Precision M4400: WUXGA availability ?

Hello,

I plan to buy a Dell Precision M4400 in France (unless somebody in the US accept to be a go-between Prices are incredibly high here in France!)

Do you have information about WUXGA screen (LED or 2 CCFL) option avaibility ?

Thank you,

lélé

 

The only screen options we have right now
"15.4” Wide WXGA (1280x800) Display [Included in Price]

15.4” UltraSharp™ Wide WXGA+ (1440x900) LED Display [add $70]"
And thats right off the Dell web site

 

From the M4400 product brochure:

The WUXGA are coming, but we don't know when. Apparently, the FX 1700M GPU will become available next month so I assume the WUXGA options will follow shortly thereafter.

http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/precn/en/workstation_precision_m4400_brochure.pdf

 

IS the RGB LED screen going to be true 16 million colors, to compete with the new HP screen? or whats with the name, sounds like there is something special to it besides being LED? any guesstimated on the premium cost for it?

 

The WUXGA CCFL is up on dell' site now and is $80 more then the WXGA+ LED screen. bluetooth is on there too, hope for the LED wuxga screen soon???

 

What is the 2-CCFL anyways, double the back light, is it supposed to be really bright or what?

 

1. What is 2-CCFL and what is the difference over CCFL?
2. What is RGBLED? Is the same that "LED"?
3. What is the difference between WUXGA 2-CCFL and WUXGA RGBLED? Advantages? Disadvantages? Moreover, in the brochure appears that RGBLED will be "TrueLife".

 

I'll attempt to answer your questions to the best of my knowledge:

1. 2-CCFL displays have two backlights instead of the standard one. These displays will be noticeably brighter and, I believe, more evenly lit.
2. RGBLED will be an LED-backlit display capable of displaying true 16.7 million colors.
3. As I said in 1 and 2, the difference is in the backlighting and how many colors the screen will display accurately. Both will carry the same 1920x1200 resolution.

 

In Denmark WUXGA is availabel if you call the dell rep's... but still not on their website in Denmark.

 

Thank you ElectricTool.

I'm thinking about buying a M4400 with WUXGA resolution, but I don't know if choose 2-CCFL (Matte) or RGBLED (TrueLife) screen, when they are available.

I only have seen a Dell TrueLife screen (XPS M1530), and it's really nice.

We'll have to hope!