Dell Precision M6700 Owners Thread

That is something I have been wondering. The Covet didn't have any options. I like the Corning glass from the standpoint of being scratch resistant, but I am not a fan of high gloss screens. In some lighting conditions my MacBook Pro w/Retina is painful with it's high gloss whatever (supposedly just the LCD itself and no glass cover). Fortunately for me my rMBP and the new Covet are work tools - they will spend most of their useful life on client sites in data centers - not hanging at the beach or a park. As a side note, now that my Covet is on a FedEx truck it has my ORIGINAL ETA of tomorrow, August 31st. I will take some video or at least pics of the unboxing. Never done so before, so don't expect any academy award winning performances.

 

My mind is always changing, Bro At this point I'm really curious about the reflections.

 

Since my Covet is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow and I will be able to do some testing over the weekend if there is anyone that wants particular information or tests run, please let me know. Also, since i usually am not too concerned with benchmarks (as opposed to real world performance) please provide some instruction/utility names you want run. Here is what I am getting, note the additions on the end:


What is included with this order?
Quantity Item Number Description
1
225-3510
Dell Mobile Precision M6700 Covet
1
319-0644
3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3920XM(Extreme 2.9GHz, 8M cache, Upgradable to Intel vPro technology), Dell Mobile Precision M6700
1
319-1240
8.0GB, DDR3-1600 SDRAM, 2 DIMM, Dell Mobile Precision MX700
1
331-2169
Documentation (English/French), Dell Latitude E-Family/Mobile Precision
1
331-1249
Internal Backlit English Keyboard, Dell Mobile Precision
1
331-7894
Tech Setup Guide, English, Dell Mobile Precision M4700/M6700
1
320-3727
NVIDIA Quadro K5000M with 4GB GDDR5, Dell Mobile Precision M6700
1
342-4780
320GB 2.5" 7200rpm Hard Drive, Dell Mobile Precision M4700/M6700
1
331-8104
Internal Swipe Fingerprint Reader, USH and Contactless Smartcard Reader Mobile Precision M6700
1
320-3756
17.3" UltraSharp FHD (1920x1080) PremierColor IPS RGB Anti-Glare, Premium Panel Guarantee,USH,MobilePrecisionM6700,Covet
1
421-8139
Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit, No Media, Mobile Precision, English
1
421-2262
Windows 7 XP Mode,Opti/PWS/Lat/Vost
1
330-6322
Windows 7 Label, Latitude, Vostro and Mobile Precision Notebooks
1
430-4642
Dell Wireless 380 Bluetooth 4.0 LE Module, Dell Latitude E4/Mobile Precision
1
331-8106
Bluetooth Cable, Dell Mobile Precision M6700
1
331-8109
240W 3P, A/C Adapter, Mobile Precision M6700
1
330-1838
6-Foot, 3-Pin Power Cord,Mobile Precision, US
1
318-2283
Blu-ray Drive, Dell Mobile Precision M4700/M6700
1
318-0618
Power DVD 9/5 for Blu-Ray,With Media, Dell Optiplex/Precision/Latitude
1
331-7942
Bracket, Optical Drive, Dell Mobile Precision M4700/M6700
1
318-2275
Bezel, Optical Drive, Dell Mobile Precision M4700/M6700
1
331-9018
Integrated HD video webcam and noise reducing array microphones, Covet, Dell Mobile Precision M6700
1
421-1201
Dell Webcam Central Software Dell Latitude/Mobile Precision
1
430-4871
Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 802.11n 3x3 Half Mini-card, Dell Mobile Precision
1
331-8123
Intel vPro Technology Advanced Management Features, Dell Mobile Precision M6700
1
331-7944
No RAID, Dell Mobile Precision M4700/M6700
1
312-1348
9-cell (97Wh) Primary Lithium Ion Battery, (3.0Ah) ExpressCharge Capable, Dell Mobile Precision P4
1
331-7911
No Energy Star Enabled, Dell Mobile Precision M4700/M6700
1
421-3872
No Productivity Software,Dell OptiPlex,Precision and Latitude
1
937-1177
Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus Service Extended Year(s)
1
937-1175
Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus Service Initial Year
1
937-1617
ProSupport: Next Business Day Limited Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis 4 Year Extended
1
937-1599
ProSupport: Next Business Day Limited Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis Initial Year
1
989-3449
Thank you choosing Dell ProSupport. For tech support, visit http://support.dell.com/ProSupport or call 1-866-516-3115
1
937-1817
ProSupport: 7x24 Technical Support, 4 Year Extended
1
937-1807
ProSupport: 7x24 Technical Support, Initial
1
980-5744
Accidental Damage Service, 5 Year
1
988-7689
Info, Complete Care
1
331-8117
Resource DVD with Drivers, Dell Mobile Precision M6700
1
421-5686
Media Kit,Win 7 Ultimate 64bit,MUI,Dell OptiPlex, Precision and Latitude
1
331-4601
Dell Data Protection Encryption - Hardware Encryption Accelerator for SSD HDDs, Dell Latitude/MPWS
1
421-6616
Dell Data Protection Encryption software, Personal Edition
1
331-1642
Intel Core i7 Extreme Label, Latitude/Mobile Precision

-- Ordered from Crucial and have on hand to upgrade:

2 x 500GB Crucial m4 SSD's - These are their faster ones and I plan to use in RAID 0 stripping for zero redundancy, maximum performance

256GB Crucial m4 mSATA 6Gb/s SSD - At this point I am not sure what configuration options are allowed. I want to boot from the RAID array and use this mini SSD as my "temp" disk for work files open. It is obviously slower than the array.

32GB (8GBx4), 1600MHz 204-pin SODIMM, DDR3 PC3-12800

 

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Wow - that must have cost you a ton.

 

Well, thanks for you SecretAsianMan to run those tests.

For me, Dell will replace mine... it'll take too much time to get the Heatsink (no spare stock for now, need about 1 month, maybe more, to get it).
So I wait my contact at dell to confirm that.

(PS: I'll post some pictures of the DS in the next minutes)

 

RAID 1 is basic mirroring (redundancy) so you mean RAID 0 for zero redundancy, maximum performance right?

 

When did you order your covet by curiosity?

 

Docking Station with USB3.0 support:

 

As mentioned I have a 40% off Mystery Coupon, so it was actually only a couple hundred more than my rMBP. Not cheap by any measure, but remember this is a work tool for me. It would be nearly impossible to justify as a gamer or home machine. When you are running 3-4 virtual machines at once you need a beast like this. The "Covet" part was just because I thought it was cool...I admit.

 

Sorry - I know that, but had mistyped it...shouldn't be reading/posting on a forum during a con call, no matter how boring it is.