Dell Precision 7560 & Precision 7760 pre-release discussion

Any reason to get a college student the palm rest with any security or a finger print reader? Right now I plan on a palm rest with no security. The system I am looking to finalize is:

• 7560
• 11th Gen Intel Core Processor i9-11950H (8 Core, 24MB Cache, 2.60GHz to 5.00GHz, 45W, vPro
• Win 10 Pro
• No Windows Auto pilot
• V Pro Disabled
• 15.6 UHD HDR 600, 3840x2160, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 100% Adobe, 600 Nits, IR Cam/Mic,WLAN
• 64 GB, 2 x 32 GB, DDR4, 3200MHz, Non-ECC, SODIMM
• No Additional Hard Drive
• Internal Single Pointing Backlit Keyboard, US English with 10 Key Numeric Keypad
• Palm Rest No security
• Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210 Wireless Card with Bluetooth 5.2
• 6 Cell 95Whr Long Life Cycle Lithium Ion Polymer Battery (3 Years Warranty)
• NVIDIA RTX A5000 w/16 GB GDDR6
• M.2 2280 1 TB, Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe, Solid State Drive
• 5 year Pro Support Plus.

 

@Dell-Mano_G : With reference to my previous post (anti-glare on the touch display of the 7560), I just went through the "Setup and Specifications" manual of the 7560 and it looks that, differently from what it is reported on the Dell website, the touch screen display is also with anti-glare (attached snapshots)

Could you please confirm if this is the case (i.e. that the touch display option of the 7560 has the anti-glare)?

Thanks in advance for your feedback

 

Non-FIPS fingerprint reader doesn't cost very much and it is pretty convenient to use to log in (don't have to type a password at the lock screen).
(FIPS fingerprint reader costs more, and it might be a bit more "accurate" or something but it is way slower to use.)

...If you got a display with the IR camera then you don't really need a fingerprint reader for the same purpose as you can use face recognition.
[Edit] Looks like you did choose a display with IR camera.

 

thanks. That is what i figured with the Windows Hello a and face recognition. Also, using a pin is quick. I think I will leave it off.

The decision on the A4000 and A5000 was tough. Right now, decided to spend the extra for the A5000. Not sure if he will ever need it or not. He will be playing video games. I just hope after spending on the A5000 he is not disappointed with video game performance.

 

I would get the non-FIPS fingerprint reader along with the smart card and NFC. It's only 12 dollars or something and apparently the bottom cover is easier to open with the smart card reader port.

 

I'm assuming that whomever you are buying it for does video games as a side thing (because the Precision is one of the worst gaming laptops ever for the money). The difference between the GPU's is minimal. And unless he needs to game in 4k, or he uses programs that need more than 8GB VRAM, there is no need for the A5000.
Vram is becoming less and less important since to my knowledge, some programs (such as Blender) can use system RAM in addition to the GPU Vram.
But the difference between the A4000 and A5000 should be 10-20% at most. This is because video games don't need the extra special tensor and rt cores that the A5000 offers.
If games are extremely important to him, a gaming laptop would be a much better choice. GeForce cards are better at gaming compared to their Quadro counterparts. However, if you are set on a mobile workstation, I'm not bashing your decision. The reliability and support of mobile workstations are second to none. That's why I'm getting a mobile workstation for video editing and Blender (in addition to the more formal looks)

***Also, if you are comfortable with taking the computer apart, I would buy the least RAM and storage possible and upgrade it later. Use the saved money to buy a nice monitor.

 

I ordered a 7760
My spec:
i9-11950H
RTX A4000
8GB RAM (will upgrade to 32gb later)
256GB M.2 2280 (will get two 1tb drives later)
4k 120hz display
Fingerprint, smart card, NFC
5 years ProSupport

It says it will arrive on August 9th, but I would think it will get delayed another month. I will post some benchmarks as soon as I get it.
Can't wait to go back to mobile workstations after using an ultrabook for 1.5 years. My M4800 was a beast, and I hope the 7760 impresses me as much as I hope it will.

 

I would try contacting Dell; I don't think you will get a timely response here.

 

I think that this was more true in the past than it has been in the last several years. We have seen some cards like GeForce 980M vs. Quadro M5000M — popular upgrades for older Precision M6700/M6800 systems — with performance being basically identical (they have identical specs in terms of CUDA cores, vRAM, power limit, ...). It makes sense, they are using the same GPU chip. A Quadro and GeForce with the same specs and power limit should perform similarly. (Some gaming laptops with big cooling systems will be able to push the GPU to a higher power level and perform better. It could be argued that GeForce cards/systems are more cost-effective than Quadro systems for the GPU spec that you get, but that's another matter...)

NVIDIA has even addressed Quadro gaming sort-of recently with the "Quadro experience" package that you can download (link). Quadro drivers aren't always caught up with the latest "game-ready" optimizations for the very latest games that GeForce drivers get, but they always catch up within a few weeks/months.

 

The touch panel on the 7560 is anti-glare. I'll have the description on Dell.com updated. Thanks for catching this.