M4400 as a Workstation? Quality?

stingray...thanks...I was looking mine over and just couldn't see that happening curious to see.

 

the pictures

oh yea and i kind of cheated the system.

due to currency fluctuations, my rep told me dell would be increasing the price shortly and he wouldnt be able to maintain the quotation since the margins would change, so yea....

good relationship with your rep is important

keep in mind i've only travelled once or twice with this notebook. its been used on a desk or bed only.

bit silly for this to happen after only 2 months. and i havent even taken it on the road yet or treated it like how most corporate grade notebooks are treated

 

The pre-lenovo frame:
http://www.notebookcheck.com/typo3temp/pics/5e5fce9336.jpg

VS

http://www.notebookcheck.com/typo3temp/pics/8618283444.jpg
The stability of the M4400/E6500 is created by the bottom cover;
its a large PLate of mag-alloy:
http://www.notebookcheck.com/typo3temp/pics/e4a9257970.jpg

Maybe u still say its equal; my direct comparison says: T60 chassis > M4400 chassis
but the m4400 is rly good at all.

 

this is complete rubbish. the bottom cover provides only part of the structural integrity, if you disassemble the m4400, you will find there is a frame as well

what do you think goes between the palmrest and the bottom cover? just the mobo and some plastic bits?

your pictures are also misleading, it shows a m4400 with the bottom cover off, nothing else.

where else your t60 pic shows a complete disassembly.

why dont you jus take the palmrest off the t60 and claim thats the only structural support then?

 

U see mag alloy chassis? i just see plastics structure inside the m4400 baseunit but maybe u got some spacial stingray edition?

U can see a screwed fullframe similar to the T60 in the Studio15 Notebook:
http://www.notebookcheck.com/typo3temp/pics/5834cdfc37.jpg

ps:
Maybe its just wron what i say because i have less posts? im sorry i cant transfer the 7k+ from an austrian forum. pff

 

I am an engineering student and I have designed aluminum and steel structures for high performance applications. Looking at these structures it is really difficult to determine which is better without seeing the entire structure and knowing the loadings. However that flat sheet of magnesium for the Dell would not be very stiff against bending.

 

How do you make the chassis of the M4400 to be plastic??? Scrape a bit of the black coating of and see what's underneath....never seen plastic looking like that...lol

 

I don't plan on rolling my m4400...but it's as sturdy as I'll ever want it to be ....love it, really. back to something important, like gaming.....lol

 

post count dosent matter. remove the base cover, as well as the palmrest, and you will see the frame.

its like a sandwich kind of thing. mag alloy base, plastic palmrest, and an internal frame that appears to be magnesium its difficult to see unless you disassemble

i saw it when the technician disassembled my unit to replace the mobo

 

Take a look at the areas where i highlighted. when you remove the base cover, and remove the base, you will find the base forms your "fullframe chassis". and yes, its mag alloy.

does anyone have any pics of disassembly?