New M6500 Discussion Thread

I'm quite excited that the machine has a minipcie slot for a miniSSD drive.

Is the minipcie slot used already used by any device on the M6500 and will it take a full size minipcie card?

It seems like a great way of keeping a nice RAID 0 for storage and having the OS on a little 32GB SSD.

 

i cant really see the benefit of using raid 0 just for storage , you would be better just leaving the drives out of raid soif the array fails you dont lose all your data

otherwise i too am looking forward to using a small minipcie ssd for temp files and pagefile etc , i doubt they will use a ssd that is fast enough for my tastes to host the os but i can hope they do !

 

I totally agree. I have a lot of bad experiences with using raid 0 for storage. IMO it's like driving without insurance, during winter, in Wisconsin.

 

But isn't that more or less what the eSATA is for? 2TB external harddrive

That is atleast what I'm considering of getting ... 2xSSD drives in RAID0 and then a huge external hdd for the rest + monthly backup

 

Ok i've decided because of the controversy of my original WEI memory scores that my xmas present to you all is to reopen the notebook and put only the 2x2GB factory installed memory chips and redo the test:

Factory Installed Samsung 2x2GB DDR3 1333mhz = 5.9
G.Skill 1x4GB DDR3 1333mhz = 5.9


Ok so that is the story. Upgrading from 4GB to 8GB makes the difference

 

Thank you! That will help some of us feel more at ease with ordering the "stock" RAM.

By the way, as near as I can tell, the "new" 210W power supply is a "slim" design. Can anyone that has received an M6500 with the 210W power supply verify this?

 

just got quoted at $3300 for this system without tax :

224-7095 1 Mobile Precision M6500, Carbide Silver
317-2583 1 Intel Core i7-820QM Quad Core 1.73GHz 8MB for M6500
330-5874 1 Intel Quad Core i7 Processor
317-2659 1 8.0GB, DDR3-1333 SDRAM, 4 DIMM for Mobile Precision
330-5876 1 Internal Backlit English Keyboard, Dell Mobile Precision
320-1125 1 nVidia Quadro FX 3800M, 1.0GB DDR3 Discrete for M6500
341-9815 1 320GB Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM, M6500
313-8680 1 No Fingerprint Reader for M6500
320-1131 1 17" UltraSharp WUXGA (1920x1200) RGB LED Display for M6500
313-8685 1 Microphone only for M6500
313-8686 1 17 inch Wide Screen LCD Silver Cover for M6500
421-1610 1 Genuine Windows 7 Professional64-bit, w/ media, Mobile Precision, English
330-6322 1 Genuine Windows 7 Label, Latitude, Vostro and Mobile Precision Notebooks
430-0732 1 Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth 2.1 for Mobile Precision 6500
313-6453 1 No Modem for Mobile PrecisionMX400
330-1837 1 210W 3-Pin, AC Adapter for Mobile Precision
330-1838 1 US - 6-FT, 3-Pin Flat Power Cord for Mobile Precision
313-8694 1 8X DVD+/-RW slot load for Mobile Precision
421-0536 1 Cyberlink Power DVD 8.3,with Media, Dell Relationship LOB
421-1189 1 Roxio Creator Dell Edition 10.3, Media, Dell RLOB
313-8937 1 Palmrest without contact-less smart card reader for M6500
430-3362 1 Intel WiFi Link 5300 (802.11 a/g/n 3X3) 1/2 MiniCard for VPRO Latitude E/Mobile Precision
330-6735 1 Resource DVD with Diagnostics and Drivers for Mobile Precision M6500
330-6562 1 Quick Reference Guide for Precision M6500
341-7876 1 All Hard Drives Non- RAID for 1 to 2 Hard Drives, Dell Mobile Precision M6400
312-0222 1 9-Cell/85-WHr Battery for Mobile Precision M6500
905-9418 1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Extended Year(s)
905-9447 1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Initial Year
989-3449 1 Thank you choosing Dell ProSupport. For tech support, visit http://support.dell.com/ProSupport or call 1-866-516-3115
906-7472 1 ProSupport for End Users: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response 2 Year Extended
907-7340 1 ProSupport for End Users: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response Initial Year
983-8252 1 ProSupport for End Users: 7x24 Technical Support and assistance for end-users, 2 Year Extended
984-4780 1 ProSupport for End Users: 7x24 Technical Support and assistance for end-users, Initial

Seems like a good deal.

 

Please give me the phone number of your sales rep....here is what I came up with online:

My System Details
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7-820QM Quad Core 1.73GHz 8MB edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, 64-bit edit
ENERGY STAR Dell Precision M6500 Mobile Workstation edit
MEMORY 8.0GB, DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM, 4 DIMMS edit
VIDEO CARD 1.0GB NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 3800M Graphics edit
LCD 17" Wide Screen WUXGA RGBLED LCD Panel w/ integrated camera and mic edit
RAID CONFIGURATION All Hard Drives, Non-RAID, 1 or 2 drive total configuration edit
HARD DRIVE 320GB 7200rpm Hard Drive with FFS edit
WARRANTY & SERVICE 3 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 3 Year NBD On-Site Service edit
Dell Recommends
Upgrade to 3 Year ProSupport for End Users and 3 Year NBD On-site Service
Upgrade to 3 Year ProSupport for End Users and 3 Year NBD On-Site Service [add $109]
On-Site Service after Remote Diagnosis: for issues covered by Limited Hardware Warranty, technician and/or part will be dispatched, if necessary, usually within 1 business day following Remote Diagnosis. During Remote Diagnosis, you may be asked to access the inside of your system (where safe to do so) or to participate in troubleshooting until a cause can be isolated.
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load w/Roxio and Cyberlink PowerDVD™ edit
WIRELESS CARD Intel® WiFi Link 5300 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card edit
WIRELESS-PAN Dell Wireless® 365 Bluetooth Module edit
CONTACTLESS SMART CARD READER No Contactless Smart Card Reader edit
FINGERPRINT READER OPTION No Fingerprint Reader edit
A/C ADAPTER 210W/240W switchable Slim 3P A/C Adapter edit
My Accessories
MODEM No Modem edit
SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION Resource DVD and Quick Reference Guide edit
My Services & Warranties
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
BATTERY OPTIONS 9 Cell Battery
INTERNAL KEYBOARD Internal English Backlit Keyboard

4779.00 before shipping ...what? good deal? yes if this is right....

 

yah.. kinda suprized me too... ordered it its due to arrive on 15th... i called dell business, told em i wanted 3 laptops, 2 vostros and 1 workstation, the guy said i will be contacted by a special rep, got a call yesterday evening and this is what he quoted me at, took the deal and got the email today.

The caller ID on the number the speacial rep called from is this : 1800-289-3355

 

Wow! Excellent price. This price is so much lower than what I paid online that I wonder if the sales rep made a mistake? If you can get this deal, go for it!