Precision M4500 Owner's Lounge

I think there is clever circuitry for that nowadays. Notebook isn't constantly trying to recharge the battery, if it reaches full capacity it gets disconnected and that is it (AFAIK). If you are worried about this you can disable battery chargin in bios completely (also with fn+f2 or f3 not sure now)

I use linux and so far it is nearly problem free (Yai ) Only issue is, it sometimes doesn't wake up (behaves like it was shut down) but I still haven't had time to track this down.

 

Anyone tried the 12-cell battery yet which only seems to be available if you look for parts for the M4500.

 

Hello, I will acquire M4500 via my institute, I wanted to ask is there some news about RGB led displays.
Last time when I called our dell representative in April he told me that RGB led HD+ are not available yet. He also told me that there is no exact release date but update with number of new features for M4500 will be in the last week of May and that RGB displays should also appear in that time by 31st of May.
Anyone has some more fresh information about it, to know is it worth to wait for a while or not.

 

I should be getting my M4500 sometime this week. I ordered it with the 64GB mini-card and am wondering if anyone has had the chance to run it through ATTO Disk Benchmark. I'm curious about the transfer rates from this drive as I plan to use it as my primary disk.

Thanks in advance!

 

M4500 arrived today! I'm charging the battery and will be putting it thru its paces tonight.
Ordered May 4th., Arrived May 17th.

 

Can anyone confirm this? I contacted my Dell rep but have not heard back.

 

How to open the underside of the M4500 ?

Recently I was forced to work in a room with smokers (cigarettes) ..so, some of the depressions/holes at the underside seem to have this white-ish layer...already tried
cleaning it a bit with a q-tip, no succes....what to do ?

 

What are the 'paces'? Benchmarks?

 

I got my New Dell Precision M4500

Dell Precision M4500 Notebook
• NVpro - Intel® Core™ i7-920XM Processor Extreme Edition (8M Cache, 2.00GHz)
• Intel® Core™ i7-920XM Processor Extreme Edition (8M Cache, 2.00GHz)
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 Extreme Edition Label
• Silver LCD Back Cover
• No Client System Management - MEBX Ignition Firmware Disabled
• 3 Years DASP Next Business Day Parts Exchange Service (PH only)
• 3 Years Complete Cover
• Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth Module / Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth Module Cable
• Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 (802.11 a/b/g/n 3X3) Half Mini Card
• Palmrest with Contactless Smart Card and FIPS Fingerprint Reader
• 8GB Dual-channel 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 4GB)
• 500GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
• Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate 64 bit
• Genuine Windows(R) 7 Ultimate 64bit (English) DVD Media
• Windows(R) 7 Ultimate COA Label / Windows 7 OS Label
• 15.6" Full High Definition (1920X1080) AntiGlare WLED LCD Panel
• Integrated 3.0 Mega Pixel Camera with Microphone
• Camera & Microphone Info Mod
• Application for Camera
• Internal Backlit Keyboard (English)
• System Resource DVD
• Regulatory Label for CTO
• Dell Mobile Precision M4500 System Driver Mod
• Dell Control Point - Security Manager
• Dell Control Point - System Manager
• Shipment Box Without Carry Case For CTO
• 2X Blue-ray Disc Drive
• Roxio Creator v10.3 Software
• Roxio Creator v10.3 Software – Kit
• NVIDIA® Quadro FX 1800M Graphics with 1GB memory
• PowerDVD Software (Blu-ray)
• Cyberlink PowerDVD Software media kit
• Latitude ON Flash
• Internal 56K Modem
• Modem Mod Specs Info
• 6-cell (60HWr) Primary Battery
• 130W AC ADAPTER
• Power cord (US)
• System Tech Sheet & Setup Guide (English)
• Notebook Batteries Carry One Year Warranty Only From Invoice Date
• Dell Backup and Recovery Manager V1.2 (Win7)
Accessories for Dell Precision M4500 Notebook
• W102G -Kit - Display Port to DVI (Single Link) Dongle
• U484G -Kit - Display Port to HDMI Dongle
• DFNCH -Kit -3 Year warranty, Extended life 9-cell (81HWr) Battery
• H678C -Kit - E-Module Air Bay
• W009C -Kit - E-View Laptop Stand
• Y370C -Kit - Dell(TM) Laser Mouse
• W619C -Kit - External E-series Media Module
• H471C -Kit - E-Port Plus (TW)
• H866C -Kit - E-Legacy Extender
• HYYM9 -Kit 2nd 120GB SATA (5400RPM) Hard Drive

 

So? Who cares? I really don't understand why some people feel this compulsion to cut-and-paste a page of sh!t from their shipping list into a post. None of this information is of any interest whatsoever to anybody.