M6600 and M4600 are coming in Feb.

Hi Everyone, this is my first post.

Ordered the following M6600 for myself on 01 June & today the online order tracking website showed the EDD of 18 July 2011.

Config:
2720QM
1920x1080 Anti-glare LED, Touchscreen with Stylus Pen
Fingerprint Reader & Contactless Smartcard Reader
FHD (2MP) Webcam
4GB (2x2GB) 1333MHz DDR3
128GB Full Minicard Mobility SSD
250GB 7200RPM SATA HDD (x2)
9-cell (87Wh) 3 Year Warranty Primary Battery
AMD FirePro M8900
Ultimate-N 6300 Wireless
Dell 375 Bluetooth
Internal Backlit Keyboard
3Year ProSupport with Complete Cover

Got a good deal of INR 140,000 (approx US$ 3111.11 considering 1US$ = INR 45) but the EDD is quite far.

 

It is always better to spend $850 for 2920xm rather than 2820qm. Only "always", not definitely, because that depends on the motherboard bios option.

In m4600/W520/8560w, buying 2920xm is a waste. In Clevo/Alienware, 2920xm is a wise choice. New processor will not overtake 2920xm in 1 or 2 year except for the new extreme cpu.

2920xm can be easily overclocked to 4.5Ghz, non-extreme mobile cpu can't achieve that in next 2 years. However m4600/w520/8560w have been bios locked for overclocking and no software can overwrite that, except for bios hack. Clevo and "special edition" Alienware can do freely to their extreme CPU.

 

Ouch... didn't realize that! This is going to be my first Precision, and I was assuming the BIOS allows for unleashing the potential of Extreme CPUs.

If this is not possible, I modify my standpoint - but only slightly; while the 2929XM might indeed be an overkill (considering the price difference), the 2820QM still remains the sweet spot for me. Not so much for its speed advantage over the 2720, but for the 8MB cache (can really make a difference at HD video processing speed).

Piotr

 

I ordered the M4600 on 5/12 with a delivery date of 6/15. The delivery date was just delayed to 6/24. I called to determine why the date was changed and found out that there was a problem with one of the parts (a driver for the web cam). The solution was to change that part (not sure how that was done) and have the representative resubmit the order with an expedite on it. So, now the new delivery date is 6/28.

 

I placed my order on 5/16 with scheduled delivery on 6/17. Yesterday when I checked my order status, it showed my order was cancelled.
Here is my original configuration:

225-0382 1 Dell Mobile Precision M4600
317-6074 1 Intel Core i7-2720M Quad Core 2.20GHz 6MB, Dell Mobile Precision M4600/M6600
317-6489 1 MOD,DIMM,2GB,1333MHZ,DDR3,1X2G
331-2809 1 Tech Setup Guide, English, Dell Mobile Precision
331-2169 1 Documentation (English/French), Dell Latitude E-Family/Mobile Precision
331-1249 1 Internal Backlit English Keyboard, Dell Mobile Precision
320-1915 1 AMD FirePro M5950 Mobility Pro Graphics with 1GB GDDR5, Dell Mobile Precision M4600
342-2364 1 320GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM, Dell Mobile Precision
331-1391 1 No Fingerprint Reader and No Contactless Smartcard Reader, Dell Precision M4600
320-2012 1 15.6 FHD (1920 x 1080) Wide View Anti-Glare RGB LED Back-Lit Display, Dell Mobile Precision M4600
318-0454 1 RGB LCD Cover, Dell Mobile Precision M4600
421-1611 1 Genuine Windows 7 Professional64-bit, no media, Mobile Precision, English
330-6322 1 Genuine Windows 7 Label, Latitude, Vostro and Mobile Precision Notebooks
430-3979 1 Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth Module, ROW, Dell Latitude E/Mobile Precision
331-1459 1 180W 3-Pin, AC Adapter, Dell Mobile Precision
330-1525 1 US - 6 FT, 3-Pin Flat Power Cord for Mobile Precision
421-4539 1 Roxio Creator Starter,No Media,Dell OptiPlex, Latitude and Precision Workstation
318-0354 1 8X DVD+/-RW Drive, Dell Mobile Precision
318-0351 1 Optical Bezel, Dell Mobile Precision
421-4370 1 Cyberlink Power DVD 9.5,No Media, Dell OptiPlex, Latitude and Precision Workstation
318-0346 1 Integrated webcam with dual digital microphone, Touchscreen or RGB, Dell Mobile Precision M4600
421-1201 1 Dell Webcam Central Software Dell Latitude/Mobile Precision
430-4017 1 Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300, Dell Mobile Precision
331-1880 1 Intel vPro Technology Advanced Management Features, Dell Mobile Precision M4600
342-2435 1 All Hard Drives Non-RAID, Dell Mobile Precision
312-1174 1 9-cell (97Wh) Primary Battery, Dell Mobile Precision
331-2973 1 No Energy Star Enabled, Dell Mobile Precision M4600/M6600
421-3872 1 No Productivity Software,Dell OptiPlex,Precision and Latitude
939-3792 1 Basic Hardware Service: Next Business Day Limited Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis 2 Year Extended
953-5300 1 Basic Hardware Service: Next Business Day Limited Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis Initial Year
935-4808 1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus Service Extended Year(s)
929-9667 1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus Service Initial Year
331-1471 1 Resource DVD with Drivers, Dell Mobile Precision M4600
421-5109 1 Cyberlink Power 9.5.1 AND Roxio Creator Starter Media for DVD+/-RW,Dell OptiPlex,Workstation and Latitude
331-1639 1 Intel Core i7 vPro Processor

Not knowing the reason for cancellation, I called my rep today but she has not returned my call. Finally reached another rep and was told that there is a conflict in my configuration. Namely, the PremierColor IPS RGB LCD is not available with the AMD FirePro M5950 video card. After reading all the posts realated to the Precision m4600, I thought that the opposite was true. I thought that type of display was only available with the AMD card.
I tried to configure a new system, and right now the only video card that is available with the IPS panel is the NVIDIA Quadro 2000M. Unfortunalty I cannot afford to pay $450 more this system.
Has anything similar happened to any of you. I still hope it is a mistake on Dell's side and my original configuration will become available.

 

Same happened to me. I ordered the first day it came out, then 2 weeks ago got a cancelled email, then recieved a delay email. Finally, it was cancelled.

I am thinking that the AMD GPU cannot display 10-bit color, and Dell is just deciding to gouge.

Whatever the reason, I was able to call up and complain and was given a $300 discount on new config + free NBD shipping. So the 2000M was only $150 after discount.

I am going to play with the M4600 for a bit but believe me - if it isn't up to par I'm gonna go with the 8560w. The new HP is pretty nicely designed IMO and is cheaper

 

same here.. i ordered on May 18... and EDD was 6/17.... then they canceled it... then ask me to pay for that NVIDIA Quadro 2000M.. now the EDD is 6/22... darn... this is cheating...

 

Strange that the 8650w pre-config comes with the 5950 and 10-bit DC2 display.

 

Has anyone actually gotten or physically seen one of those pre-configs with the DC2? With the 5950 or even the Quattros??




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Don't know.

BUT a lot of e-tailers have quite a few on order for that exact config and dates are set for 6/28.

Who knows. Maybe they will ship like that, maybe they won't. For me, the IPS is way more important than the GPU.