New M6500 Discussion Thread

Just as a note, i was rendering on the m6500 all night yesterday... it was really taping that i7 processor to max since it was at 100 when i checked the task manager and what amazed me is how cool this thing was today morning when i checked it. It was just warm compared to my xps1210 which would be blazing hot in the bottom.

 

Thank you very much for this update. Now I almost wish I would have ordered the system with the NVIDIA just so I could replicate your results. I ordered mine with the ATI m7740, so it will be interesting to see whether the ATI has the same issues. I suppose that to be safe, I could follow your lead and disable the ATI color controls.

So was the 6589K at the "5 up" brightness setting? Did you notice as much variance in K with brightness once you had disabled the NVIDIA color controls?

Thanks again!

 

I am noticing the same thing. It will get warm in the middle of the very back of the machine. The warmth extends to just past the docking connector. The outer thirds of the computer at the back on both sides stay cool. The metal piece across the back of the computer seems to be the warmest on the whole machine. There is a little bit of warmth on the strip on the top where the speakers are. The keyboard and palmrests stay cold. The battery and primary hard drive stay cool.

My experience is that this machine runs much cooler than the M90/M6300 did. Its also much cooler than the XPS1730.

If your just surfing the web the whole machine stays cool. This is with power settings at High Performance in W7.

 

worldww3 rendering in Revit 2010. How did it turn out?
And are you using the i7-920, and are using 1600MHz or 1333MHz RAM
NIVIDA FX 3800M Right

 

Here you go. All 15 brightness settings with their native Kelvin and Brightness. The readings are very even across the screen. Also, yes the 6589K was from the 5 up setting. Remember that the brightness changes on LED backlit panels can be slower that on CCFL displays. The 6600K listed below is where the K is right after the change from 6 to 5. After a minute or so, it will settile to 6588-6592K.

15 - 6826 @ 344 nits
14 - 6844 @ 321
13 - 6837 @ 301
12 - 6832 @ 280
11 - 6832 @ 260
10 - 6792 @ 238
9 - 6772 @ 217
8 - 6752 @ 196
7 - 6731 @ 175
6 - 6694 @ 147
5 - 6600 @ 131
4 - 6580 @ 109
3 - 6571 @ 65.8
2 - 6497 @ 42.5
1 - 6348 @ 19.9

 

Thanks again! "Up 5" looks like the place to be.

So now how does your calibrated m6500 compare to your stand alone monitors?

 

Hi Bokeh,

I hate to keep pestering you with questions, but don't want to miss the opportunity to learn from your experiences.

In the past, I have always set the "digital vibrance" to "off" or zero prior to calibrating my displays. Is there a reason you chose to leave it at 50%? Intuition tells me that adding "vibrance" to a display with the NVIDIA driver, and then potentially subtracting it with a monitor profile is counter productive? Or, was that the setting that gave you the best "pre-profile" readings with the Spyder 3?

 

With the current Nvidia drivers, 0% is Black and White. 50% is neutral. 100% is cartoon land. Be aware that ATI has a similar setting

 

At this point, I am the closest that I have ever been on a laptop to my desktop monitors. I am still working out some details between them, so I will give you a better answer tomorrow.

I am running 2 sets of calibration curves on the M6500 -
1: 5 up brightness
2: 10+ brightness.

I use Profile Chooser (supplied with the Spyder Colorimeter) to switch between them.

Also, I don't mind the questions. Keep em coming. Just remember that I am learning right along with you, so things may be subject to change.

 

Good to know! Definitely different than the NVIDIA drivers on my current system. I suppose I would have noticed when my display went to black and white.