Dell E6500 Reviews?

It seems that people concentrate on the 6400. But what about the 6500? Are there any reviews yet? Did someone already order it? I'm still waiting for the Bluetooth option (in an other thread they mentioned that it is out in the US but will come soon to EU).

Not sure if it is good to wait for the WUXGA-Display (1920 x 1200) or if the LED (1440x900) is a better choice (battery wise).

I've asked in a Dell Chat if the 9 cell battery still sticks out of the Notebook (since it has the metal back) and he said 'yes it does'. So I will stick to the 6 cell.

 

1920x1200 is a little small on a 15" go for the led

 

I ordered mine yesterday.

 

I am working with a DELL Notebook 8600 for 4,5 Years (50+ hours a week and some travelling bus., presentations, Math-Calc., Bus.-Video, etc.). Upgrades: 3rd Harddisk, 2nd CPU, 3rd RAM, 2nd Batteries.

Today I ordered my E6500 with the following configuration.

Latitude E6500 : Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 (2.80GHz,1066MHz,6MB)
Base Options : 256MB Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M Graphic Card
Display : 15.4in Widescreen WXGA+ (1440X900) with LED backlit
Palmrest : Standard
Camera : Integrated 0.3 Mega Pixel Camera with Microphone
Memory : 4096MB (2x2048) 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel
Hard Drive : 200GB (7200RPM) Free Fall Sensor
Optical Drive : 8X DVD+/RW Drive
4 Power Cords : Euro 90W AC Adaptor (office, home, car, aux.)
Battery : Primary 9-cell 85W/HR LI-ION
Battery : Battery Slice 84W/HR (Kit)
Battery : Additional 9-cell 85W/HR LI-ION
Wireless : Intel WiFi Link 5300 (802.11 a/b/g/n 3X3) 1/2 MiniCard
Keyboard : Internal Backlight Keyboard
Software Driver : Recovery DVD
Operating System : Windows Vista Ultimate SP1(32Bit OS)
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Os media
Microsoft Office 2007 Pro
3Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day

My 8600 has 5,5 to 8 hours battery life (Bay+RmClock).
The E6500? - we will see.

 

That processor will eat your battery right up. I would get the P9500 if I were you. 10 watts is a bit difference in TDP.

 

I'm bouncing between the idea of getting either the E6400 or the E6500. Currently, the E6500 is favored for the bigger screen size for only $20 more. I'll pull the trigger on one of them in about a week or so.

E6500 Feature Wishlist
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P9500 (2.53GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Business SP1, With media
3 Year Limited Warranty and 3 Year Mail-in Service
15.4” UltraSharp™ Wide WXGA+ (1440x900) LED Display-Brushed Metal Black
Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
2.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
Internal English Backlit Keyboard
Digital Microphone
80GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM with Free Fall Sensor
24X CD-RW/DVD w/ Cyberlink PowerDVD™
Dell Wireless™ 1510 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card
No Fingerprint Reader
Resource DVD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers

Price: $1485 after "instant $270 savings"

E6400 Feature Wishlist
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P9500 (2.53GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Business SP1, With media
3 Year Limited Warranty and 3 Year Mail-in Service
14.1" UltraSharp™ WXGA+ (1440x900) LED Display - Brush Metal Black
Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD With Express Card
2.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
Internal English Backlit Keyboard
Digital Microphone
80GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM with Free Fall Sensor
24X CDRW/DVD with Cyberlink PowerDVD™
Dell Wireless™ 1510 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card
No Fingerprint Reader
Resource DVD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers

Price: $1465 after "instant $260 savings"

For the people who already have an E6400 or E6500, what are your thoughts on the WXGA+ screen? Is it very bright at the highest settings? At work we use the D830 where the screen is dim even when at the highest brightness.

 

@SpeedyMods: I am positive, that at the same speed (frequency) T9600 and P9500 will need the same amount of energy. P-states and RmClock are the answers. And the TDP is not tightly related to the real energy. Only when I allow the T9600 to run faster than the P9500 it will need more energy. Even my Pentium 765 at 2,1 GHz does not need more energy than a Pentium ULV at these low frequencies.
The blue tables in the following link show empirical findings on this physical rule.
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Undervolt_a_Pentium_M_CPU