News on Haswell based mobile Precision M6800 ?

for the record, the M4700 has a mSATA slot and M4800 will very likely have one so you can still go dual drives with the mSATA. The M6700 actually allows you to do 2 2.5" + mSATA, which is what I'm running right now. As for a speed difference, a SSD will make a big one, the quad core will make a difference when crunching numbers if your programs are multi-thread. The difference in FEM I've observed between an arrandale dual core vs an ivy Bridge quad core was ~300%, but that was for something that can be distributed to multiple cores rather efficiently. Still, you'll at least see a 40% increase going from arrandale to haswell if the program is using the same number of threads at the same clock speed.

 

Im considering replacing my E6410 with a M4800 when they come out. Big improvement in CPU, big improvement in battery life, giant leap in GPU.(arrandale iGPU is...out of date). Long as the same dock works I'll probably be biting when they come out.
Im looking forward to having a modern laptop again, along with the slightly larger screen. SSD+HDD works very well for me. I dont use the optical anyway. Probably the last generation I can get and still avoid windows 8.

 

RAID, really? You are aware that this technology originated due to the slow data transfer of the disc systems. Now that SSD have pretty much become common (and the adoption of SATA6) you'd think RAID would be obsolete.

On the other hand, there is the redundant RAID, so I suppose if that's the case, then there is still room for it.

In the case of the Precisions, I'd say its not difficult. "Easy," would be if both modules were underneath the back cover.

 

According to my acct rep they will be released in two weeks... hope its true.

 

Why settle for fast when you could have faster?

 

My 256 OCZ SSD is already well passed its limit (surprisingly its still pretty spry though) with 27.4 GB free. It had been my plan all along to upgrade once my funds regenerated and the Micro was released. I should have it install by summer's end. In the mean time, drive safely.

 

I was pricing out options on the 6700 and was surprised how much more expensive it was than the 4700. Thus, I thought I would check in on the differences between the two models. Obviously the big difference is the screen, and I know that the 6700 has another hdd location, but any other differences? Any differences in the keyboard? Thanks for your help in advance!

 

I know that you get higher performance graphics cards in the 6700. But other than that, and the extra hard drive bay (and obviously the larger screen) I believe they are the same. The 6700 is heaver, quite a bit more money, and has a shorter battery life. I think I would lean toward the 4700 unless you really need the higher end graphics.

I should probably add that I have never owed either of these laptops... But I am looking to buy one in the near future. (hopefully the 4800 comes out in time)

On another note, does anyone know if the Quadro K2000M preforms significantly better than the FirePro M4000? I looked at the benchmarks and they seem similar (the FirePro is even faster in a few cases). Is the K2000M really worth the extra $200?

 

If you are going to be using productivity software the K200M will curb stomp the M4000, for gaming it'd be vice-versa.

 

The intro of the 6800/Haswell Precision laptop is coming at a real inflection point in the industry IMHO. If you look at some of the Ultra Hi Res laptops, for example the Samsung ATIV 9 Book plus: they are being announced with 3200x1800 (276 ppi) on just a 13.3" display; up to Haswell i7 CPU, 256GB SSD, and weighing only 3 pounds! This really raises the expectation for what a Precision-class workstation configuration could offer.