Sager NP8358F2 Review, 15.6-Inch FHD Gaming Laptop 2020

Today I am going to provide a short Sager NP8358F2 Review which comes with Intel i7-10875H, RTX 2070 Super 8GB, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, and Windows 10 Freshly Installed.

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Sager NP8358F2 15.6-Inch FHD 144Hz, 72% NTSC Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-10875H, RTX 2070 Super 8GB, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Windows 10

Display: 15.6” Thin Bezel Full HD 144Hz, Wide View Angle, 72% NTSC (1920x 1080) Matte Display
Processor: 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10875H 8-Core Processor | Operating System: Windows 10 Home
Graphic Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6
Ram: 16GB DDR4 2933MHz | Storage: 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD
Single Zone Multi-Color illuminated keyboard, Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 Wireless LAN + Bluetooth

Table of Contents

Sager NP8358F2 Specifications

Specifications	Sager NP8358F2
Processor	10th Generation Intel Core i7-10875H Processor (2.3GHz), 8 core 16MB Cache
Display	15.6” Thin Bezel Full HD 144Hz, Wide View Angle, 72% NTSC (1920×1080) Matte Type Display
Memory	16GB DDR4 2933MHz
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER with 8GB GDDR6
Primary Drive	1,000GB (1TB) M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Audio System	High Definition audio interface, S/PDIF Digital output, Built-in Array Microphone, 2 Built-in Speakers, Sound Blaster Atlas with Smart AMP
Wireless + Bluetooth	Intel Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 AX201 M.2 Wireless LAN + Bluetooth
Camera	Built-in 1.0M HD Video Camera
Keyboard	Single Zone Multi-Color illuminated full-size keyboard with numeric pad (15 colors to select)
Interfaces	6-in-1 Push-Push Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini-SD/SDHC/SDXC up to UHS-II), 1 HDMI output Port (with HDCP), 1 Mini DisplayPort 1.4 output Port, 1 DisplayPort 1.4 over USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C), 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Port (Type C), 3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Ports (Type A, 1 x powered USB port, AC/DC), 1 2-in-1 Audio Jack (Microphone / S/PDIF Optical output), 1 2-in-1 Audio Jack (Headphone / Microphone), 1 RJ-45 LAN (10/100/1000Mbps)
Power System	Removable 6 cells Smart Lithium-Ion battery pack 62WH, Full Range AC-in 100~240V, 50~60Hz, 230W AC Adapter, DC output 19.5V, 11.8A
Security	Kensington Lock, Intel PTT (Platform Trust Technology)
Physical	14.13″ (w) x 10.16″ (d) x 1.18″ (h)
Weight	5.51 lbs. with Battery Pack
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
Warranty	one-year limited parts and labor warranty

Specifications

Sager NP8358F2 Review

At a glance

Performance	10/10 Everything I have thrown at it is over 144fps
Screen	10/10 The colors are bright, refresh is fast and no bleeding
Audio	6/10 not the greatest above average with other laptops
Noise	6/10 It’s loud as a gaming laptop normally is but you don’t need headphones
Keyboard	9/10 despite no single key led colors on the keys
build and materials	8/10 solid overall though nothing stands out
Trackpad	7/10 as good as any I’ve used but i won’t be using it, ever

Glance

Pros and Cons of Sager NP8358F2

Pros

The GPU is a 2070 Super. Most laptop GPUs in this price range not only are the non SUPER version but they’re also almost always the MAX-Q version which is a weaker, more constrained version.
The keyboard feels excellent.
The design is sleek and doesn’t look like a spaceship (except for maybe the back vents).
The software allows control of the fans which allows you to set an aggressive fan curve for better thermals or quiet for office work.
The software also allows GPU overclocking and the CPU can be undervolted with Throttlestop.
No Sager bloatware.
Very good temps, no CPU or GPU throttling.
Excellent upgradeability: 1x 2.5″ SATA port, 2x M.2 SSD ports, 2x RAM slots.
Indicator lights for power, battery, caps/scroll/num lock, and even HDD/SDD activity.
Matte 144hz display.
4.3 Ratings on Amazon.

Cons

Noticeable coil whine noise under certain circumstances.
No thunderbolt 3 and no DisplayPort ports.
Although fan speed control allows for very quiet fans, it only lets you set fans at 20% minimum, you can’t turn them off completely.
Fan speed control software doesn’t remember the last active profile for each of the performance profiles whenever you switch. So if you have a custom fan curve, if you go from performance to quiet, you have to select the custom fan curve again.
The bottom cover has a lot of plastic clips you need to remove without breaking in order to upgrade any parts.
Keyboard has a Numpad. This is subjective, but I’d prefer a non-Numpad keyboard so that I don’t have to place my hand off-centre whenever I type.

Customer Ratings

30 People bought it so far and gave an average rating of 4.3 out of 5.

FAQ

Is this a max-p 2070 super?

This is full speed 2070 super, not Max-Q.

Can I easily upgrade the ram and hard drive?

f you remove the 2 screws for the battery then remove all the other screws on the bottom you can use the battery area to grab a hold and slowly/carefully pry off the bottom plastic from the main part (it split where the metal and the plastic meet. Once I added my SSD drive I just popped everything back in place and put the screws back in. No damage and everything was super easy to put back into place. It took more force to pop the the plastic on the rear of the laptop. If you haven’t done this before I recommend you do some research as you don’t want to crack any of the plastic.

Can we Edit 4k video?

Yes, but it is better to edit on a external 4K display.

Conclusion

In conclusion, while most other manufacturers are obsessed with solder components, making them non-upgradeable, limiting performance and thermals to make them thinner, lighter, and have longer battery life, Sager and Clevo focuses on what users like me care about, performance, thermals, upgradability, ports, did I mention this laptop even has an HDD/SSD indicator light?

If you find these things exciting, I heartily recommend that you take a look at this and other Sager models.

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