Dell Precision M4600 and M6600 Workstations Now Available Discussion

The 15.6-inch Dell Precision M4600 and 17.3-inch M6600 mobile workstations for specialists and business professionals are finally available for sale internationally today.

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They've been available in most places for a week or so. Any chance of a review of the M4600? I would like to see how it compares to the Lenovo W520.

 

My Dell Precision M6300 had a defective Nvidia Quadro M1600 graphics card (failed after 3 yrs + 1 month of service) in it that was recalled, but Dell stated I did not qualify because I bought it one month to early. The class action lawsuit against Nvidia apparently did not cover my purchase date. I had the ball socket array solder repaired at a local shop for $275, but that only lasted for 6 months then the computer died again. I was a repeat Dell customer, but they have lost me forever. Early adopters beware.

 

I'm horribly sad at pricing in Canada vs the US D:

In the US, it looks like a great purchase; the M4600 starts at 1.3k-1.5k!

If Dell wasn't so nitpicky about warranty transferring and if I had the money I'd just buy one from the US since our dollar is higher

 

Unfortunately, Canada doesn't have the buying volume to get lower costs (though I'm not sure why but in places like UK, it's also priced extremely high). You can always purchase in the US to a border shipping company, who will deliver it to your door. Still cheaper than ordering from the Canada.

 

Problem is that Dell doesn't guarantee they'll transfer over warranty -_- I've had cases where they did and cases where they didn't.

And theoretically, I'm told volume shouldn't be an issue cause of some NATO treaty we have or something so the whole of North America is suppose to be one unified market. I'm no economy student though so I may be wrong but I saw the argument being used for higher book prices in Canada.

 

Actually, they do if you get 3 years warranty or more, which is the base warranty for all Precisions.

 

The gripe about the M6600 is that they changed the display to 16:9 from 16:10, and thus the resolution is lowered from 1920 x 1200. I have a M6400, it is great, was looking forward to upgrading to i7 processor and higher RAM capability, but the screen got changed. Too bad Dell did that, why couldn't they have left it alone. Business buyers of such a machine like to have 16:10, and if this was a cost cutting move, it is stupid--such customers want a more capable screen. Best thing about the M6400 and M6500 was the screen.