Precision 7510 Owner's Thread

Hi,

To 7510 owners. Please, talk me into or out of buying a 7510.

I was set on a p50 but I have been offered a huge discount by dell (considered hp studio earlier but it would be even more expensive). I was quoted around 400 USD less for the 7510 with slightly better specs (6820hq vs 6700hq and 512 p NVMe vs 512 sata ssd , both with Uhd displays and same graphics). P50 has thunderbolt and fingerprint scanner plus xrite sensor.

The reason I was leaning towards the p50 was the keyboard, thunderbolt 3 and aesthetics (I like the looks of the p50 better on pics, though I have never seen them in the flesh).

I have read through the different threads and seen that both had some issues.
Is there anything I have missed that could be a deal-breaker for either of them?

I need to decide by Monday morning.
Thanks
Adam

 

I am also standing in queue with you. Keeping my decision on hold.

After reading thread, I have change graphic card from AMD to NVEDIA.

 

What current machine do you have?
Do you REALLY need new machine like 7510 or P50?
Did you consider m4800 instead?
Does 7510/P50 worth extra $700-1700 over m4800?

 

they both will be obsolete when Polaris/Pascal HMB based video arrives.

 

Sounds like the P50 is your machine, with cost the only advantage of the 7510. If this is so, all you need to think about is if you want to spend the money for the machine you really want.

 

I have a 15 macbook pro.
Honestly, I don't really need it . I would just like to contribute my fair share to the global GDP. If everyone bought only what they need, we 'd be in the medieval ages.

Seriously, I don't buy a laptop every year , so I need something that will work seamlessly in 3-4 years. I wouldn't like to go lower on keyboard, touchpad or screen quality after the MBP. It seems to me that for that I need to buy a high end windows laptop. High end consumer laptops are less durable than workstations (I occasionally work from home where there are small kids around). Moreover, they cost the same as workstations. So, I choose to live with the weight penalty.
Besides , I do some video editing and desktop publishing stuff and financial analysis.

 

Money isn't the most important factor, but - of course - matters. The reason I am asking is that pictures are insufficient to serve as a basis for the decision. (So might opinions be )
If I had 30 minutes with both of them, I could surely decide.

 

I have the 7510 and you can read my woes with this machine in the previous pages. It's not a well tested product. In short: go for the P50 even if it costs more.

I had a Lenovo T540P and even though that is a 2 years old machine I consider it the superior one for the following reasons:

1. The keyboard on the Lenovo's is THE best in the market. The 7510 keyboard is OK but does not come close to the Lenovo one.
2. I had a 4th generation CPU in the T540P but it has the absolute best thermal control among the laptops. In all these years of usage with a lot of load I have yet to notice the fans on the machine. Even when they are on the sound is very pleasant. The 7510, a 2 years younger machine with a 6th generation CPU, will just not shut the fans down. They are on a lot of times and you will notice them. Also, the machine gets warm in your lap and the exhausts are on the back. So using the machine in bed is a no go. It can't suck in any air because it does that from underneath and cannot lose the warm air because your legs are probably blocking the exhaust. The Lenovo has the exhaust at the side (the T540P anyways).
3. The 4K screen on the Dell is good but not really exciting. It has a matte finish which seems to interfere with the colors. And it is not an IPS display. The Lenovo is an IPS display so for that alone I would buy the P50.
4. The bezels are big on this one. I use put the laptop underneath my monitor. So laptop screen under and monitor above. With the Lenovo open the screen fit perfectly underneath the monitor. The Dell overlaps it by a margin. A lot of bezel on the 7510. The 7510 looks nice closed. Not really beautiful when opened because of those bezels.
5. The battery life is rubbish. I have used the machine during meetings and if you have 4+ hours meetings the machine will run out guaranteed. I have to dim the screen to it's lowest settings just to get through this meeting with the screen on. I think the P50 has the same problem because I see that they are also reporting "up to 6h" with the P50. The T540P, a machine that is not a lot less powerfull and has a 3K screen, got around 9 hours.

I have not touched on the big problems I have with the sleep issues with this machine and the screen not coming on at which time I have to pull the battery.

On paper the machine seems great with the latest available hardware. In my opinion the difference is not that great and in my case even worse on some points. I'm not happy with the purchase and Dell will not return the machine. So I'm stuck with it. My advise is to go for the Lenovo.

 

From what I see now, 7510/P50 didnt come far ahead.
6700HQ/6820HQ according to userbenchmark test loose to old 4810MQ, not to say 4910MQ.
Some progress in video but not fantastic.
Color sensor in P50 is a useless joke: latest review of P70 shows off its inability to make descent color calibration (that said - another $70 in garbage)
7510 STILL not provided with usbc|thunderbolt (!?)
Overall new, half-done platform: both 7510 and P50.

Most interesting Skylake|Kaby Lake with eDRAM etc. still up for release later this year. Polaris/Pascal video chip as well.

The only advantage of new laptops right now is usbc/thunderbolt and NVMe drives. All other technologies available now in previous generation (m4800), including IGZO UHD screen, etc.

 

That's why we have MXM port for graphics chip!