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M6500 What RAM?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by aka.Flux, Feb 20, 2010.

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  1. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    VMWare? Calculation based programs such as MATLAB? AutoCAD? What programs are you using for work? Is your system giving you low memory errors?
     
    sgogeta4, Feb 21, 2010
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    aka.Flux Notebook Enthusiast

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    Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk Autocad, 3ds Max, Rhino, and Sketchup. And I render with 3ds and Sketchup.

    Ok, I'm decided. I'll order my M6500 tomorrow (monday) first time in the morning. :D
    I plan to order this:

    Intel® Core™ i7-920XM Extreme Edition (2.00GHz, 8MB L3 Cache)
    4.0GB, DDR3-1066MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
    1.0GB ATI® FirePro® M7740 Graphics
    17" Wide Screen WUXGA RGBLED LCD Panel w/ integrated camera and mic
    128GB Mobility Solid State Drive
    8X DVD+/-RW tray Load w/Roxio and Cyberlink PowerDVD™
    Dell Wireless® 365 Bluetooth Module
    Dell Wireless™ 1397 802.11b/g Mini Card
    Internal Spanish Backlit Keyboard

    And also buy from Ebay more RAM and an 2nd HDD.

    RAM (8GB 4GBx2 1333mhz Samnsung):
    http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SAMSUNG-8GB...geNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ht_619wt_1165

    HDD (500GB 7200rpm Hitachi Traverlstar):
    http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-HITACHI-500...ultDomain_0?hash=item414d11c5e5#ht_906wt_1165

    Any comments or suggestions before I place my order?
     
    aka.Flux, Feb 21, 2010
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    bikerc Notebook Geek

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    Could you please let us know how long is it going to take to have the laptop shipped to your home? Some people stated that it took 1+ months, so I am curious to see if the build time is getting better.

    My only advice is that if the difference to go higher on RAM or HDD is competitive (most of the time they are clearly rip offs) I would go for them.

    Good luck!
     
    bikerc, Feb 21, 2010
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    The estimated time for shipping is 10/03/2010

    I all ready read it, but I really need a new laptop now. I can't work on my current laptop right now, it's a M90.
     
    aka.Flux, Feb 21, 2010
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    Just wondering what's the requirement to update to USB 3.0? can my old M6400 do the same?
     
    samsung172x, Feb 22, 2010
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    No, you won't be able to upgrade since they have a separate USB 3.0 controller in the new M6500 motherboard. You could upgrade via ExpressCard, however.
     
    sgogeta4, Feb 22, 2010
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    WOOT!

    I ordered my M6500 :D
    Too bad I'll have to wait for 3 weeks...

    i7-920XM / 4GB 1333mhz / 128 SSD / RGBLE WUXGA / FirePro M7740
     
    aka.Flux, Feb 22, 2010
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    Which memory brand is usually installed in M6500 by Dell?
     
    salchez, Jan 1, 2011
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    Samsung. ... ... ...
     
    Kaso, Jan 3, 2011
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