Precision 7530 & Precision 7730 owner's thread

Xeon doesn't require ECC memory.
(But there's not really any point to getting one without it, because ECC memory support is the only selling point for the Xeon chips as far as I am aware; unless you think you might want to upgrade to ECC memory later.)

 

Yes, you're right. I was thinking your way but i wrote the 'wrong' way.

This should be correct:
Ecc ram requires xeon cpu+win10 for workstations in order to use its peculiarity.

 

Wow, didn't know the 7540 had an 8 bit panel! Wonder if I can swap out my 7530's with it... Only issue is I'd need the touch version, which costs considerably more.

Now I regret not waiting til the second gen of the new chassis :|

 

Just updated to windows 10 1903. Power draw when using office rises from 15w to 20w, and battery life shortens from 6h to 4.5h. Also, opening an empty Adobe Illustrator file doesn't seem to work, but opening an empty Adobe Premiere Pro brings power draw down to 10-12w, and battery life goes to 7 hours.
Very weird indeed. Anyone has upgraded to windows 10 1903? Can you share your power draw data?

 

Can any of you recommend a laptop bag suitable for the 7730? Many of the ones I've looked at (and the Amazon Basics one that I've been using) have a padded sleeve that's too narrow for the 7730's width. 15" bags are aplenty. 17", not so much.

 

Maybe a typo on your side, as i was just talking about 7730.

About 7540, i've only seen users with uhd panel on the owners thread so far (and they're all 8bit panel, as this was also the case for 7530 as well).

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>Dell Precision 7540

15.6" UltraSharp™ FHD,1920x1080 Anti-Glare,Touch,w/Prem Panel Guar 100% sRGB,IPS,Cam/Mic,CarbonFiber
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>Lenovo Thinkpad P53

15.6" UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) OLED, 350 nits, multi-touch, AR/AS with Dolby Vision™ HDR 500, 100% DCI-P3 Color gamut
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>HP Zbook 15 G6

15.6" diagonal UHD LED UWVA with FHD Webcam + IR slim Touchscreen (400 Nits)
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From this, we can see Dell as the only top-brand not offering touch feature on UHD 15.6" panel but only on FHD (still 'old' carbon fiber lid though).

This time lenovo has made a great jump ahead, offering HDR400 feature even on 15.6" FHD display:
15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 500 nits, Dolby Vision™ HDR 400, 72% Color gamut

So according to this article, they're the only brand currently offering native 8bit 15.6" FHD panels.

 

If you like backpack-style, I use this one for my 17" M6700 when traveling. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B06XT6PH6G
You can see in the fourth photo that there is a "laptop compartment" inside the main area of the bag. The M6700 does not fit in it, or at least I would have to struggle to make it fit. I put the laptop in the larger compartment above (where they have big white books or something) and use the smaller one for papers and the like. It works fine for me.

 

That's a good looking backpack. But I need a standard laptop bag with handles + shoulder strap.

Reminds me a little of how much work it was to find a laptop back for my 20" HP laptop a few years ago. Eventually one manufacturer made a 20" notebook bag but they were hard to find.

 

I’m running 1903. When any Adobe application (that uses the GPU) is minimised and idling, provided nothing else is running, I can get power draw down to:


My battery wear is at something like 15% (suddenly skyrocketed from 4% in one day, so it might be a calibration issue). I've also prevented the battery from charging to more than 80%.

@xklis, I'm curious; do you own a Precision notebook, or about to buy one?

 

Ah, see I use a lot of software which doesn't scale well at high DPI, so native FHD panels are a must for me. I'm constantly disappointed in Dell's choice as I do notice quite a bit of odd banding, only on certain colors of blue or orange.

I think I just misread what you wrote. I wanted to believe there was an 8bit FHD option on the 7540!

With integer scaling now implemented at the driver level, 4K screens downscaled to 1080p could be the way of the future. Now they just gotta add a touch option!