Precision 7530 & Precision 7730 owner's thread

Hello,
I'm running a Dell 7730 from my company with:
*i5
*no dedicated GPU
*M2 SATA SSD + 500GB HDD (so, with the smaller battery)
*FullHDPanel
*no webcam/microphone

Since I have this laptop I have a problem with the Windows powerplans. I can do whatever I want, but after about 30min or a reboot my powerplan is always set back to "maximum power" and all custom settings like "save energy on lid closing" or settings in the max power plan itself are reverted back to the stock settings.

This happens even after doing a complete reinstall (from scratch with an iso) and only installing some basic stuff, like vlc, office and adding the Pc back to the domain.
Bevor the reinstall I had Windows 10 1803. Now it's 1809.

Does anyone has an idea what I could try?

 

That sounds kind of like there is group policy settings in the domain that are overriding the power options. Do other machines in the domain have this behavior?

 

"Only" both other laptops which are the same as this one.

Edit: Ok. I found it. You are right. Strange that I am the first one having this problem and that even after 2 days the IT-department was not able to find this problem.

 

Hi everyone,

I'm considering ordering a 7730 today because of the handy current discount ($1000 CDN off) but I'm having trouble deciding between the video card options. They are:

• Intel HD GFX Included in price
• Radeon Pro WX 4150 w/4GB GDDR5 + $370.00
• Radeon Pro WX 7100 w/8GB GDDR5+ $720.00
• Nvidia Quadro P3200 w/6GB GDDR5 + $1,130.00
• Nvidia Quadro P4200 w/8GB GDDR5 + $2,050.00

I'm a heavy Adobe Lightroom user and getting more into video work using Adobe Premiere as well. But 90% of my heavy usage for this machine will be Lightroom. I don't game on my laptop.

I'm ruling out the Quadro options because of the price -- I'm but a mere photographer. Would it be worth the extra $370 for the WX 4150 or possibly more for the WX 7100? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I'm transitioning from a Dell XPS 15 9550 for more power, larger screen and more hard drive bays. I'm hoping that the Dell TB16 dock I've been using with my XPS will work well with the 7730.

Thanks.

 

The TB16 dock won't fully power the system (you need TB18DC for that) — you'll have to connect a separate AC adapter in addition to the dock cable.

 

No? Even though the TB16 is the high-powered version?

 

No? Event though the TB16 is the high-powered version?

 

No. It is a Thunderbolt limitation. The TB16 dock can only deliver 130W over the Thunderbolt cable, and that is already going over the spec. The 7730 wants a 210W adapter (and it will throttle, more than necessary I think, if you plug in something with less). The TB18DC dock has a double-Thunderbolt interface, and otherwise it is identical to the TB16.

 

Ah, that makes sense. The version of the TB16 I have is the 240W version but has a single Thunderbolt connection. I guess that's where the double connector comes in. That's too bad but thanks for pointing that out.

Any thoughts about video cards for a 7730?

 

I would've recommended a P1000, but it seems those are only available on the 7530. I assume the discount is only for the 7730?

My understanding is that Nvidia has the edge when it comes to Adobe products. Here's an article on Premiere worth checking out:
https://www.pugetsystems.com/recomm...miere-Pro-CC-143/Hardware-Recommendations#GPU

As for lightroom, it does seem to have GPU acceleration, but I can't say I personally work with it a lot. According to this article, you'd definitely want one for 4K res, if that's what you're going for.
https://photographylife.com/gpu-acceleration-in-lightroom

Personally, I work heavily in photoshop and premiere. I've worked on machines with and without dedicated GPUs and have been able to do fine, if things are a bit more sluggish. It's hard for me to say if the lack of a GPU causes the workflow to slow down due to the fact those machines usually only have a dual core cpu.