M4700 Owners Thread

If you ask me, Dell did the right thing there, Enduro still has performance issues so it no switchable with AMD of adding extra hardware for switchable were the most sensible options.

 

Actually i doesn't intent to remove the Firepro M4000 card, but to use Virtu Lucid which switch between graphics or ON/OFF with button (something like Nvidia Optimus) to save power consumption.

Or, add a gaming graphics card via expresscard and use the internal LCD (Virtu Lucid)

All these needs an integrated graphics

 

I have a question for you
I have read a review online of the 4700, and they said that the optimus is disabled even with the normale fullhd display...is it true?
I thought that with the rgb display it was disabled, while with the normal display was enabled...
Thanks

 

It ill be enabled with the TN FHD display and a nVidia GPU (no optimus on AMD obviously), Dell doesn't offer the IPS panel anymore anyways

 

I am planning to buy M4700 in next few days,
Thanks to all on forum for valuable reviews and responses
here is link which might answer many technical questions on new precision m4700 & m6700
http://partnerdirect.dell.com/sites...00-Mobile-Workstation-Technical-Guidebook.pdf
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Thanks for your answer
I have ordered the m4700 with the tn full hd display and the quadro k2000m, so mine will have the optimus enabled...right?

 

As far as I know, yes. When i looked into the M4700 and M6700, both had it with the 8-bit lcd panel. The review you mentioned (probably notebookcheck's) had the 10-bit IPS display on their nVidia model and the ATI one doesn't have switchable so in both cases, no switching.

 

If you get an NVIDIA card without the IPS display, you will have Optimus.

 

soooooo... someone success in updating k2000m drivers on the m4700 ???? im very disapointed ! still in 9679............ DELL WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?
the nvidia installer doesnt work !

 

Just received mine yesterday - mighty beast with surprising battery life (almost 6 hours of internet browsing over Wi-Fi with about 1 hour of youtube). Really impressed with the size of power adaptor of new docking station (the one with USB 3.0 ports) - it's huge! About 100x200x25, happy that I don't need to carry it with me. Also really like the E-View Notebook Stand - useful thing.

Not a big fan of keyboard with soft-touch plastic - easily collects my fingerprints.