Precision: M6400 vs M4400

so what notebook will you use to bring to uni now?

personally i bought the M4400 for business class support, build quality, and performance. also a must have for me was WUXGA resolution.the latitude had too weak a GPU, so m4400 was the logical choice

was considering the M4400,

elitebook 8530-too expensive in malaysia/singapore

studio 17-dint want consumer grade, also quite large

vostro 17-was about to buy it until i found out that dell had mislabeled the graphics card, they were saying it had a 8600GT DDR3, but in reality it had a 8600GS DDR3

acer aspire 6930-too narrow screen
acer aspire 8930-nice but exceeds airline weight limits lol....

its my main machine and i cant be without a notebook, so based on the brilliant experience i had with my inspiron 8600 and latitude D610 i decided to go for a business class dell for the reasons i quoted...

 

I know you're going to defend it because you own it, and I would too, but do you REALLY travel so much that you need a portable computer? You're always on this forum, how often do you actually "work"?

I'm going to be taking an old Inspiron laptop thats 17" and just as fast the M4400, a bit bulky but I only need it for my C++ class so it will sleep in my locker so no one sees me with it lol.

 

Whoaaaa...that would be extremely bad news around here! lol

 

i7 will be in notebooks during summer it will probably cost quite a bit though

No matter how many ways you slice it the M6400 is more powerful especially in GPU as the 2700 can roast a 770m and the 3700 has more streams then the 9800 gtx its interesting but i didnt notice a single RGB LED display...

 

lol im practically drooling over the m6400 with the 3700....

i cant afford the higher spec m6400's though. and cant justify them either. would be cheaper to get a monster 17" sager to keep at home for gaming, and a netbook/12 inch ultraportable to bring out.

and yes RAM, i do travel a lot. imagine moving house every 3 months. and i've been doing this since 2003, and dont think im gonna settle down anytime soon. desktop would be a real ball and chains

 

They have some nicely spec'd m6400's in the Dell Outlet (i haven't seen any Covet's yet)... great prices too! (Though if you have access to Small/Medium/Large business account it may be similar)
I am loving mine

 

only got funds for one notebook rite now unfortunately

i seriously considered the m6400, also the hp 8730 , studio 17 and the acer aspire 8930...

but portability was a concern ..... weight limit on emirates cabin luggage is 7kgs, so i decided to go with a 15" form factor

p.s. emirates FTW.....its as good as singapore airlines but cheaper and had a better frequent flier programme lol....i love chilling out in the business class lounge in dubai...they have an open bar and good food lol

its always nice to have a breakfast of veal sausages and champagne

 

yeah I see your point, I am not sure I would lug my laptop around the world with me. Agreed with Emirates (though I haven't tried Singapore airlines) - their economy seats/service are like most airlines business class.