New M6500 Discussion Thread

I would add the Intel 5300 wireless card......I've got that card in my Precision m4400 and Vostro 1220 both.....good card. Sweet machine....love those Precisions.

 

the final price is 19xx or 31xx ???

dell wireless module is better than intel 5100/5300 ??

 

the final price is ￡1945 pound,(equal $31xx dollar)

 

Called 1 800 283 2210 and did option 3,2,1,1 and entered my order number. This gives you more detail about the status of your order.

My order went in Dec 2nd. Current estimated ship date is Dec 23rd due to parts availability. Est delivery date on the web order status is still Jan 4.

The first M6500's are supposed to ship on the 15th or 16th according to the Dell Premier page on Dec 1.

Does anyone have an est ship date of next week? You will have to call the 1 800 number to find out.

 

Is it possible to install regular drivers for these graphics cards in order to play games more efficiently..? Or are the professional drivers good enough..?

 

Dell has now delayed delivery of my m6500 from Dec 16 to January 27 with the excuse that suppliers have not held their delivery dates. I wonder if they are refering to Intel's i7-920XM quad-core chips are on short supply?.

 

Did you order the Covet Edition?

 

A Dell sales rep called and told me that it was due to lack of supplies of 500GB disks. I had ordered a 500GB as a second disk but it was OK to remove it from the order and I got a new date of delivery for 2009-12-30.

Too bad about the disk supply but great to get some information and be able to change the order!

 

You probably don't want the Seagate 500GB 7200RPM anyways. Isn't it the same drive that Macbook users have complained about? The beeping and other stuff with the sensor getting tripped?

 

Ordered mine on Thursday...est ship date 1/19/09.

Apparently, Santa missed sled is broke.

Dell Precision M6500 Dell Precision M6500 Mobile Workstation
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, 64-bit
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-920XM Extreme Edition 2.00GHz 8MB
Memory 8.0GB, DDR3-1600MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
Internal Keyboard Internal English Backlit Keyboard
Graphics 1.0GB NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 3800M Graphics
Primary Hard Drives 256GB Mobility Solid State Drive
Fingerprint Reader
Options Internal Swipe Fingerprint Reader
LCDs 17" Wide Screen WUXGA RGBLED LCD Panel w/
integrated camera and mic
Bluetooth Dell Wireless® 365 Bluetooth Module
Modem No Modem
AC Adapter 210W/240W switchable Slim 3P A/C Adapter
Media Bay Devices 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load w/Roxio and Cyberlink
PowerDVD™
Contactless
Smartcard No Contactless Smart Card Reader
Wireless LAN
(802.11) Intel® WiFi Link 5300 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card
Secondary Hard
Drive 256GB Mobility Solid State Drive
System
Documentation Resource DVD and Quick Reference Guide
RAID Configuration All Hard Drives, Non-RAID, 1 or 2 drive total
configuration
Primary Battery 9 Cell Battery
Hardware Support
Services
4 Year ProSupport for End Users and 4 Year NBD On-
Site Service - Important Information
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Extended Battery
Service
2 Years Extended Battery Service for Years 2 and 3 of
System Life
Complete Care 4 Year CompleteCare Accidental Damage Protection
Misc Cables &
Accessories DisplayPort to DVI (Single Link) Adapter for E-Family
Misc Cables &
Accessories DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter for E-Family
Additional Power
Options 210W 3P, A/C Adapter
Additional Power
Options Additional 9 Cell Battery
ACCESSORIES
E-Port Plus, Port Replicator Qty 1
Dell Part# 430-3312 Unit Price $200.00