Dell Precision M6700 Owner's Review

Same here but as soon as i swapped the other 2 for Corasir i get the bluescreens etc..

 

Hi, I got the m6700 today with 4gb ram as suggested by everyone. I would love to commend how quiet it is compared to my sager. the latter is a plane turbine. and I optimised by mic for skype and it's amazing how much BG sound is muted.
I am now thinking of buying ram. might I ask which ram to get? since people are facing problems with blue screen ( is this something to do with setting up bios or something)?
I've got a few questions that need clarification.
are these laptop rams the same as the ones for desktops? It seems that the descriptions seems to be the same for the m6700 and the ones for desktops.
eg. Kingston DDR3 PC3 12800 1600MHZ 8GB. TO my understanding the ones I got back then were shorter. I am very confused since someone mentioned that they got kingston hyper x rams and the hyper x i found were for desktops. so could someone explain to me. thanks! 204 VS 240pins right?

 

You need to get SO-DIMM modules which are smaller than desktop modules. They are 204-pin. Pretty much always you will see "laptop memory" or "for laptops" or "for notebooks" or something with these modules — then you know you are getting the right kind.

I have four of these for 32 GB of RAM total:
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory Model CMSX8GX3M1A1600C10
No trouble.

I personally don't see the point of not maxing it out at 32 GB since memory is so cheap (compared to the price of the machine itself....). If you still don't think you need 32 GB though, buy two 8 GB modules for 16 GB so that you can upgrade to 32 GB later. Or if you really would prefer the slightly faster memory (1866 MHz) you'll have to buy 4 GB modules instead because 8 GB modules do not appear to be available yet at that speed. Some people have reported compatibility issues with 1866 MHz modules (specifically Corsair, I think). The general consensus here is that 1600 vs 1866 MHz won't make any noticeable performance difference except under very specific workloads.

(Also note that you must have a quad-core CPU to make use of all four RAM slots. If you have a dual-core CPU you can only use two RAM slots.)

 

Yes, some owners have reported problems with the Corsair 1866MHz RAM, the 1600MHz works just fine though, i'm running a 2x8GB kit right now without issues.

 

4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz working fine here as well.

 

I have a couple of m6600's with touchscreens and they work pretty well. Pressure sensitivity works fine in Photoshop. For me the biggest hindrance to using it for any serious work is simply the angle of the display. It's not like an external pen input where it is relatively parallel to the table. I thought I remember reading that the m6700 touchscreen will be a wacom while the m6600 is an ntrig. If it does come with the ntrig make sure you disable "flicks" or it will interfere with Photoshop.

 

Thanks for the info, really hoping it will be a Wacom. Do you know anything about the release info? Coming out when W8 is released?

Thanks

 

A connection with the Windows 8 launch has been hinted at but we don't have any specific information from Dell on when the touch screen is coming. Mano confirmed that the digitizer/touch part is provided by Wacom a while back.

 

Hello,
I am considering getting a new workstation. My previous one was the XPS 17. I also would use this laptop for gaming, and I want it to have as many features as possible for under $3000, preferably $2800. Is this laptop good, or is there a better one (ex Alienware m17x, Lenovo w350, Qosmio, etc.)?

 

You could ask in the What Notebook Should I Buy? - A Laptop Buyers Guide section. The Alienwares and Sagers will pack more gaming punch for the buck, but the Precisions have better warranty and are sturdier. You also have the IPS display option (with nVidia GPU).