Description

Second-Life CUSTOM – SAGER Custom Gaming Laptop ‘Crowetic Computers’ edition – 4th Gen i7 4810MQ @2.8-3.8Ghz – 20GB (16GB NEW) DDR3 RAM – 128GB SSD + 750GB WDBlack HDD – 15.6″ FHD 1920×1080 Display – nVidia GeForce 870M GPU

This Machine is a fully customized ‘Crowetic Computers edition’ Sager Gaming laptop. This one holds a special place in CHD founder Jason Crowe’s heart, as a custom gaming laptop with custom plastics labeled for Crowetic Computers, the predecessor company to CHD. This machine was originally owned by a good friend of Jason’s. Given to Jason with issues, since rebuilt with a replacement GPU, GeForce 870M, upgraded NEW DDR3 RAM, and custom 3D printed plastics.

•  The battery does not function, so the system must be plugged into power to function. Includes a new power adapter. Battery COULD be replaced.
• CD ROM drive has been replaced with WD Black HDD – plastics at the edge are not perfect. Does not affect operation.
• Webcam is disabled / non-functional

Hardware Specifications

Screen Size - 15.6" FHD 1920x1080 resolution Display

CPU – Intel i7 4th Gen 4810MQ @ 2.8-3.8Ghz - 8 compute threads.

RAM – 20GB DDR3 with 16GB NEW

Storage – 128GB SSD + 750GB WD Black HDD

• 2xUSB 3.0 SS ports

  • 2xUSB 2.0 port

• Multiple Display out - HDMI, Mini-DP, DP

• Gigabit LAN

• Wireless, and Bluetooth Cards

• Onkyo professional sound (cannot get subwoofer to function in linux) – Has multiple inputs and outputs for audio devices.

• Storage configured for Qortal Data on 750GB WDBlack HDD

• SD, MMC, MC Card Reader built-in

• mini firewire port

• Full-Size BACKLIT KEYBOARD

• Fast Wireless / Bluetooth

• Non-working battery included (Mobile Desktop, and/or can have new battery) 

• Multiple sound input/output ports

• A very nice mobile desktop machine as is, or with a battery can be a portable machine.

Software / Operating System Details

All CHD Re-builds come with LINUX installed as the OS. Generally the Linux installation will be customized Ubuntu 22.04 with Cinnamon Desktop. The OS is configured to make it an EASY SWITCH from WINDOWS.

NOTE – Many machines are now shipping with Ubuntu 24.04

All CHD Machines are professionally cleaned, upgraded, and refurbished. Every machine comes with a MINIMUM of an SSD upgrade, most have RAM upgrades as well. All Machines are INDIVIDUALLY TESTED prior to shipping for at least 8 hours, and all hardware tested.

All systems have the ‘computrace’ tracking software disabled at the BIOS level (when possible), But even if computrace is not disabled at the BIOS level, installing linux makes Computrace useless, as it relies upon Windows-based rootkit software to function. as well as ‘Intel Management Engine’ disabled at the BIOS level (when possible). (These BIOS additions allow 3rd party access to the system, and therefore have been disabled by default whenever possible. Each system’s specifications will include details where necessary.)

Ubuntu Desktop has been CUSTOMIZED to ‘feel’ like Windows, for users switching from Windows, it should be a really nice and simple switch.

**Note – At the moment CHD is utilizing either Ubuntu Desktop, Zorin OS, or PoP-OS, no matter which is utilized, they are both configured to look/feel exactly the same, with Cinnamon Desktop Environment. There are a few subtle differences, but overall they are ‘identical’. CHD is also working on customizing the default Desktop Environment, so that it looks/feels/functions like Mac. So that users can choose whether they would like a more ‘mac-like’ environment or a ‘windows-like’ environment. Default is windows-like (cinnamon) and alternative ‘mac-like’ will be either ‘ubuntu’ or ‘pop-OS’.

Theme customization for ease of use, and clean visual appeal. Also modifications to other settings for ease of function and better overall feel.

Qortal Core and Qortal UI pre-installed, along with a startup configuration for the Qortal Core, so it will start automatically, and the Qortal Core icon will show on the taskbar. Default Qortal settings.

CHD’s own ‘auto-fix-qortal’ scripts setup to run automatically both at reboot and every 5 days at 1:01 AM, to ensure your Qortal software is always at the latest release, and if it isn’t, FIXES IT FOR YOU.

Power management customization to prevent machine from ‘sleeping’ so that Qortal Core can run without issues. Also configured to ‘do nothing’ when laptop lid is closed, to allow Qortal to keep running even while screen is closed.

All purchases from CHD support Qortal Development.

Default Software Installed (much more than what is listed) (Special Requests Possible):

• Audio/video player software – VLC media player (best media player and converter that exists in CHD opinion)
• Open Office (Document, spreadsheet, database, presentation editor)
• Chromium Browser (set to default browser) –  with hardware acceleration enabled – Firefox browser also installed. – Tor and/or I2P can be installed upon request.
• GiMP image manipulation software (Photoshop alternative)
• Imagick (vector graphics editor)
• Qortal Core and Qortal UI (including ‘launchers’ in the panel and on the desktop)
• Qortal Core GUI auto-start
• Qortal Automation Scripts to automatically recover node if Qortal Core happens to fall behind in release version. Just keeping machines running should keep node always good.
• Everything you’ll need for home/office/school computer, and much more!
• Any other open source software can be installed upon request. Make request when submitting order.