M6900 - What specs are you hoping for?

Michiko I agree with U.

I can pay 4000$ and more for PRO laptop. For me it can even have the same weigh, measure and look... but now looks like cheap laptop...
I know the performance is most important but not only...

 

I agree with you. For the first time ever I am considering the P70 as an alternative.

 

I just realised one more thing went: the display latch—once again something “unmodern”, “outdated” and “obsolete”. (And I do like to have it.)

 

As for the looks and all the changes, I believe it boils down to two factors:
1. As I have mentioned, the mainstream reviewers would cry foul if Dell delivered another tank-like workstation. It’s another story that we actually like them that way. But how many are we? (I seriously don’t know. On this forum, we’re a tiny fraction of the mobile workstation market, and possibly not very representative.)

2. Massive cost cutting. It cannot be overlooked that Dell taken private needs to repay billions of dollars of debt quickly. And it’s gonna get worse with the EMC deal: Dell is going to be seriously cash-strapped for the next few years if the deal comes through.

The outcome: The new Precision line is just laptops. They’re top-of-the-line Dell Skylake laptops alright, and inside, they have what it takes to count as mobile workstations, but they don’t seem to offer much of anything exclusive.

Until recently, Lenovo has been quite weak in the mobile workstation market; it was mostly between Dell and HP. I don’t wish Dell anything bad, but if Lenovo catches up in sales, it’s going to be mostly at Dell’s expense, I’m afraid.

 

I like my tanky precision... Sad panda :-(

Ive read alot of negative reviews towards tanky and bulky design but i actually preffer it simple and industrial. Is a god damn workstation.

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My work laptop has just reached end-of-lease, so it has to be replaced by a new model.

I was really keen to get one of the new Precision 7510s, but corporate IT are pretty slow in negotiating prices with Dell, so I have no alternative but to order an M4800. With lots of fruit salad.

I am so disappointed ... NOT

 

I always come back to question of which has the better support. Dell Pro support is pretty great and has proven a life saver many times in the past 5 yrs for our three m6500. It offers NBD onsite support up to 5 yrs with Accidental coverage for same # yrs. As far as I know neither HP or Lenovo or any other Workstation mfr offers anything that can match that without looking for outside insurance from another company. I'm a small company, so when I purchase our three mobile workstations it is very nice to have Dell Pro support purchased at same time. A third party technician is involved who works contracts with Dell, but it is Dell that arranges the necessary parts and schedules with the service tech. In other words, I don't have to argue or go through alot of red tape and waste down time for repairs and replacEment parts. NBD on site (unless parts are ordered).

I've been hearing about quality and durability, as in dropping a laptop and it surviving without much of a scratch is a good indication of quality. But really that is just luck if any laptop survives a drop. I drop my phone while exiting my car from 1ft and its screen shatters. I get the same phone as replacement and I accidentally drop it from 4 feet with no damage but just a scratch. I was just proven to be lucky. And those are "accidents" which means if I don't have "accident" coverage I'm paying for repairs out of my pocket. But what if the quadro, daughter board, or whatever burns out? Accident or not, I know our machines are covered.

But if I'm wrong, please tell me about how good Lenovo or HP prosupport is and how it compares. Do they have comparable 5 yr pro support + 5 yr accidental? I may change my mind if convinced it is good or better than Dell Pro with Accidental. Most I see is about 1 yr support, but I keep a workstation much longer than that. Edit: I had a tasteless joke here about chinese taking over the Lenovo. Anyway does HP have a xeon 64GB PCIe quadro mxxxxm mobile workstation?

 

With me, it was the "bays," i.e. the flexibility that did it. Had anything other than these been my priority, I would have simply bought the MBP.

 

seems that "bays" are no longer a "thing" anymore. Instead, high speed cable ports usb 3.1, thunderbolt, displayport are more the norm now. They have faster bandwidth than exprecssCard or eSATA if that is a cconsolation. But extra bays (like for putting in an optical drive location), that is extinct now too I think there is probably only one location for a mechanical drive in the 7000 series, not sure. They are really pushing the latest NVM PCIe M.2. I fully embrace the technical advancements like the SSD and faster bandwidth, but I understand how you must feel if needing more mechanical drives or expresscard compatibility.

 

I did a quick search, and it looks like certainly Lenovo is offering this kind of support. This page talks about "3YR Onsite NBD + Accidental Damage Protection" for $269, but I've seen references to a 4-year plan as well. Looks pretty comparable to what Dell is offering. I haven't checked with HP, but I would be surprised if you couldn't purchase something like that from HP as well.