Precision M4500 Owner's Lounge

Explanation of pixel warranty for 1920 x 1080 panel currently showing on Dell US sales website. I see the warranty applies for the 1680 x 1050 res also (Full HD and HD)

Dell's Premium Panel Guarantee

 

Yes, when I ordered mine (same screen as the one above) it was listed with "Premium Panel Guarantee". Dell will replace this LCD for you. Unless your order did not mention that warranty, just call them back and tell them to replace the screen; this is what you paid for.

 

Thanks for your help skazarian and Pirx
In DK the "Premium Panel Guarantee" is not available as an option - the screens are listed as:

- 15.6in High Definition+ (1600 x 900) White Led LCD Panel (Part 230-11337)
- 15.6in Full High Definition (1920 x 1080) White Led Antiglare LCD Panel (Part 230-11336)

I talked to Dell for the 3rd time and now suddenly the Complete Care covers the screen... So I will get a replacement after all - but apparently you should really consider the complete care if you order from outside US.

 

Just noticed the description for the screen on my order has been changed to remove the "RGB" reference. It now reads:

"320-8844 15.6" HD+ (1600 x 900) Wide View Anti-Glare LED Display for M4500"

 

Ok, time for some system scores. My M4500 has the i7 Q820M with 8Gb Ram and the QFX1800M on Windows 7 64bit. The HDD is the default 320Gb. Screen FHD 1920 x 1080 WLED :

WEI index

Proc 7.1

Ram 7.4

Graphics 6.6

Graphics Games 6.6

HDD 5.9

CineBench 11.5 64bit

Open GL 19.36fps
Ref.Match 99.5%
CPU 2.97pts
CPU (single core) 0.97pts
MP Ratio 3.06x

Splinter Cell Conviction game with FRAPS
Res 1280 x 720 2xMSAA, Medium FX, HDR, ambient occlusion and realtime reflections.

Performance in Deniable Ops is pretty good at about 30fps, but the story campaign averages about 10fps less ( 18fps - 28fps ), but it's still playable. Everyone in the SCC forums is screaming for a performance patch though. It seems the game doesn't support SLi and multicores atm. Overall, it's a fun
stealth/action game with fluid movement and intuitive controls.



The rest of the pics :

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/knotje/conviction_game2010-05-0513-03-24-4.jpg

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/knotje/conviction_game2010-05-0513-04-17-7.jpg

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/knotje/conviction_game2010-05-0513-35-39-9.jpg

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/knotje/conviction_game2010-05-0513-40-28-3.jpg

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/knotje/conviction_game2010-05-0513-43-56-6.jpg

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/knotje/conviction_game2010-05-0513-11-25-3.jpg

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc167/knotje/conviction_game2010-05-0513-13-3-1.jpg

 

To compare, here are my tests:

M4500-CPU I7-620- 8GB Ram 1033 - 64GB SSD - 500GB HDD 7200

Proc 6.8
Ram 6.8
Graphics 6.6
Graphics Games 6.6
HDD 7.0

CineBench 11.5 64bit

Open GL 18.84fps
Ref.Match 99.5%
CPU 2.28pts
CPU (single core) 1,02pts
MP Ratio 2,23x

regards,
Dirk

 

Thanks for the test scores. I'm thinking of buying a Precision M4500 but have a few questions that haven't already been answered here.

* Dell state that the height of the M4500 is:

But after looking at pictures I can't figure this out; it appears to be the same height in the front as in the back. How come that the dimensions at dell.com doesn't seem to correspond to the real thing?

* The Intel/windows stickers on the palm rest really annoy me. However, some people doesn't seem to have them and I wonder if you think it would be possible to ask Dell to not put them on? I think the stickers destroy an otherwise clean and good-looking design.

 

Here is my WEI score:

I7-620M, 880fx, 4GB Ram 1033, 250GB HDD 7200

Processor 6.8
Ram 5.9
Graphics 6.4
Graphics Games 6.4
HDD 5.9

 

Hi,

mine is in production now... QM820, FX880
Does anybody have Linux running on it, esp. Gentoo?
Is everything supported? Any hints?
Because Nvidia is better supported than Ati in Linux (had a HP Laptop with Ati, very loud), I hope this Laptop is quiet to some extend.
So what about noise emission of this laptop under heavy load (compiling, all Cores 100%)? Is it possible to run this laptop at 100% load /24h?
Does it switch itself off, because of over heating?
My HP does. It was 1900€ machine

Thx
Bronko

 

WEI on mine:

CPU: 7.2
RAM: 7.4
Graphics: 6.6
Gaming Graphics: 6.6
Hard-Disk: 7.7