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Precision M4500 Owner's Lounge

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by Miriad, Mar 31, 2010.

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  1. Miriad

    Miriad Notebook Guru

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    Gratz, got mine as well.

    I have few concerns on flex issues

    1)Lid
    2) Keyboard - area i,k etc letters

    Do you have it as well ?
     
    Miriad, Apr 14, 2010
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    Everything feels solid right now. I played around the i,k letters on the keyboard and didn't notice anything that had me concerned.
     
    merlin2375, Apr 14, 2010
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    What's the deal with the partitions

    What's does the "recovery" partition contain?
     
    merlin2375, Apr 14, 2010
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    Dell uses the recovery partition to keep a image of the factory OS install. Since I always format and do a fresh install I usually erase this partition. But if you didn't get the OS install disk from Dell I wouldn't recommend deleting this partition.
     
    mcmanta, Apr 14, 2010
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    That's what I figured. Just double checking. I did get mine with media and already reinstalled a fresh copy of windows 7.

    I ended up deleting the precision on partition because I'll never use it. Frankly I don't understand why someone would use that feature.

    The question is can use the recovery drive to store images and backups?

    Hmm.
     
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    Or just use it for free space. Its a win win! :)
     
    mcmanta, Apr 14, 2010
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    Has anyone used the Precision On ?? Never used it before. Does it run a cut down version of windows 7? How does it store your email data?
     
    mcmanta, Apr 14, 2010
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    Ok here is the specs and pictures:

    Precision Mobile M4500
    i7-920XM Extreme Edition 2.00GHz 8MB
    8.0GB, DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
    Internal English Backlit Keyboard
    NVIDIA® Quadro FX 1800M Graphics with 1GB dedicated memory
    250GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
    No Fingerprint Reader and No Contactless Smartcard Reader
    15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080) Wide View Anti-Glare LED
    130W 3P, A/C Adapter
    8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink Power DVD™, no
    Integrated webcam with microphone
    Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 802.11a/b/g/n Half Mini
    Precision ON Flash
    9-cell (90Wh) Lithium Ion Battery
    3 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 3 Year Next Business


    Initial impressions are that this machine is pretty heavy.
    Its basically a E6510 with a different lid, I dont have a direct comparison between the two but you can draw your own conclusions.

    Cooling seems very good and overall rigidity is what you expect from a mobile workstation.
     
    dezoris, Apr 14, 2010
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    Second batch
     
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    3RD Batch Enjoy
     
    dezoris, Apr 14, 2010
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