M6600 Owners Thread

I forgot to mention an odd error message about a USB connected device is malfunctioning that popped up several times. Well , nothing was connected via USB. It was Port 4 Hub 3

 

PICK UP THE PHONE DUDE AND NEVER BUY FROM THE SITE CUZ YOU WILL GET A BETTER DEAL WITH A SALES REP

I CALLED LAST NIGHT AND GOT A QUOTE FOR ABOUT $1000 OFF WITH 2960 AND NO SCREEN OR HDD RESTRICTIONS

 

Unfortunately $1000 Off Cant Hold A Candle When Compared With Previous Discounts Of 25-30% Off

I Think The Previous Statement About Ordering During Off Months Is Valid Cuz Of Quotas And Less Volume So The Best Bet Is Prob After Christmas And I Think Its Worth The Wait

 

Unless your system is under $3300-$4000.

 

Very true but I am looking at damn near 10k considering all the licenses for the programs I run come in at twice that so I will be waiting

 

Is there a definitive date on the release of ivy bridge from intel yet

 

Got my M6600 today, and...it has the Chi Mei screen....

Dell_Mano_G - Can you please contact me? (I can't send PMs on this forum just yet).

Thanks.

 

All I can see is unconfirmed reports that you'll have to wait until at least April '12.

 

No. Rumors that it may be delayed until April?

You can wait for tomorrow's technology all day long because something better is always on the horizon. But sooner or later you are going to have to buy something.

From Wikipedia: "Ivy Bridge processors will be backwards-compatible with the Sandy Bridge platform, but require a BIOS/firmware update."

Not sure but it may be possible to do a DIY upgrade on the M6600 and stick an Ivy Bridge CPU in there when they are available. Again, I don't know if Dell will sell Ivy Bridge CPUs in the M6600 when they are available, but I suspect they will wait and include them in a new model.

 

One question for you guys, two actually, my top lid is slightly warped as if someone kept the lid latched but pulled on both corners. Would Dell be willing to send out a tech to replace the lid or would they just mail me a new lid part?

Also, it seems with optimus enabled I cannot change my screen brightness through fn key or the power options. Is this a known issue?