M6600 Owners Thread

Her guys, first post here. My work approved me ordering a M6600. Question, is it better to do a reinstall of the OS when you first get the machine to get rid of the Dell bloatware or is there stuff in there that is useful? Here are the specs of the machine I ordered:


1 317-6073 Intel Core i7-2620M Dual Core 2.70GHz 4MB, Dell Mobile Precision M4600/M6600
1 317-3636 8.0GB, DDR3-1333 SDRAM, 2 DIMM for Mobile Precision
recision
1 320-1922 AMD FirePro M8900 Mobility Pro Graphics with 2GB GDDR5, Dell Mobile Precision M6600
1 342-2364 320GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM, Dell Mobile Precision
1 331-1279 No Fingerprint Reader and No Contactless Smartcard Reader, Dell Mobile Precision M6600
1 320-1923 17.3 US FHD(1920x1080)WV AG LED-blit MTouch w/Stylus,Prem Panel Guar,Dell Mobile Precision M6600
1 318-0365 Touchscreen LCD Cover, Dell Mobile Precision M6600
1 331-1873 Stylus with Tip, Dell Mobile Precision
1 421-8099 Genuine Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit, No Media, Mobile Precision, English
1 318-0352 Slot Load DVD+/-RW Drive, Dell Mobile Precision
1 331-1263 Slot Load Bezel, Dell Mobile Precision
1 318-0361 Integrated webcam with single digital microphone, Touchscreen, Dell Mobile Precision M6600

 

In my opinion it is always a good idea to do a clean install of a new computer.
I ordered mine as FreeDos for example cause I knew I would do a reinstall.
Further my premiss is to install only the most necessary software on a new computer.

 

That has always been my philosophy as well, I have just never had a notebook of this caliber before. I am coming from a Latitude E6500. I just wonder about drivers and such for the touch screen.

 

What are you planning to use this laptop for? Unless you're a graphics designer/architect or something like that, going for the touch screen is a waste of money im my opinion. Take out the multi-touch display, go for 4GB RAM, use the saved money to get aftermarket RAM and an SSD hard disk to be used as primary. I'd also upgrade the HDD from 320 to 500GB as the difference in price is minimal.

If you do need/want multi-touch, don't go for a reinstall unless you have time for it, at least I wouldn't reinstall. Any bloatware can be removed if needed, doing a reinstall for that reaosn is an overkill if you ask me.

 

Thanks for the input. I got the touchscreen just because I could, not because I needed it. In fact, I am a network admin, so nothing I do is really resource intensive, I just like having the baddest machine I can get. I will be replacing the HDD with a SSD that I will be purchasing, so I am sure that will make a difference.

 

Well well well....

For my screen problem, Dell propose to me a full refund of the laptop.
They will see that with my resseller, I'm waiting now...

This is so bad for a such laptop, just due by these so stupid issues...

 

Well, this means you will have to reinstall the OS anyway so here's the answer to your original question. I wouldn't be replacing the HDD entirely, I'd go for a 500GB and place it as a secondary to store large files like movies, MP3's, ISO's etc.
There's one more thing about your config which I hadn't noticed until now - upgrade to quad-core CPU, do NOT get a dual-core. You will only be able to use 2 of 4 RAM slots with a dual core, not to mention that this CPU is very weak for an M6600.

 

Looks like the Ericsson F5521gw:

http://www.ericsson.com/solutions/mobile_broadband_modules/docs/F5521gw-screen.pdf

Seems like it's available on eBay:

F5521gw | eBay

Can some confirm, using HWInfo, that that's the correct model number? I don't have the card in my machine.

 

I wonder if the wwan module needs a special branding/frimware for the use in a Dell computer. And on every card is "Prototype Not Type Approved" printed which gives no feeling of security. I am unsure.

 

Were you able to order your M6600 without windows?
I've been wanting to do that, but could not find such an option.

-Brian