M6600 Owners Thread

HDMI, yes
DP, yes (i dont know how to tell if its display port plus)
E-Port Plus, I don't know what that is.

Hopefully that's of some use to you.

 

"E-Port Plus" is the name of the advanced docking station. E-Port is the normal docking station with only one DVI and one display port. The advanced docking station has two of them.

 

Thanks, Tom. That helps.

DisplayPort Plus Plus is Dual-mode DisplayPort. The logo has two "+" signs next to it.

FileisplayPort plus plus.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort#Compatibility_with_HDMI.2FDVI

As Mr-P said, "E-Port Plus" is DELL's advanced docking station. I guess you don't have one of those. Maybe havoctex can answer this part of the question.

Thanks again.

 

Certainly does have 2 ++'s next to it

 

Thanks Tom. Your quick response is much appreciated.

 

Guys can some1 explain me how many monitors can i connect to the m6600 without a docking station? As I understand max is 2 or am I wrong?

 

Hi

I am looking to buy a M6600. I'm not sure if i should select the NVIDIA® Quadro® 3000M with 2GB GDDR5 ($300.00 more expensive) or the AMD® FirePro® M8900 Mobility Pro Graphics with 2GB GDDR5.

I am mainly going to use it for work, I'm not going to be using any of that 3D designing software, maybe solidworks occasionally. I think both of the cards will work fine for my work.

I will play games occasionally, which of the 2 cards will work the best for gaming?

PS. I think the best card for my application will be a Mobile Nvidia GeForce, but since i want the M6600 i must choose between the professional cards.

The NVIDIA® Quadro® 4000M is much to expensive so i am not even considering that one.

 

3 max total display done one of two ways.

3 external displays connected to the VGA, DP, and HDMI ports OR 2 external displays and the internal for 3 total. The AMD GFX card does this via Eyefinity. The NVIDIA does this via Optimus but the catch here is that with NVIDIA only 2 are powered by the NVIDIA GFX card the 3rd one is by the Intel GPU via Optimus.

 

Havoctex,

Please confirm, if I purchase an M6600 with NVIDIA Quadro 3000, 4000 or 5010m (once available) can I run 3 x external monitors (such as Dell U2711 @ 2560 x 1440) using e-port plus - so that I have a dockable tri monitor solution?

If this is not possible, can I run 1 27 inch monitor and 2 x 20 inches (1600 x 1200) or (1280 x 1024), using just the M6600 (and no external adaptors) - just the nvidia and the intel gpu?

I have spent many many hours attempting to figure out an upgrade path that will give me a mobile workstation with CUDA (to accelerate Adobe Apps) and which will let me run 3 monitors when I dock it. This way I can have a high end setup in my office, that I can bring with me to wherever I go.

Many thanks!

 

It is possible to do that with the M6500. So I guess, it will work with the m6600 as well.
Have a look at this video from dell: YouTube - ‪Dell Precision M6500 Mobile Workstation Powers Three Monitors‬‏