After exhaustively researching 15 laptop vendors (Dell, Alienware, HP, Voodoo, Gateway, etc.), I chose a Sager NP9262 as the best and most cost-effective high-end laptop. I then looked at the sellers of this laptop on ResellerRatings.com, and I chose PowerNotebooks.com as the best one.  
 
I contacted Donald Stratton at PowerNotebooks, who was very knowledgeable and answered my many questions in numerous e-mails. I made my final decision (17" 1920x1200 widescreen, Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 processor, dual NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX in SLI, a TV card, 3 hard drives, and Vista Ultimate 64-bit) and ordered it on July 1st. It was delivered on July 14th as specified, and I have been using it almost a week. I had to install Vista Ultimate 32-bit and make a dual-boot system in order to play some older games, but this turned out to be easily done (although I did have to go into the BIOS to change the order of boot devices).  
 
I love this machine (I was previously using an IBM ThinkPad T20, so you can see why), and I have no reservations about strongly recommending PowerNotebooks.com.

Powernotebooks.com has superb customer service, professionalism, and the best prices. They all went out of their way to get me my laptop fast, even Donald the owner called me to make sure I was all set. Why would anyone buy a computer from a major brand (Dell, Toshiba, etc.) with stuff they don't want. I certainly would recommend this company to all my friends and Family. Thank you!!!

It's a good machine. I like it.

Great company, have had great experience with them in the past and will continue to buy from Powernotebooks.com in the future. Have recommended this company to friends before and they have never had any issues with this company.  
 
One last thing to note is they can still remain competitive even with the companies they resell laptops from, price is either the same or lower on all computers that I have compared.

Excellent customer service. Donald was very helpfull and took the time to explain some questions that I had. Never left in the dark when order was placed. Received emails from accounting when order was funded, emailed from shipping with tracking number when shipped. Donald even called when I was opening the box. I can see why they are rated as high as they are.  
 
Will be reordering in the next couple of years.  
 
VPM  
Sager Notebook

Everything was delivered on time, I was kept up-to-date with the order progress, the machine came exactly as specified and with appropriate drivers. About all I could ask for from a notebook purchase really!

I love the laptop and all of its components as well as the great customer service! I'm glad I got the best deal on a notebook as well as service!

Overall: Great products, best prices, and best configurability.  
 
Browsing:  
Website is easy enough to navigate, despite it's outdated appearance (compare to system76 dot com). All relevant technical information is easily available on the website. Product pictures are available but limited, giving no frame for size or usability. More product pictures, possibly even product specific tear-downs would be helpful for technically advanced users, their obviously targeted audience.  
 
Product:  
Product is often simple, no frills laptop design with appropriate "badge" on lid. Personally I would have liked to see more customization (options for color, blank badge or alternate lid cover designs would have been nice).  
 
Buying:  
While not completely automated like bigger resellers (newegg, zipzoomfly, etc), their specialization and quick reply emails (almost always within 24hrs, if not less) more than makes up for it. Online ordering sends ticket to salesperson, who double checks the specs and corrects any issues. I had chosen second day shipping, but due to my location, ground was just as fast. Salesperson corrected this, saving me aproximately $30.  
 
Payment:  
Reseller takes credit cards and bank wires. I choose bank wire to avoid credit card fees on both the reseller and myself. This part made me nervous (as I never made a wire transfer before), but the helpful information from the reseller made the process simple.  
 
Shipment:  
Reseller double packs laptop with plenty of firm white foam, minimizing shipment damage. Shipments must be signed for, be sure to send to your place of employment or shipped to someone who will sign for it during working hours.  
 
Support:  
Telephone-based support : Currently unused as of yet, reseller promotes domestic technical support. 3 year warranty comes with purchase of powerpro systems, this sold me on the P11:15 laptop.  
 
Web-based support : Articles regarding notebooks in general are available to help ease indecisive buyers, but nothing specific to model. Technical support is phone-based, zero articles or faqs in "support" area of website. Drivers hosted on 3rd party website with no information about linux drivers.  
 
Conclusion : Great place to buy a well priced, moderately customized, stress-tested, no-frills, no-OS laptop. Pretty much exactly what I wanted.

This review was modified by its author, lordvirus, on 7/5/08 8:40 PM.

Ordering from powernotebooks.com was really easy, and all of my questions were answered when I called. They were quick, and kept me updated, and emailed me promptly. My notebook got in when they said they would. I would buy from them again, and would recommend other people to them as well.

This review was modified by its author, tman750460, on 7/2/08 3:17 PM.

I usually keep a computer for a couple of years and then sell it in order to purchase a new one. Checking my records shows I've purchased five computers in the last eight years, or about one every year and a half. Some of those purchases have been on behalf of friends who trusted me to guide them with their purchase.  
 
The company I dealt with for those years, however, went out of business and since I’ve been happy with the computers I got from them manufactured by CLEVO I searched and found PowerNotebooks.com, a reseller of CLEVO computers.  
 
On my initial call to PowerNotebooks.com the owner of the company, Donald Stratton, answered the phone. Donald is a friendly and knowledgeable man, who didn’t give me the slightest impression he was in a hurry to dispose of any question I asked and make a quick sale. He even initiated, on the spot, a three-way call with the owner of Sager computers to arrange a repair of a computer I got from the other company with whomI had dealt in the past.  
 
My new purchase from PowerNotebooks.com is a Sager NP5793. Everything on this new CLEVO works as I anticipated, and if my computer needs in the future run the same lines as the past I’ll be looking no further than Donald Stratton at PowerNotebooks.com.  
 
ZAR

Powernotebooks.com, for myself and others, has been an extraordinary experience. Let's start with the machines they carry: VERY POWERFUL! I'm a knowledgeable character of computer related endeavors, and I will tell you that they are the best place to get the most bang out of your buck. Next, the few times in which I had to call for tech support, I was answered right away and by a real person too!! My issues were tended to with the utmost care and I always was given a sound solution. I will say this now: BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE EVER USED.

Excellent service, great prices. I needed a new laptop right away for a business trip. I ordered from Tim on Monday, and had my laptop loaded and ready to go when I left the office Friday.  
 
Thanks to Power Notebooks quick, personal, customer service I am officially done with Dell. Have ordered multiple $3k+ notebooks from them (dell) and it's a big run around every time I need any support. Not so with Power Notebooks!

Fantastic response time. I only had a few short encounters on the phone, and that was an attempt to save me money! The email responses to my questions were fast and very informative. I hope to never require support, bur should the need arise, I feel like I will be taken care of on a person to person level. I work in tech/customer support as well and know how important these types of interactions are. I say 2 thumbs up!

Staff were very helpful, order arrived right on time, and I'm quite happy with my new computer. I'd definitely recommend them if you're looking for a vendor for a Sager laptop.

This machine is absolutely amazing and has exceeded my expectations. I've been setting up my development environment all night and am blown away by how incredible the performance and experience are. I was concerned about the high resolution, weight, heat, fan noise, etc.... Wow, all of them are non-issues. The screen is something I can't get over... bright, clear, and easy on the eyes. The heat and fan noise are beyond acceptable... I've actually been working with this on a flat board sitting on my lap. Just amazing....  
 
Anyway, I really want to express my gratitude to Power Notebook's commitments in delivering quality customer service. It's quite apparent they care about their customers and operate their business with the utmost integrity. I look forward to making more purchases from them and recommending them to everyone I know.