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M6400 Brochure available

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by davidab, Sep 5, 2008.

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  1. Jayonhavok

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    I think you made the right choice to wait and see. I think the m6400 does get some of it's sleek design from Apple, but it definitely still looks like a no nonsense Dell. I cannot wait until this baby is finally released, so I can either buy it, or laugh at the price and buy an m4400...
     
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  2. Kinghong1970

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    hmm... i'm actually thinking of taking advantage of their better return policy and take out the M4400 out for a spin...
     
    Kinghong1970, Sep 8, 2008
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    Am I missing something on the brochure or is there really not an option for a blu-ray drive? If they're marketing this toward design professionals who need large capacity storage or video professionals moving onto a world of HD I would see this as a bad oversight.
     
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    Blu-Ray is just a playback format for a DVD. If you're a videographer or cinematographer, etc., you can still manipulate HD quality video on this machine. If you want large capacity storage, you'd be better off with a USB drive. I think they're figuring you won't be finishing up a day's work watching Spidey 3.

    If you want a laptop that will play back Blu-Ray DVDs, you'll probably want to shift your focus towards the XPS line on the consumer side and save a few bucks along the way.
     
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    It is not just a playback format for a DVD. It also doesn't complete with USB drives...

    I guess they are going to introduce it sooner then later - Lenovo W series has that option...
     
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    what i dont get is... what's the point of watching a BluRay DVD on a 17" screen?

    BluRay on a HUGE 40 or 50+ inch screen... that's nice...

    well i guess one advantage is that you can hook up your laptop to play on it?
    hmm... honestly, i rather have a separate blu ray player in the list of things to get in my "entertainment" category...
     
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    I think mcdowelj might have been referring to Blu-ray burners to allow for large amounts of data to be backed-up on a single disc.
     
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    I was. I understand the limited use of a playback blu-ray drive on a machine like this. I should have been more clear and said I was referring to a blu-ray burner.

    If I have this powerful laptop where I can edit and create HD content, it would be nice to be able to author that to a HD format without having to lug around an external blu-ray burner. The laptop is enough to carry with you in the first place. I'm not saying it should be part of the standard configuration, but at least have it as an upgrade option for those of us that would use it for more than just watching movies.

    I just don't understand why a machine that appears to be Dell's flagship business/pro laptop doesn't offer something that is an option on most of their consumer laptops.
     
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  9. Kinghong1970

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    tyvm for the clarifications...
    sometimes i jump before looking... ha ha ha

    yea... bluray burning capabilities would be sweet...
     
    Kinghong1970, Sep 9, 2008
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    Ditto on the first part. But I have a DVD burner on my current laptop and I think I've used it once or twice in the three years I've had it. I repurposed my old PC with a couple huge HDDs as a backup drive/media server so no need to stick anything on a disk, and I just stream video right to the TV (or my mobile or anything else with an Internet connection for that matter).

    But I digress. I guess sometimes I forget to look outside my own situation. I can see your point mcdowelj.
     
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