M6600 Owners Thread

That is not good. USA based systems are not supposed to have CMO (lower end) panels. Request a replacement LG or AUO panel. I have the part numbers listed here in the thread.

Scott-

 

Thanks Scott. I'll have to call Dell tomorrow. Will I be able to request the LG or AUO panel. How will I know that the tech will install one of the LG or AUO panels? Which is better, LG or AUO?

 

AUO is better than LG.

But again, I don't think you can request a specific panel..

 

The experience we had with the Dell tech replacing our defective touch screen was pretty bad. He scratched up the upper palm rest, since he used it like a work bench. See my earlier post on this.
It might be better to ship it back to dell to have the work done.

 

Dell tech differs from region, so I guess the Dell tech in your area is a bit bad.

My area has a really good tech, he got my GFX card upgrade done in like 15 minutes..

 

Scott,

Thx for the detailed diagrams, I am not that confident to do this myself. The tech who came in was flustered with the task he had to redo this twice to get the panel working, basically he had a soft cloth laid on my dining table and few tools and bare hands he went about his business, I am not impressed . I will wait to see if "Dell-Mango_G" can provide some help, other wise I will call Dell and have them fix this and prefer shipping but not sure if that is any good option either. If you do get a lemon, I guess you are down a slippery path.

Is there a AUO or LG touchscreen panel? I have CHIMEI and would like to get that replaced as well, any thoughts on the part number for touchscreen? I can come in terms with bad tech etc.. but seeing CHIMEI panel inside bums me out more on Dell...

Thx again.

 

I consider the M6300 to have a better external build quality than the M6600. Our M6300 has been in and out of bags for several years now, and still looks excellent. The screen has less flex too. The plastic does not wear as fast as it does on the M6600. I don't know about the internal quality.

AUO does indeed make some of the touchscreens for the M6600

 

Like Ryan mentioned, the AUO is a best anti-glare panel in my opinion. There is a way to insure your case is elevated to the proper agent who will then work with the parts dispatch dept. to ensure the requested panel is pulled and sent. However, technically, Dell will not guarantee the specific replacement for every case.

Here are my findings -

Most desirable, but not available with the M6600:
Dell P/N X919N (AU Optronics B173HW01 v.4 – glossy finish)
90% color gamut
600:1 contrast ratio
300+ cd/m2 brightness
70/70 x 60/60 viewing angles
Ref: B173HW01 V.4

Best anti-glare (matte) display that is offered with the M6600 if you are lucky:
Dell P/N H8D3K (AU Optronics B173HW01 v.5 – matte finish)
72% color gamut
400:1 contrast ratio
300 cd/m2 brightness
70/70 x 60/60 viewing angles
Ref: B173HW01 V5 final functional spec HW-0A

Most common panel included in the M6600 along with the CMO model:
Dell P/N VCV1F (LG/PHILLIPS LP173WF1 (TL) (B3) – matte finish)
72% color gamut
500:1 contrast ratio
200 cd/m2 brightness (too low)
40/40 x 10/30 viewing angles (not great)
Ref: http://www.yslcd.com.tw/docs/product/LP173WF1-TLC1.pdf

In regards to the touchscreen option, the display panel is not the main aspect of the assembly. It is the actual touchscreen digitizer layer in front of the display panel. This is why the TS model of the M6600 has a slightly thicker LCD assembly housing than the standard model.

Scott-

 

Can you please tell me which plastic wears out on the M6600? Was considering to go after the M6600, but the M6400 is still rock solid so maybe I'll wait till some ATI+IPS combination shows up though if there are so many quality issues I might reconsider that (had zero problems with my M6400 which I bought refurbished with a few scratches on the bottom side).

I've had the M6400 for almost 3 years and besides a few scratches on the lid which are not very noticeable (even disassembled it three times to replace the CPU and GPU thermal paste, etc.), it still looks pretty good. And the inside plastic (e.g. palm rest) still looks as new (e.g. I removed the Intel and Vista stickers after a year of owning it fearing that there will be some difference in plastic shades, but there is absolutely no difference; on my Acer 1810TZ I removed them after a few months and the difference is very visible). OT, I find that the M6300 looks rather ugly compared to M6400/M6600.

 

That's good to hear about the cooling. I'm typing this on my L702x which is going back once I receive my M6600 tomorrow. The primary reason is the incessant running of the fan.