New Dell Precision M6500...

[Jun Austria]

Anybody manage to get there hands on this new baby? Planning to get this next month.

[jyoungner]

No but I plan to this spring! What a great system. How about the 6500 Covet?

[AP23]

Unfortunately, I received my M6400 Covet a week after the M6500 came out. So, I couldn't cancel the order at that time. Returing it and ordering the M6500 would have cost me an aditional 750 euros, so I kept the M6400 and Dell was graceful enough to reduce the price on my bill with 750 euro.

While I'm still in the honeymoon period and not able to give a clear judgment, i will take the risk and say that the M6400, which is identical to the M6500 (depending on the configuration), is a fantastic machine. It's quiet, very fast, the display is gorgeous and the design comes close to the unbeatable Macbook pro. My previous notebook had a Nvidia Quadro FX3600m (512GB), which had reasonable performance. There is noticeable difference between the FX3600m and the FX3700m which comes with the M6400. So far no display graphics failure.

That said, my M6400 is configured with a Core 2 quad 2.54Ghz extreme , 8GB (1066MHz) and a Nvidia Quadro FX3700m(1gb) gives great performance. So the M6500 with a Core i7- 920XM Quad Core , 8GB or 16 GB (1600 Mhz), a raid 5 configuration with (SSD HD) and the next generation NVidia FX3800M will be a beast.

Keep in mind though that for some people, the weight and the poor battery life may be an issue.

[Jun Austria]

No but I plan to this spring! What a great system. How about the 6500 Covet?

The Covet is "The" dream machine. But I its not yet offered in my region... yet.

[patricks]

Just priced a Covet machine with dual 256GB SSD's in RAID1 and 8GB RAM.... $7,500 :shock:

[sultarc]

I priced one too. It came to $5500. Quite a bite.

[Manuel_A]

Hi All,

Just priced this machine, Maxed out at: $7,525

Question for AP23 come on out with it,

have you installed Autodesk on your machine, come on man you are killing me.

will Revit 2010 work on this machine.


This looks good


My System Details

PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ i7-920XM Extreme Edition 2.00GHz 8MB

OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate, 64-bit

ENERGY STAR Dell Precision M6500 Mobile Workstation

MEMORY 8.0GB, DDR3-1600MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMS

VIDEO CARD 1.0GB NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 3800M Graphics

LCD 17" Wide Screen WUXGA RGBLED LCD Panel w/ integrated camera and mic

RAID CONFIGURATION All Hard Drives, Non-RAID, 1 or 2 drive total configuration

HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200rpm Hard Drive with FFS

SECOND HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200rpm Hard Drive with FFS

WARRANTY & SERVICE 4 Year ProSupport for End Users and 4 Year NBD On-Site Service

On-Site Service after Remote Diagnosis: for issues covered by Limited Hardware Warranty, technician and/or part will be dispatched, if necessary, usually within 1 business day following Remote Diagnosis. During Remote Diagnosis, you may be asked to access the inside of your system (where safe to do so) or to participate in troubleshooting until a cause can be isolated.

OPTICAL DRIVE Blu-ray Disc™ with Roxio and Cyberlink PDVD™

WIRELESS CARD Intel® WiFi Link 5300 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card

WIRELESS-PAN Dell Wireless® 365 Bluetooth Module

CONTACTLESS SMART CARD READER Contactless Smart Card Reader

FINGERPRINT READER OPTION Internal Swipe Fingerprint Reader

A/C ADAPTER 210W 3P, A/C Adapter

My Accessories
MODEM No Modem edit

VIDEO CARD ADAPTERS DisplayPort to DVI (Single Link) Adapter for E-Family

VIDEO CARD ADAPTERS DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter for E-Family

DOCKING SOLUTIONS E-View Laptop Stand

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION Resource DVD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers

PRIVACY FILTER 3M Custom-Fit LCD Privacy Filter

[Jun Austria]

Well I ordered mine. But just within my budget. This will be arriving next week.

S621113MY - Dell(TM) Precision(TM) M6500 B$6,400.00 (US$ 4540)

-Intel® Core™ i7-820QM Processor (8M Cache, 1.73GHz)
-3Yr ProSupport for End Users: NBD Onsite Service
-Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11b/g) MiniCard
-Palmrest without Contactless Smart Card
-8GB (4x2GB) 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM Memory
-320GB SATA (7200RPM) Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive
-No RAID
-2nd 160GB SATA (7200RPM) Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive
-Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit Downgrade to Win XP Genuine Windows(R) XP
Professional SP2 (English) 64-bit Edition - CD Media
-17' WUXGA LED LCD
-LCD Bezel with camera
-English Backlite Keyboard
-8X DVD +/- RW Drive
-NVIDIA QUADRO FX 3800M Video Card
-Hinge Cover w/o fingerprint reader
-Without Precision Reader 2.0 1
-9 Cells Primary Battery
-210W AC Adapter
-Power Cord (UK)
-Dell(TM) 17.1" Large Nylon Case 1
-Laptop Batteries Carry One Year Warranty Only From Invoice Date

[Manuel_A]

Well I ordered mine. But just within my budget. This will be arriving next week.

S621113MY - Dell(TM) Precision(TM) M6500 B$6,400.00 (US$ 4540)

-Intel® Core™ i7-820QM Processor (8M Cache, 1.73GHz)
-3Yr ProSupport for End Users: NBD Onsite Service
-Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11b/g) MiniCard
-Palmrest without Contactless Smart Card
-8GB (4x2GB) 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM Memory
-320GB SATA (7200RPM) Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive
-No RAID
-2nd 160GB SATA (7200RPM) Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive
-Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit Downgrade to Win XP Genuine Windows(R) XP
Professional SP2 (English) 64-bit Edition - CD Media
-17' WUXGA LED LCD
-LCD Bezel with camera
-English Backlite Keyboard
-8X DVD +/- RW Drive
-NVIDIA QUADRO FX 3800M Video Card
-Hinge Cover w/o fingerprint reader
-Without Precision Reader 2.0 1
-9 Cells Primary Battery
-210W AC Adapter
-Power Cord (UK)
-Dell(TM) 17.1" Large Nylon Case 1
-Laptop Batteries Carry One Year Warranty Only From Invoice Date

Nice System,

I have a Lenovo W700, with Intel QX9300 CPU,
But In Device Manager my QX9300 reads Q9300,
and NVIDIA Quadro FX 7300M, 8GB 1066MHz RAM.

and Revit Architecture 2010, Autodesk 2010, Crashes all the time.

On Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, and it did the same thing on Vista Ultimate 64bit,

[Manuel_A]

A raid 5 configuration with (SSD HD)



How are you getting a Raid 5 Configuration,

I didn't see this offered on the site, is this something you setup with sales?

This Would be a good thing to know, before I order.

[AP23]

How are you getting a Raid 5 Configuration,

I didn't see this offered on the site, is this something you setup with sales?

This Would be a good thing to know, before I order.

You can order two harddrives and one SSD minicard. However, I'm not sure if the SSD minicard is available at this moment. Ask the Dell rep. for that option when you order.

[Manuel_A]

You can order two harddrives and one SSD minicard. However, I'm not sure if the SSD minicard is available at this moment. Ask the Dell rep. for that option when you order.



Ok, I will ask the rep, about this.

Did you get the 65Gb SSD minicard option ?

Putting the Operating system, and swap file on a 65Gb SSD would be a good deal,
and a Tb for Programs and storage :-) WOW yes I like the sound of that.

I spoke to a rep on 12/24/09; he said he was going to have an ISV rep call me on Monday.

Because I want to be shore that Autodesk Revit Architecture Suite 2010,
will work on the M6500.

I already have a Lenovo W700, that will not work with Autodesk Revit Architecture Suite 2010.

[Jun Austria]

You can order two harddrives and one SSD minicard. However, I'm not sure if the SSD minicard is available at this moment. Ask the Dell rep. for that option when you order.

At the moment, SSD is not yet available in Dell(in my region only, I think). But when it does, I'm gonna get one and use it as a start up drive. :-)

[Jun Austria]

Ok, I will ask the rep, about this.

Did you get the 65Gb SSD minicard option ?

Putting the Operating system, and swap file on a 65Gb SSD would be a good deal,
and a Tb for Programs and storage :-) WOW yes I like the sound of that.

I spoke to a rep on 12/24/09; he said he was going to have an ISV rep call me on Monday.

Because I want to be shore that Autodesk Revit Architecture Suite 2010,
will work on the M6500.

I already have a Lenovo W700, that will not work with Autodesk Revit Architecture Suite 2010.

Dell's M6500 is certified by Autodesk.(http://www.nvidia.com/object/builtforprofessionals.html)
Autodesk, Nvidia and Dell are collaborating to get the best out of the software.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O2gI97y34A

[AP23]

Ok, I will ask the rep, about this.

Did you get the 65Gb SSD minicard option ?

Putting the Operating system, and swap file on a 65Gb SSD would be a good deal,
and a Tb for Programs and storage :-) WOW yes I like the sound of that.

I spoke to a rep on 12/24/09; he said he was going to have an ISV rep call me on Monday.

Because I want to be shore that Autodesk Revit Architecture Suite 2010,
will work on the M6500.

I already have a Lenovo W700, that will not work with Autodesk Revit Architecture Suite 2010.

So far, I haven't had any problems with Revit or any other Autodesk software. I also own a HP8710 workstation that is ISV certified with a Nvidia Quadro FX3600m videocard. Many times I had graphic card failure issues with it, so I'm not sure how reliable such a certificate is.

If you want to save money, get the best processor and graphics card available and buy the memory and harddrive somewhere else.

[Wes Macaulay]

Dell's M6500 is certified by Autodesk.(http://www.nvidia.com/object/builtforprofessionals.html)
Autodesk, Nvidia and Dell are collaborating to get the best out of the software.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O2gI97y34A
Yeah -- like, for AutoCAD, Max and Inventor :?

There's nothing like that for Revit! We're totally left out on ANY certification! :mad:

[AP23]

We're totally left out on ANY certification! :mad:

There is this saying.."there is the 2d/3d/paramtric/bim world and there is Revit".

[mckenzjr]

Here is the system I am planning on ordering. They are quoted price is $4,200.00 which includes tax and shipping. The OS system will be Windows 7 Ultimate.

224-7095 1 Mobile Precision M6500, Carbide Silver
317-2584 1 Intel Core i7-920XM Quad Core 2.00GHz 8MB for M6500
330-6843 1 Intel Core i7 Extreme Label, Latitude/Mobile Precision
317-2659 1 8.0GB, DDR3-1333 SDRAM, 4 DIMM for Mobile Precision
330-5876 1 Internal Backlit English Keyboard, Dell Mobile Precision
320-1126 1 nVidia Quadro FX 2800M, 1.0GB DDR3 Discrete for M6500
341-9814 1 250GB Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM, for M6500
313-8680 1 No Fingerprint Reader for M6500
320-1127 1 17" UltraSharp WUXGA (1920x1200) LED Display for M6500
313-8682 1 Integrated megapixel VGA webcam with single digital microphone, M6500
421-1201 1 Dell Webcam Central Software Dell Latitude/Mobile Precision
313-8684 1 17 inch Wide Screen LCD Silver Cover for M6500
468-4326 1 Windows 7 Pro 64 downgrade to XP Pro SP2 64, with media, Precision Mobile, English
421-1993 1 Windows 7 Downgrade RLOB
313-6453 1 No Modem for Mobile PrecisionMX400
330-1837 1 210W 3-Pin, AC Adapter for Mobile Precision
330-1838 1 US - 6-FT, 3-Pin Flat Power Cord for Mobile Precision
313-8694 1 8X DVD+/-RW slot load for Mobile Precision
421-0536 1 Cyberlink Power DVD 8.3,with Media, Dell Relationship LOB
421-1189 1 Roxio Creator Dell Edition 10.3, Media, Dell RLOB
313-8937 1 Palmrest without contact-less smart card reader for M6500
430-3362 1 Intel WiFi Link 5300 (802.11 a/g/n 3X3) 1/2 MiniCard for VPRO Latitude E/Mobile Precision
341-9831 1 250GB secondary Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM, for M6500
330-6735 1 Resource DVD with Diagnostics and Drivers for Mobile Precision M6500
330-6562 1 Quick Reference Guide for Precision M6500
341-7877 1 All Hard Drives RAID 0 for 2 Hard Drives, Dell Mobile Precision M6400
312-0222 1 9-Cell/85-WHr Battery for Mobile Precision M6500
905-9418 1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Extended Year(s)
905-9447 1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Initial Year
989-3449 1 Thank you choosing Dell ProSupport. For tech support, visit http://support.dell.com/ProSupport or call 1-866-516-3115

906-7472 1 ProSupport for End Users: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response 2 Year Extended
907-7340 1 ProSupport for End Users: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response Initial Year
983-8252 1 ProSupport for End Users: 7x24 Technical Support and assistance for end-users, 2 Year Extended
984-4780 1 ProSupport for End Users: 7x24 Technical Support and assistance for end-users, Initial
983-8362 1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, 3 Year
988-7689 1 Info, Complete Care
* -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPL
* -DISCOUNT: SPECIAL OF
600-0040 1 State Environmental Fee for display 15 inches, less than 35 inches

[Jun Austria]

Here is the system I am planning on ordering. They are quoted price is $4,200.00 which includes tax and shipping. The OS system will be Windows 7 Ultimate.

224-7095 1 Mobile Precision M6500, Carbide Silver
317-2584 1 Intel Core i7-920XM Quad Core 2.00GHz 8MB for M6500
330-6843 1 Intel Core i7 Extreme Label, Latitude/Mobile Precision
317-2659 1 8.0GB, DDR3-1333 SDRAM, 4 DIMM for Mobile Precision
330-5876 1 Internal Backlit English Keyboard, Dell Mobile Precision
320-1126 1 nVidia Quadro FX 2800M, 1.0GB DDR3 Discrete for M6500
341-9814 1 250GB Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM, for M6500
313-8680 1 No Fingerprint Reader for M6500
320-1127 1 17" UltraSharp WUXGA (1920x1200) LED Display for M6500
313-8682 1 Integrated megapixel VGA webcam with single digital microphone, M6500
421-1201 1 Dell Webcam Central Software Dell Latitude/Mobile Precision
313-8684 1 17 inch Wide Screen LCD Silver Cover for M6500
468-4326 1 Windows 7 Pro 64 downgrade to XP Pro SP2 64, with media, Precision Mobile, English
421-1993 1 Windows 7 Downgrade RLOB
313-6453 1 No Modem for Mobile PrecisionMX400
330-1837 1 210W 3-Pin, AC Adapter for Mobile Precision
330-1838 1 US - 6-FT, 3-Pin Flat Power Cord for Mobile Precision
313-8694 1 8X DVD+/-RW slot load for Mobile Precision
421-0536 1 Cyberlink Power DVD 8.3,with Media, Dell Relationship LOB
421-1189 1 Roxio Creator Dell Edition 10.3, Media, Dell RLOB
313-8937 1 Palmrest without contact-less smart card reader for M6500
430-3362 1 Intel WiFi Link 5300 (802.11 a/g/n 3X3) 1/2 MiniCard for VPRO Latitude E/Mobile Precision
341-9831 1 250GB secondary Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM, for M6500
330-6735 1 Resource DVD with Diagnostics and Drivers for Mobile Precision M6500
330-6562 1 Quick Reference Guide for Precision M6500
341-7877 1 All Hard Drives RAID 0 for 2 Hard Drives, Dell Mobile Precision M6400
312-0222 1 9-Cell/85-WHr Battery for Mobile Precision M6500
905-9418 1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Extended Year(s)
905-9447 1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Initial Year
989-3449 1 Thank you choosing Dell ProSupport. For tech support, visit http://support.dell.com/ProSupport or call 1-866-516-3115

906-7472 1 ProSupport for End Users: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response 2 Year Extended
907-7340 1 ProSupport for End Users: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response Initial Year
983-8252 1 ProSupport for End Users: 7x24 Technical Support and assistance for end-users, 2 Year Extended
984-4780 1 ProSupport for End Users: 7x24 Technical Support and assistance for end-users, Initial
983-8362 1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, 3 Year
988-7689 1 Info, Complete Care
* -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPL
* -DISCOUNT: SPECIAL OF
600-0040 1 State Environmental Fee for display 15 inches, less than 35 inches

Good spec. I'm still waiting for mine (I ordered mine last Dec 23). I ordered i7-820 to fit my budget. If I were you, if I can squeeze more cash. I will get a 128GB SSD as the primary drive and a secondary 7200RPM HD.

[Jun Austria]

So far, the fastest PC I ever use. I remember somewhere in one of Dell's add... "work with the speed of your thought". I'm beggining to believed this is true. And I'm having fun working with this new machine.

[Manuel_A]

So far, the fastest PC I ever use. I remember somewhere in one of Dell's add... "work with the speed of your thought". I'm beggining to believed this is true. And I'm having fun working with this new machine.



Are the Colors on your Display panel ok?

post some pic's, and more info on Revit and your M6500 please :-)

[Brian Myers]

Thanks for the review, we're getting the M6500 in for myself and two others in my office(the price has went way down over the past few months...). :beer:

[dzatto]

I wish I found this thread months ago. I have the M6500 covet. The orange case makes me feel special. :mrgreen: I ordered it in November 09, but it got back ordered quickly. I got it the first couple weeks in Jan 10.

Specs:
i7820 processor
8g ram
Nvidia Quadro FX 3800M 1G video card
edge to edge display
I only went with one hard drive though. 7200 RPM 350Gb.

And I got a great deal. So great, in fact, I can't mention what I got it for. lol
It kicks butt.

[AP23]

I wish I found this thread months ago. I have the M6500 covet. The orange case makes me feel special. :mrgreen: I ordered it in November 09, but it got back ordered quickly. I got it the first couple weeks in Jan 10.

Specs:
17 820 processor
8g ram
Nvidia Quadro FX 3800M 1G video card
edge to edge display
I only went with one hard drive though. 7200 RPM 350Gb.

And I got a great deal. So great, in fact, I can't mention what I got it for. lol
It kicks butt.

Was the M6500 out that time? I ordered the M6400 the last week of November 09 while the M6500 came out a week later.

[dzatto]

Was the M6500 out that time. I order the the M6400 the last week of November 09 while the M6500 came out a week later.
I thought I put the order in at the end of November. It could have been the beginning of December. I know it was back ordered and arrivee almost a month late. That sucked. lol

[rbcameron1]

So is there any update on this?

-Intel® Core™ i7-820QM Processor (8M Cache, 1.73GHz)
-3Yr ProSupport for End Users: NBD Onsite Service
-Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11b/g) MiniCard
-Palmrest without Contactless Smart Card
-8GB (4x2GB) 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM Memory
-320GB SATA (7200RPM) Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive

Is the 1.73Ghz processor handling 100mb+ Revit files ok? I'm spec'ing out the exact same computer, just wondering if its worth it. My current 2.13Ghz duo core is struggling enough, I'd hate to downgrade processors, granted, the i7-820QM "Turbo speed" on the 1.73 is really 3.06Ghz. Are you ok with its performance?

-rbc