Dell Precision 7560 & Precision 7760 pre-release discussion

Does anyone know if 7720-7740 keyboards work on the 7750? I ask because I could bear the brightness keys being turned into fn keys, but pg up/pg down is a serious annoyance because I always use right Ctrl + PgUp/PgDown to switch tabs. It's one of those shortcuts that are ingrained into muscle memory, but I also use the up/down arrow keys. Since I read that the 7750 and 7760 use the same keyboard, maybe if it works on the 7750, it will also work on the 7760; or maybe in an extreme case, even a full palm rest switch if everything plays nicely. I know that the 7720 and 7740 keyboards have differently shaped metal connectors to the palm rest.

 

No real chance of this. The keyboard is not the same fit/shape. The palm rests are not the same size between the systems (the 7750 is slightly smaller than the 7740 in all three dimensions), and there are other differences like the position of the speakers.

Options would be ...
* Get used to Ctrl+Fn+Up/Down (at least Ctrl and Fn are located right next to each other)
* Use Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab for tab switching
* If "Num lock" is off, you can use the PgUp/PgDn keys on the numeric keypad (or if "Num lock" is on, you can use Ctrl+Shift+9/3 to switch tabs)
* Re-map the CE & +/- buttons above the keypad to keys that you will actually use (I fully intend to do this for Home/End, but you could also do it for PgUp/PgDn)

I think that you'll find it easier to switch than you think, since the PgUp/PgDn buttons will be physically missing. Obviously there will be a "training period" but I'd think if those are shortcuts you use regularly then you could adjust over a week or so.

[Edit]
Key remapping won't work. Just asked about it in the 7X50 thread. "CE" and "+/-" are really duplicate "Delete" and "F9" keys with a different label, so if you remap them then you will lose the function of those keys.

 

Anyone knows if the ConfortView Plus (approx. at 6:39) is also available in the FHD displays?

 

I'm not sure, but if I understand ComfortView Plus correctly, you should be able achieve the same via software tools.

I use Linux, and use Redshift, which works great.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshift_(software)

It lets you allow to adjust exactly how much color temperature changes you want, and during which time periods. I'm sure there are similar tools for other OS.

 

Windows has a similar feature built in called "night light" which you can configure in Settings.
I'm not familiar with "ComfortView Plus" but the slide indicates that it reduces blue light without causing yellowing of the displayed image (...not sure how that's possible...) so it would be different than a software-controlled solution.

 

Well... that's unfortunate. Looks like I'm gonna be toggling the numlock quite often (secondary function of numpad has pg up, pg down, home, and end buttons)
I still can't fathom why they would change the keyboard layout. Do full size arrow keys really look that bad?

 

The low blue light solutions (also Dell ComfortView) from mobile devices and the OS's basically turnoff/remove the harmful blue light, this causes the screen to have a yellow tint to it. Dell ComfortView Plus keeps all the color without the yellow tint. To do this we shift away from the harmful blue light (that causes eye strain) in the 415 to 455nm wavelengths and change those blues to a safer (less eye strain) 455 to 480nm wavelength. This way we are able to still be able to have our color space calibration without losing any color or causing the screen to turn yellow. ComfortView Plus is certified via the TUV. This technology is available in the 5560 & 5760 with both the FHD+ & UHD+ panels. It is always turned on and seamless to you.

 

Thanks for the info. Do you know if there is any change in the internal design of 7560/7760 (e.g. cooling system) ?

 

That's very interesting, thanks for sharing. Are these numbers true also for the Precision 7560, and if not which numbers would instead hold for the 7560?

 

It does get better, hence the performance increases gen to gen. There are changes generation over generation. Even though the systems might look the same on the outside doesn't mean they are the same on the inside. For example, the GFX cards on the 7x60's are a different design.