M6600 and M4600 are coming in Feb.

10 bit is nothing but an eye toy. Other than the fact it lacks viewing angle, it's a good screen. Both screens are oversaturated in certain colors due to high gamut. It's the viewing angle that makes me want the HP.

 

Just as a reminder, this thread has photo comparisons of an 8740w versus a M17x RGBLED. So if the M6500 RGBLED is about the same quality as the M17x RGBLED, the 8740w screen is substantially better. Of course, if the M6500 RGBLED is better than the M17x RGBLED (quite possible), then it's back to being a horse race again... apart from the natural viewing angle and 10-bit advantages of the Dreamcolor.

 

One thing I've yet to see is a comparison of the M4400 RGBLED and the M6400/M6500 RGBLED. I'd like to know how good mine is compared to other things out there.

 

New member here. I've been lurking on this thread for a while waiting for Dell to pull the trigger on the M4600. Waiting, waiting,....

Anyway, do you know how Dell configures the HD's when you order the SSD and the HDD (assuming this will be an option of the 4600)? Is it setup by default to have the OS & Programs on the SSD and Docs, etc on the HDD or will I have to do the legwork on my own?

Thanks!

 

Eye toy? It's for anyone who needs or wants to work with colors and have less banding, far from just a toy. It also means that effective display color is closer to what was calculated by the program or graphics card, that you're actually seeing what was intended while working with high gamut material. It's pointless to have a screen with "high gamut" yet only truly works with 6 or 8 bits of color information, because it will never display what the program or hardware tells it to with any sort of accuracy.

You also say the 8740w is oversaturated, but you have full control by switching display modes on the 8740w to sRGB or a normal gamut color mode. This screen has the ability to display exactly what was intended or chosen by the user, unlike most other laptop screens.

 

I'm about 90% certain that everything will go on the SSD, and they'll just initialize the HDD and leave it empty.

 

As far I know, 10bit mode can't be utilized properly, hence the "eye-toy."

I have yet to experience the DCII panel extensively, but wide gamut can't simply turn neutral just by turning on sRGB mode. It may look less saturated after calibration, but not completely.

 

Yes, I have not seen proof for a meaningful use of 10bit mode in the DCII either. But if a screen has a 3D LUT of sufficient resolution it is possible to emulate certain color spaces very accurately. There is much more to it than just desaturation of course.

I have no information if the DCII color space modes are any better than the useless ones implemented in the M6500. However, the U2711 is a good example that it can be done properly (and even by Dell): Gamut almost as wide as RGBLED screens and perfectly usable sRGB mode.

 

I think the latest drivers and updates supposedly got 10-bit working, but I'm not a photog, nor do I have colorspace aware programs to actually test this.

 

Have you read the update on this page?

- These new Precision laptops [M4600, M6600] will be available from the end of March 2011.
- The optional Touch-screen for the M6600 will have 4-finger multi-touch, in addition to a stylus input (the new Latitudes only have a 2-finger touch capabilty option).
- The Precision M6600 will have a "Performance-Boost" feature. Not sure if this is as simple as pressing a dedicated button or some other implementation.
- The Precision M6600 will offer up to 4 external displays with NVIDIA's GPU, or up to 5 external displays with AMD's GPU.

Precision M4600 and Precision M6600 - more info (UPDATED) - Dell News and more

=> the informations posted earlier on this page, have been one of the first which seems to be approved within the last weeks...