Dell Precision Laptop Gets Core i5, USB 3.0
Dell is updating its Precision M6500 laptop systems with Intel's Core i5, USB 3.0, and a few other new options.
Dell is throwing new options into its Precision M6500 pro notebook, making it the first Dell PC to receive the new 5 Gb/s USB 3.0 ports. While the laptop already ships with Intel's quad-core i7 CPU for $2,750 (the "Value Package" starting price), the M6500 is also receiving an option for the newer dual-core i5, giving consumers a much wider choice and a lower pricetag.
Electronista points out that the laptop sports other new choices that will be available later this month. These include a 3.2-megapixel webcam and a 64 GB SSD mini card. As for the current list of options, consumers can sort through a variety of goodies such a 17-inch RGB LED display, a 160 GB 5400 rpm HDD, a 1 GB ATI FirePro M7740 GPU, up to 16 GB of DDR3 RAM, and more.
In addition to the $2,750 Value Package, Dell also offers the Precision M6500 Advanced Package starting at $2,869 (after an instant savings of $501), and the Precision M6500 Covet starting at a meatier $4,219. We're curious as to how Dell will price the rigs using the Core i5-- perhaps they'll be listed in the Precision M6500 "Economy" Package.
Correction: Max memory corrected to 16 GB of DDR3.
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Looks like a cross between the HP business series, a Macbook, and a Clevo M57RU chassis.
up to 2gb of ddr3! OMG!
lmao ^^^^ =P
up to 2 GB of DDR3 ??? pardon?
Wow. The 2GB DDR3 max is pretty lame, really. My netbook has a 3GB DDR3 max!
yawn
From the Dell USA website "Up to 16GB of fast 1333MHz DDR3 memory for large data sets". I believe 2GB is the minimum.
my friend has been telling me that usb 3.0 isn't standard... does anyone have any concrete proof that it will be a standard?
Already stock ASUS laptops with USB3 at my shop - old news.
my friend has been telling me that usb 3.0 isn't standard... does anyone have any concrete proof that it will be a standard?
Why wouldn't it? Granted, it won't be mainstream at least by end of this year.
Should be "up to 16 GB of DDR3", according to engadget.com
lol...2gb yea right it says 16gb..unless they just edited it
so I guess Dell is still over priced.... when will all this be standard in the XPS Series? USB 3.0? 16gb ram? and what happened to the blu ray burners? I am not paying double to purchase their "business line" ...
lol..this has a firepro in it..meaning it most likely is a workstation..you know how expensive workstation cards are, and plus that with a i5? haha pretty expensive..and the m7740 is one i havnt seen before.id definiley buy..except if i could upgrade to an i7..and if i was limitless with money
I really could care less for the FirePro... I am looking for a 5970 w/ 2gb ddr5 and 6 display ports to connect to my dell monitors for photo and video editing.
And I do not want to haul my tower around in the van
haha..im not sure if a 5970 has come out for mobile platforms..i guess your going to have to wait..
$4000 eh? and they say apple is expensive.....dude im NOT getting a Dell.
And this... is why I love to shop ASUS. Great reliability, excellent warranties, and awesome prices.
ASUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
And this... is why I love to shop ASUS. Great reliability, excellent warranties, and awesome prices.
The one thing I don't like about Asus Laptops, is I want to configure it to order, they don't have a web site setup as well as Dell for configuring the options you want. You are stuck with what they give you.
$4,219??? Meh too expensive (For Me)
The one thing I don't like about Asus Laptops, is I want to configure it to order, they don't have a web site setup as well as Dell for configuring the options you want. You are stuck with what they give you.
That's a small price to pay for a small price to pay.
A nice 32nm quad core i7 (with HT, of course), 12GB of DDR3 (tripple 4GB DIMMs), dual ATi 2GB 5870m's, a 7200rpm 1TB 2.5" drive (1TB models exist, they are just slightly thicker than standard 2.5" drives), dual 256GB gen3 x-18m's in RAID 0 (hopefully coming soon since Intel has their new 22nm or whatever memory), OLED 4k resolution (would be godly on a laptop), and a 18.4" screen.
That would be the only laptop I'd pay $2,500 for.
Crysis that.
Too expensive for me.
have you noticed that now that the i3's and i5's are out, the i7's are getting more expensive, like, a laptop that you could get the i7 in, now comes with an i3 and to get the i7, they are charging more...
Time to wait...
"and this is why i love to shop asus" why are you even making a comparison when this is mostly an article to promote the fact that they are offering usb 3 and i7 in a laptop. Of course this is going to be expensive. why do people act like dell doesn't offer other laptops. You can get a Vostro 1015 with a T6570 for $499 right now and I sure wouldn't have much to say about that price! Who else is matching that price I would like to know? Besides, Asus is anti linux while Dell is trying to bring Linux to the world.
The Intel "T" series processors are a few generations old and should be pulled from the market...
I see these people at the retail stores looking at "cheap" laptops and then I see the Intel T(something) and move on.
I remember when the T6600 was the king of the hill and really pricey.
Imagine, they are still trying to sell T4000 series processors, consumers are not educated on what they are really getting for their hard earned dollar, euro, etc...
Apple or this Dell? Nah. I'll pass on both.
I'd rather use $1000 on a more powerful rig (though less mobile but hey, just get a netbook anyway). The rest.. well, I can do a lot with that.
To everyone complaining about the price: It doesn't matter on this machine.
I've got last years model with a core 2 extreme that added almost a grand to the price tag. Big deal. It's got about $50k worth of software on it. If your doing serious work, the price is peanuts compared to salaries and software of the people using it. Oh, and on the weekends, the Nvidia 2700m plays games just fine at 1920*1200 on a 23".