M6600 Owners Thread

@VALM how did you find out the IPS screen is just 210nits? if that is the case I pass on this one my screen got to be bright

 

Wow! in two languages! Thanks for the translation to spanish, I must have said something blatantly "spanglish" in my previous posts... I'll still keep the english for the majority's sake...

Yes, I can understand this, during sunny days we may need more brightness/contrast (even to see it if outside, but I'll barely work outside home/office). I'm worried that when working during night or on a plane under low light conditions the blinking problem on the TN could really be an issue... Any owl here?

 

Oh, I see I have my location displayed... Maybe my English wasn't that but then...

Here
Help Me Choose: Displays | Dell

Click on Compare Side-by-Side.

Still it seems nonIPS screens use some kind of superfast non-noticeable blinking to get some colors, and I heard someone blaming it for his bleeding eyes... not sure about the rationale though...

 

@Valm:
The IPS is a 550 dollar upgrade - don't know how much in Euros yet though. To be quite honest, if you're not working in graphics better use the money for something else (nice SSD). The IPS display is lower in maximum brightness.. contrast is good though, I wouldn't let that be a deciding factor. The IPS is bright enough to work outdoors, IMHO...
I work on images with the M4600 IPS display and I love the viewing angles, colors and saturation - which are accurate, not overly saturated.

BUT if you don't need *accurate* colors - the WLED should suffice - assuming it has good viewing angles.

 

About viewing angles, my experience with IPS display is they are excellent with bright images, but black colour gets some "metallic" tone when viewed at some angle.

 

I was waiting for weeks, here it is: The notebookcheck.com review of the M6600

Test Dell Precision M6600 Notebook - Notebookcheck.com Tests

It's in german, but you can translate it if you're interested.

Well, they got the machine with a CMO panel.

They say it's a good panel with great contrast and colours. I was wondering about that.

 

@Jutti. I work on graphics too, although is not my main occupation; now mainly to design some logos, web and graphics of my own startup and because I want to collaborate very closely with designers.
But this is far from being the main criterion for me to decide on the screen, still it could be a deciding factor as the others lead to a draw. And seeing that my eyesight has worsened considerably in recent years, it is something that requires some attention, and I'd like to have some clear info about it.
Overall I do prefer the IPS but it seems it is still not available in Europe, can't wait too long and can't find out when it is going to be here. But I would have it for free as an exchange for a previous M6400 Covet RGB LED I have had a lot of problems with. So you wouldn't let that be a deciding factor, is it because you have had experience working with both monitors and didn't find anything noticeable in this regard?

 

Valm:
In that case, I would find the RGB-LED IPS panel to definitely be a major selling point! The colors that this display can pop out (again, I only have the M4600 so I'm assuming that the M6600 is performing similarly) and are amazing.
I mainly use this laptop to work on my images on-the-go after having it calibrated with a Spyder3Pro device.

I have no idea when the IPS is available in Europe...

Don't mistake me, I have not compared the WLED M4600 display to the RGB led! I myself have the IPS M4600 and from the reviews of the WLED display and the general opinions here in the forums most people are very happy with it.
Another thing I would consider with a 17" laptop is how evenly the display is lit. According to the notebookcheck review of the M4600 15" WLED display the center of the display is brighter lit than the other parts of the screen..

 

The IPS isn't exactly available in the USA either. Problems with Dell's configuration tool for the m6600 make it impossible to order the IPS.

 

The use of the term accurate colors is a bit misleading here. I work extensively on renderings presentations and graphic design and I know that what you see on your screen is never what you get in reality.

Practically speaking unless your final product is showing the client an image on your screen it wont be accurate or the same. For example if you do web design on your ips and millions of people view your site on a reg screen your colors will not be the same or accurate. If I do a rendering on my ips and use 15 diff printers and get 15 diff boards they will all be different and the colors on my screen will in that case not be accurate. The only person getting the benefit is you or the few with ips screens viewing your website. Same with presentations done on a projector which is very common. So the colors on your ips screen or any screen are never truly accurate in a general sense