareity), and was blown away by the Sager NP9773. Now I noticed when looking at it I can get my desktop...mobile style, for $2500, minus the 295x2 running in my desktop. The power brick options (I didn't even know there WAS a thing) are 230W and 330W. I know the higher Wattage will make the laptop "charge faster" meaning it won't drain while being used while plugged in, but my question is that 100W increase, will it matter and is it worth a $65 price bump or would that $65 be better placed into, say, restoration media or some other random accessories?

 

It mainly depends on your hardware if the laptop uses more power than the power brick can deliver it will basically be draining it's battery until it dies or your done your task.

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Just ended up ordering a Sager (forgot the model...), but I got mine with RAID 0 M.2 850 EVO SSDs, 1TB mass storage, 4790K, and 970m, and the 230W was cutting it close as it is, assuming processor and GPU were running at 100% power draw, that alone was 169W. Leaving only about 61W for the rest of the system. Figuring I'll have a mouse, among the other peripherals and parts, 230W was not enough under max load. I ended up getting the 330W because I HAD to. I would do the same in your case, despite not knowing what specs your laptop is..

FX-8350 | GA-990FXA-UD3 | G.SKILL 2x8GB 1600MHz | 1TB WD RE4 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI R9 290x Lightning | Corsair AX860i | Silverstone FT05B-W

Pentium G3258 | MSI Z97 PC Mate | G.SKILL 4x4GB 1066MHz | 500GB Samsung 2.5" | Stock cooler | Pending GPU | EVGA 500B | Antec DF-35

GoPro Hero 3 Silver | Netgear R7000 Nighthawk with DD-WRT | HP Officejet Pro 8610 | Canon iP110 | AudioTechnica ATR2500 USB

Downdraft cooler for mITX board (new build) | Desk mount mic stand | Pop filter | Anti-vibration mount for microphone | mITX case | 3rd monitor (matching existing 23.1" | Intel Core i7-4790K (for mITX build)

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Just ended up ordering a Sager (forgot the model...), but I got mine with RAID 0 M.2 850 EVO SSDs, 1TB mass storage, 4790K, and 970m, and the 230W was cutting it close as it is, assuming processor and GPU were running at 100% power draw, that alone was 169W. Leaving only about 61W for the rest of the system. Figuring I'll have a mouse, among the other peripherals and parts, 230W was not enough under max load. I ended up getting the 330W because I HAD to. I would do the same in your case, despite not knowing what specs your laptop is..

 

True I didn't even THINK about what hardware was pulling. I've never been a laptop guy...always desktop.

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True I didn't even THINK about what hardware was pulling. I've never been a laptop guy...always desktop.

Same rules apply to laptops ;) That's why I will never buy a Toshiba with an i7 (pre-broadwell), none of the ones I've ever encountered had a large enough power brick to support the extra power of the i7. The i5 model we had in our store (Staples) beat the i7 model in every single benchmark we ran.

FX-8350 | GA-990FXA-UD3 | G.SKILL 2x8GB 1600MHz | 1TB WD RE4 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI R9 290x Lightning | Corsair AX860i | Silverstone FT05B-W

Pentium G3258 | MSI Z97 PC Mate | G.SKILL 4x4GB 1066MHz | 500GB Samsung 2.5" | Stock cooler | Pending GPU | EVGA 500B | Antec DF-35

GoPro Hero 3 Silver | Netgear R7000 Nighthawk with DD-WRT | HP Officejet Pro 8610 | Canon iP110 | AudioTechnica ATR2500 USB

Downdraft cooler for mITX board (new build) | Desk mount mic stand | Pop filter | Anti-vibration mount for microphone | mITX case | 3rd monitor (matching existing 23.1" | Intel Core i7-4790K (for mITX build)

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Same rules apply to laptops ;) That's why I will never buy a Toshiba with an i7 (pre-broadwell), none of the ones I've ever encountered had a large enough power brick to support the extra power of the i7. The i5 model we had in our store (Staples) beat the i7 model in every single benchmark we ran.

 

My last Toshiba product was the Toshiba Thrive...lol

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Same rules apply to laptops ;) That's why I will never buy a Toshiba with an i7 (pre-broadwell), none of the ones I've ever encountered had a large enough power brick to support the extra power of the i7. The i5 model we had in our store (Staples) beat the i7 model in every single benchmark we ran.

well... we're talking toshiba here... they're not the best manufacturer out there performance wise xD

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well... we're talking toshiba here... they're not the best manufacturer out there performance wise xD

No, but it is a good example! ;P The Dell and HP models were the exact same. Only brand we carried (aside from SP3) that gave a good enough PSU with the device were the ASUS models :P

FX-8350 | GA-990FXA-UD3 | G.SKILL 2x8GB 1600MHz | 1TB WD RE4 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI R9 290x Lightning | Corsair AX860i | Silverstone FT05B-W

Pentium G3258 | MSI Z97 PC Mate | G.SKILL 4x4GB 1066MHz | 500GB Samsung 2.5" | Stock cooler | Pending GPU | EVGA 500B | Antec DF-35

GoPro Hero 3 Silver | Netgear R7000 Nighthawk with DD-WRT | HP Officejet Pro 8610 | Canon iP110 | AudioTechnica ATR2500 USB

Downdraft cooler for mITX board (new build) | Desk mount mic stand | Pop filter | Anti-vibration mount for microphone | mITX case | 3rd monitor (matching existing 23.1" | Intel Core i7-4790K (for mITX build)

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No, but it is a good example! ;P The Dell and HP models were the exact same. Only brand we carried (aside from SP3) that gave a good enough PSU with the device were the ASUS models :P

i'm very happy with my samsung, its blazing fast, but also just poors lava out of the vent while being fast xD

(the plastic of the vent "mesh" has heat-treatment hardened to the point its beyond brittle xD)

 

EDIT: now that i think of it, praise samsung for having their plastic not melt xD

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P770ZM's 330W brick is for overclockers or people who would hammer the everliving shit out of their laptop (and are using 980Ms). 970M users probably need not worry, but the 330W brick is obviously the safest bet.

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