New M4500 Discussion Thread

That, I really don't understand ... why ... ?? Lenovo W510 has two usb 3.0 ports...

I was hoping that this machine will be "complete", but in this case, M4500 won't be the most powerful 15.6 laptop

busterx

 

Ah, that clears things up, thanks! Now all I need is for the darn thing to show up on Dell's website so I can order it.

I'm not too concerned about USB 3.0 or not (even though, if I should venture a guess, for all we know the Dell rep quoted above might simply not know what he is talking about). Not too many peripherals available for this right now anyway, plus I don't do too much high-speed communication via USB on laptops either. I figure it'll take quite a while until USB 3.0 interfaces become available on cameras and camcorders as well.

 

Let's hope You're right and the Dell rep just don't know about USB 3.0
As of USB 3.0 devices they are showing up quickly. The main reason for me to have it, is to be able to use hi-speed (or super-speed) pen-drives and external hdd's. There will be huge speed difference between USB 2.0 and 3.0.

My next laptop should last for about 2-3 years so It would be nice to have it.

busterx

 

Posted today on Direct2Dell: "The Dell Precision M4500 will be available for purchase very soon"

*shrug*

 

USB 3.0 just has longer battery life, its not that fast at all, its having a usb hub or an esata that makes a huge difference. Which is what i have.

 

Oh really? Try google for difference between USB 2.0 and 3.0, it's only 10x faster.....negligable difference

 

USB 2.0 = 480 Mb/s
USB 3.0 = 4.8 Gb/s

So it's ten times faster. Using 3.0 with external HDD You can get speed just like with esata ...

Can You explain how You can have better performance with usb hub ?

busterx

 

Ah, confound them! More teasing...

 

Pirx,

I'm the same product manager that wrote the blog post on direct2dell.

 

havoctec,
Not to threadjack, but any kind of ETA on the M4500 and especially E6410 will be hugely appreciated!