Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3872 in Personal Computers
- Brand: Dell
- Model: M6500
- Dimensions: 14.86 pounds
- Hard Disk: 250GB
- Display size: 17
Features
- Intel Core i7 Processor
- 8.0GB, DDR3-1066 SDRAM
- 256GB Dell Mobility Solid State Hard Drive
- 17" UltraSharp WUXGA (1920x1200)
- Windows 7 Professional64-bit
Dell Precision M6500 Core i7 1.73GHz 4GB 500GB DVDRW 64bit Windows 7 Premium
Product Description
Laptops & Notebooks, PC Wholesale Exclusive, DELL PRECISION M6500 MOBILE WORKSTATION INTEL:I7-7, PM6500611276989
Customer Reviews
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I'm not surprised Dell is in trouble
By Philip Menke
I've been using Dell computers from Optiplexes with 486 processors onwards, and never had big nasty issues with them. OK, the mice on some of the older lattitudes somethimes would go funny but that's it. Those boxes would go on for ever. Now, about two years ago I was up for a replacement, and as business was good, and I need a machine with a lot of oomph so I can run several VMWares at a time, they told me I could get one of the more powerful machines Dell was making at the time: The Dell Precision M6500. Big box, intel I7, 16 gigs of memory, big 17" screen. Sounds nice eh? It wasn't full hate on first sight, but on first touch, that machine is _heavy_. Ans that's without the Chernobyl-sized external PSU (if you use a smaller, non 240 watt unit, the machine slows down. Considerably. And it doesn't charge, which isn't that big of a deal because even when fully charged with a new battery you're not going to get anything beyond a meagre 90min battery life. Not enough to watch an inflight movie but that doesn't matter, as hey, this box doesn't fit on your average economy class tray either. Or business for that matter. The only issue is that it hardly fits in the overhead bins on a ATR 42 either. After two years, the innards are fairly new. All of them. The outside aluminium shell is durable though, together with the 512Gb HD is the only part of the computer that hasn't been replaced by Dell Support. (If you're ever going to get a Dell PC, make sure you tick the "keep HD" option in the warranty options. You'll need it). The machine is big, unwieldy, and prone to breaking. The shell latch is vulnerable, the inside very prone to overheating. The outside to; this is not a laptop unless you want your lap to be cooked. The Dell Precision gets very, very hot. You probably could cook an egg on the bezel. I however do not get the impression that all that power is going to the CPU; the machine is actually quite slow in some respects; Booting Windows 7 (granted, not from a SSD) takes about four minutes, starting a browser can take up to twenty seconds. It does run a few VM's simultaneously, however, make sure you shut these down, before the machine hibernates. The box has a tendancy not to be able to wake up from hibernation.I have a few colleagues who use them same box; none of them satisfied but each of us has different things that broke. I managed to get the USB 3 port to work, two of my coworkers with the same config following the same procedure didn't.Again, I had a fair chance to speak to Dell support on this box on quite a few occassions, my employer got these with an extended warranty, and I had a few good experiences in the beginning (screen replacement within 24 hours), it got worse later. The last time it took more then a full week to get onsite support, and coordination between Dell telephone support and the outsourced companies that actually do the work is awful. And Dell telephone support actually puts the blame on the outsourcers, which doesn't sound very professional.In short: If you want a high powered and reliable laptop, look somewhere else.
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