New M4500 Discussion Thread

Yep have to agree. Surely one of the points of the new chipset is the option for 16gb. There are quite a few consumer notebooks that offer it let alone a couple of 15" mobile workstations. Bit disappointing overall this, not only have we lost screen resolution but we don't get the option of the full 16gb RAM. This is after all a workstation isn't it or have Dell forgotten that?

Looks like a move up to 17" or a HP/Lenovo. So much for the most powerful 15" mobile workstation.

The only advantage I can see here over my m4400 QX9300 is a slightly faster processor/memory but little else.

 

1. The Latitide E6510 is a larger version of the E6410, cooling and chassis design is not as robust as the M4500.

2. You can use any DD3 SODIMM
PC3 8500 (1066)
Or if you have an Quad Core
DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600)

3. That is Dell and their configurations 256 will likely get added later. Buy your own save the money.

4. You activate your own service.

5. Wimax will probably get added later.

6. Precision On is in my opinion a poorly implemented pre-boot environment.
Basically the Reader version is software based. When enabled you can start the PC by using the precision button and it goes into reader software to show you your Outlook calendar and emails without going into windows. But its slow. The idea is it saves you from having to boot your machine.

The Precision on with Flash actually uses a seperate mobile processor virtually the same as what is in a modern cell phone. When you launch precision ON it goes into a preboot OS that does the same thing but this time you can browse the web. Its better than the reader but still slow if you ask me.

7. GPU speed and features.

 

is the HP elite book better than the Lenova w510 in your opinions?

I'm just worried about the Lenovo screen.. I have a Lenovo T61p and the screen is terrible!

 

The W510 HD+ screen is pretty good, I don't mind using it and I'm used to Precisions.

Overall, I think I'm going to be glad I went for the W510 over the M4500. I'm very underwhelmed by it's specs.

 

Lenovo is supposedly offering much better screens this round. Early adopters seem to really like them. Also, the Lenovo is going to be the best bang for your buck unless you have access to special discount programs through your work or school for the HP or Dell. Anyone can get a good Lenovo discount by purchasing a single share of IBM stock. Last time I looked, that would save me 15% on the W510 which is already aggressively priced relative to HP and Dell Quad core options.

 

are there any Lenovo coupons for the w510?

one thing I don't like about the w510... you can't plug in a standard set of headphones to listen to music anymore.. the headphone port is different and digital now right?

 

Comparing with w510 as well, leaning towards it at this point.

 

Does anyone have ANY idea yet what the HD+ sRGB screen is exactly? Logically i'd think it's meant for working in the sRGB color area but what does it mean for the tech used in the screen itself? Is this just a marketing name or a different animal altogether?
The only definition of sRGB i could find besides the colour space is "sequential RGB" which is like waka waka waka to me

 

I haven't tried it yet, but I believe it is a combo headphone/microphone jack so it will do double duty. You can't plug a standard headset (combo headphone/mic) into it. I would think a regular set of headphones should work fine.

 

It's a display that runs at the specified HD resolution and support >100% color gamut of the sRGB color space.

In simple terms if you are not using calibration software or don't need color profiled graphics it means nothing.