After a week with the Dell Precision 6300 it is right at home with my other laptops and has been my machine of choice while doing my daily routines. It’s magnesium alloy chassis is something new and an improvement over the M90 (it’s predecessor).
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We saw a Core 2 Duo X7900 processor which clocks in at 2.8GHz (800MHz FSB). This bad boy supports up to 4GB of DDR2 memory while we were sporting 2gb. You can only hit the 4gb limit if you run with the 64bit os instead of the normal 32.
And the full flickr set on the Precision M6300 here.
There was no competition in performance over my little Latitude X1 in Photoshopping, rendering video and just in normal operations. But that could have been expected because the M6300 is more than double the weight of the X1.
At first I couldn’t find its 8.5 lbs place in my lap but after a day of working with it, it wasn’t a issue. When looking back on to my X1 screen I found myself missing the large bright screen. Mind you its not LED but that might be an option coming soon! The built in fingerprint reader and smart card reader are great options in business machines but stuff I didn’t use (well, I played with the biometrics a little… ). There are DVI, VGA, S-Video Out, Firewire, usb and the rest of the usuals. The side vents keep this baby cool and there was no lap burn after 3 hours of use.
For video we were were packing NVIDIA’s Quadro FX 1600M with 512MB of TurboCache (256MB dedicated). The Large 17″ screen was great for graphic and video work and watching DVD’s on it was DOPE! It is shiny and reflective, but not enough to annoy you like the Sony’s. I really like it. Pardon me if I am a little smitten with it :). Dell offers the M6300 in WXGA+ (1440×900) and WUXGA (1920×1200) screen resolutions with TrueLife or anti-glare screen coatings. The sound coming out of this beast was also pretty impressive for a laptop. I did not use external speakers or headphones to watch my flicks. We got 2 and a half hours off the battery with DVD and WiFi a-blasting. Without media playback it was closer to 3 and a half hours; not bad for this beast of a screen.
Speaking of WiFi, this lappie has some magic new WiFi powers because it stays connected to my router without an issue – unlike my other machines. I was getting full wi-fi downstairs in front of my crib! I noticed stickers on the bottom of the laptop about WiFi changes and FCC warnings (see the flickr set) … Hmm, that could only mean BIG improvements.
The large keyboard makes me feel like I am right in front of my flat panel (reminder: must get bigger monitor!) As I am writing this I am beginning to think my mobile workforce might really appreciate these machines, as they are always complaining about their fat fingers on the small keyboards. Dell offers imaging services with the precision line to help out you admins eying this machine. The dust resistant keyboard is also a nice add-on, even though we didn’t see it mentioned anywhere.
The solid state drives were not available to me at the time of review but you can only imagine it would boost performance (and cost! ouch) Mobile broadband is available from ATT for you mobile road warriors not up on tethering.
Some people wrote in about Game testing – I was unable to do it, but if you have some other graphic card benchmarks you want me to run give a holler. Let me know in the comments. I will hold onto the machine for a few more days to answer your questions – HIT US UP!
Fro,m Reader Colin on 11/2/2007
Hi guys!
So I got my Dell on the 31st. Woulda posted here earlier but that was the day I was moving out of my apartment. Just in time!
I have to say… this machine is awesome. Absolutely fantastic. I love it.
It’s actually not very heavy, I was pretty surprised. The screen is wonderful, the sound quality is good, the keyboard is nice, the trackpad is good (especially the middle button on there. brilliant!)
In terms of game performance, it’s a beast. I can play the Crysis demo at 1024×768 with some settings on high, and a few on medium, which is actually pretty impressive. I quickly bought Orange Box on Steam, and fired up Portal and Team Fortress 2. No problems there. They aren’t system killers like Crysis, but they sure look good on this screen with all the effects turned up. I’m impressed with the performance of the 1600m.
I was in the process of downloading 3dmark, but I’m on a slower connection while I wait for my broadband to be moved to my new place. I’ll hopefully get it soon… but the server I was downloading from wouldn’t let me resume for some reason. Anyway we already saw those scores.
As Karl mentioned… the wireless performance is excellent. I don’t know what magic they use but the signal strength is really good. I get a good connection with this thing when my fujitsu-seimens is completely out of range.
I got the 7200rpm hard drive in mine, and it’s pretty fast. Definitely see an improvement in so many areas–work, gaming, and general use.
I can’t say enough good things about it. It’s really just a great, solid machine. If there was ANYTHING I would want to change about it, I would prefer maybe a keyboard with a numpad, since there seems to be quite a bit of extra room on the sides. Don’t their new Inspirons have that? (but I guess that would kind of force you to do most of your typing on the leftish side of the laptop, which might not be that great)
The keyboard itself is pretty far back, but it actually gives you a nice resting place for your wrists once you get used to the ergonomics. That’s actually pretty nice to have if you’re using the laptop on your lap, which is entirely possible given that it is fairly light, and doesn’t get too hot. (I used to have an Acer Ferrari… that thing would burn.)
I haven’t run any battery life tests on it, but it seems pretty good considering the large screen and high-end components. Probably 3 hours for web browsing if you turn the brightness down a bit.
Overall, I’m happy. Brilliant machine that lets me game and work.
Hows your order coming along Adrian? I have to admit I was pretty peeved to be in that situation considering it was a business order too… but in the end I only waited just over 4 weeks. Perhaps they are also experiencing problems getting those high-end CPUs on top of everything else… it’s a pity. But after all the time you’ve invested already waiting is the smart thing. :P
From Reader AG 10/19/07: Config: 2.4Ghz with biometric scanner/4 GB RAM/160 GB @ 7200rpm/WUXGA 1920 * 1200 with true life.For people who don’t like to work with tiny fonts may consider a lower resolution display. Though 1920*1200 gives you a LOT of real estate but at the cost display size. You can lower the resolution but the display quality suffers. So, it’s better to get a native lower resolution in that case.
From Reader AG 10/21/07:
Feedback on M6300 (after two days with the machine). Please note my notes will have major references to Operating Systems (Xp and Vista) as a part of the hardware feedback.
Configuration : 2.4 GHz with biometric scanner/4 GB RAM/160 GB @ 7200rpm/XP 32-bit pre-installed/
It’s a very powerful machine; some may call it heavy but with all the raw force, it’s worth every ounce.
M6300 is supposed to be a “business” notebook and comes with ISV Certification, which means (as quoted on the Dell web site) “Application vendors run tests to insure the hardware platform and its individual components work without error”. If you have business-critical applications, then it’s better to have it come with Xp, and upgrade to Vista later when you are certain that nothing will break or you wouldn’t have to waste time dealing with compatibility issues. More on this comes later in the feedback below.
I got a separate copy of Vista Business 32-bit with an intention of dual booting. It’s important to have multiple partitions for dual booting. If your system comes with a single partition with all the disk space in that partition and you intend to dual boot, then you will have to format the system, create two partitions, install Xp in the first, and then install Vista in the second. You could use Partition Magic or something to avoid this, and partition the disk directly but success is not guaranteed.
[I configured my system with a 50% Primary / 50% Secondary partition while placing the order.]
4 GB of RAM is not usable by a 32-bit system and Xp “detected” around 3.5 GB. I wanted to test Vista and make sure all my application run on it before I invest time fully setting up Xp so I started the Vista installation. I inserted the Vista DVD while I was already booted in Xp. (You can also boot using the Vista DVD and take it from there). Vista installer gave me a “recommended” option of upgrading Xp to Vista but I chose a clean install. I selected the second (empty) partition, answered a couple of very basic questions and that’s it. I actually had a meeting with someone, so I left the system running and the installation completed before I returned, so I have no idea how long Vista Installation took. The stock drivers in Vista were not good for some of the hardware components like Graphics Card, NIC etc. So, the Dell Resource DVD came in handy. It has all the drivers and utilities for Xp/Vista 32-bit systems. I upgraded most of the drivers with the ones on the Dell Resource DVD as it has an “update” stamp of August 2007 and most Vista stock drivers would be older.
Setting up the fingerprint in Vista was a little challenge as the suite to configure the prints etc. (Security by Wave Systems) kept crashing. Once we install this Wave Systems suite, it takes over the Windows authentication protocol, and gives an option on how the user wants to authenticate. To make a long story short, after several installs/uninstalls, fingerprint reader chip driver rollback, spy ware software un-installation etc., I got it to work. By the time it worked, I forgot the successful sequence of events.
The feedback may be becoming too OS specific but I think users could face similar problems and I just want to share my experience. There were no issues in Xp as it was factory installed.
One problem I found with the fingerprint reader was that the reading surface gets hot (beyond the comfort range sometimes) when playing with the scanning options or installing/uninstalling related software; proximity to the exhaust vent may be the culprit.
The WUXGA 1900*1220 screen is brilliant. I have a 19 inch Sony external monitor hooked up to the DVI port, and the difference speaks for itself. The clarity and the quality are FAR superior in the Dell display. As I pointed in one of my earlier posts, the higher resolution quality comes at the cost of size of things. While I get a lot of space to place things but the font size of web sites, icons etc. gets very small, at least for my comfort. I may get used to it eventually but it’s definitely annoying. Folks may want to consider a native lower resolution display. If I fix the resolution from the adapter settings, then the quality suffers.
The DVD writer is a little noisy; not that I’ve used any quieter ones but just a note.
Some of my Xp-fine software/applications did NOT work on Vista. Symantec Antivirus 9.0 Corporate Edition was a major disappointment. I’ve had it for 4 years and I love it. I had to get the Vista-capable version of Zone Alarm security suite for my anti-virus/anti-spy ware needs. The newer Symantec products are Vista capable but use more resources. I lost Adobe Acrobat Professional 6.0, too, in an attempt to migrate to vista.
The speakers are great. After using Toshiba Satellite for a while, it was a pleasant surprise. It’s not an audiophile-level quality but very good coming from a notebook.
Hard disk is quiet and fast. I don’t think M6300 has any 5400 rpm option but go for 7200 rpm.
WiFi is phenomenal. My machine came with Intel 3945 a/b/g and it connects like glue. I have not used a wired connection so far. It gives consistent 54 Mbps transfer rate.
My computer generated Vista Experience score is 4.8.
The keyboard is well laid out; gives sufficient palm support. I don’t use touch pad much (unless I’m really mobile, I’m always with a USB mouse) but it’s pretty responsive. Surprisingly, I didn’t miss the numeric keypad. Insert/Delete/Home/End keys may take a little getting used to; their peculiar location at the top is new, for me at least. Function key to turn on/off the wireless is nice; you can adjust brightness and perform other mundane tasks using the function keys.
Vista uses a lot of RAM. Running a minimal system will take up 1 GB. Add Yahoo Widgets (I didn’t like Microsoft Gadgets), Outlook, couple of browser windows, music player and you are approaching 2 GB. If you can get a Dell deal, go for 4 GB from day one. Obviously, you will not get M6300 to surf the web; so, invest in RAM. You may upgrade it from newegg.com or some other store but it may be a necessity for most users running Vista.
The 4 USB ports at the back is nice thinking; this way, you can hook up devices without having to see the dangling cables and use the 2 side ports for pen drives or other unobtrusive devices.
Gamers: whatever little time I’ve spent on games so far has pretty good feedback. I played Age of Empires 3 with all the game settings on “maximum”, enabled the shaders, full reflections etc. and the machine did not wince. I played at the maximum resolutions and the display was fantastic.
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Reader AG 5 Days In:
Overall experience has been very good so far. Vista adopters, be careful as your “paid” Xp-compliant software may not function. I’ve seen some forums where people have rubbished M6300 against HP 8710 because of staid looks. I don’t know how “pretty” HP 8710 is but you will have to pay an arm and a leg extra for the same configuration if you select HP. Plus, I really DO NOT think M6300 is ugly or anything. It may be a personal opinion but for folks who will simply reject M6300 because of the looks should rethink.
I have pretty much covered my 2 day experience with the machine. I’d be happy to address any specific questions about the same save 3D Mark or other scores.
Apart from the problems I’ve already mentioned with Vista w.r.t. software compatibility issues, I couldn’t get my NIC card to connect to my router for wired connections. Wireless was fine. Maybe, there was something I didn’t do right with the drivers while loading Vista but it was a real PIA. I tried Linksys and D-Link routers but no luck. I disabled the IP6 protocol stack, too, and it still didn’t work. All this coupled with other issues had me return to Xp. Things may be different for Vista pre-installed as the Dell guys will, hopefully, make sure that everything works but it simply didn’t work out for me. If you are a developer or depend on your machine for bread-n-butter, I’d recommend Xp.
Regarding speed, Vista was not slow. In fact, save the boot time, which went a little up after I loaded security suite and other items that open at start up, Vista is pretty quick. Outlook, Excel, Word etc. open in an eye blink. Vista uses the graphics hardware (for gaming) better as well. There are some settings regarding shaders, polygons etc. that can be enabled in Vista only.
If you don’t already know, Vista has serious memory leaks problem. When you get your machine, try moving 4-5 GB of data to or from an external device (pen drive, external hard disk) or even between partitions for that matter. Guess what – Vista gives “Out of memory” error. Apparently, Vista caches the files or something, and there’s a flaw with this mechanism. It’ll eat all the memory and give up after copying some 20 odd files. I researched this issue and Microsoft is offering a hotfix “on request” i.e. you send an email to Microsoft and they send you a personalized download link with a disclaimer that the hotfix has not been thoroughly tested and we are not responsible etc. crap. They are working on this and will introduce the proper fix in a service pack.
So, it didn’t make much sense to fight with Vista woes. I spent way too much time on Vista (more than I could afford) – only to realize that Xp is the best bet for now.
From Tommy 10/26:
I got my m6300 today.
I would say the machine rocks. I hated the aero performance compared to my 7800gtx in Inspiron 9300.
3dmark2005 9994
3dmark2006 4807
this is with default drivers and lot of things running in background. So you can do better.
I saw the reviews above but for me nothing much to mention apart from it’s magnesium alloy body. I had WUXGA before and I had the same laptop (form factor) before so for me a seemless upgrade. I have been using Vista since it launched and I don’t know why people complain about it. I have found it so much better than XP that I would never go back to XP.
People who bash Vista just doesn’t want change in life.
Screen is 10-15% brighter than my 9300. Same resolution so it is no change for me.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Bhavya
From Dell’s Website:
The Dell PrecisionTM M6300 is a mobile performance workstation, optimized to provide the brute force computing power of a desktop workstation and the mobility of a notebook. Featuring uncompromising graphic performance, the M6300 is an ideal tool for digital content creators and CAD users who have a need for mobility. Designed for reliability, the Dell Precision M6300 offers the freedom, flexibility and performance needed to run demanding applications at home, in the office, or while traveling wherever you need to go.
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great to hear from Portugal! We are loving ours JOSE what do u want to know abouts it?
Any input is welcome, but you can start by the screen, it was said that the WUXGA screen its better than a Sony desktop LCD – is this really so? I normally find Sony LCDs as a reference in terms os LCD quality. Is the M6300 a dual lamp design?As for the Keyboard, I was very relutant in buying this notebook because it hadn't a keypad – I work a lot in AutoCAD, always inputing distances and coordinates – but desided to jump anyway, and go for an external keypad (like so, it willl rest on the left side, wich will be more convenient, since I normally type numbers with my left hand). I've read that the absence of the keypad, translates into a more confortable keyboard… – any thoughts on both of this? As for benchmarks, I would also like to see it compared with other workstations, in SpecPerf, and other professional aplications. I know that most of you guys are just regular computer users, and not hardware reviewrs, but leave you likes and deslikes regarding this notebook.Cheers,Miguel Barroso, Lisbon PT
Any input is welcome, but you can start by the screen, it was said that the WUXGA screen its better than a Sony desktop LCD – is this really so? I normally find Sony LCDs as a reference in terms os LCD quality. Is the M6300 a dual lamp design?
As for the Keyboard, I was very relutant in buying this notebook because it hadn’t a keypad – I work a lot in AutoCAD, always inputing distances and coordinates – but desided to jump anyway, and go for an external keypad (like so, it willl rest on the left side, wich will be more convenient, since I normally type numbers with my left hand). I’ve read that the absence of the keypad, translates into a more confortable keyboard… – any thoughts on both of this? As for benchmarks, I would also like to see it compared with other workstations, in SpecPerf, and other professional aplications. I know that most of you guys are just regular computer users, and not hardware reviewrs, but leave you likes and deslikes regarding this notebook.
Cheers,
Miguel Barroso, Lisbon PT
For all of you that might be interested, I've found another review: http://www.notebookjournal.de/tests/335/1It'…“>in “>http://www.notebookjournal.de/tests/335/1It'…in German, so use your fav on-line translator if you need it
For all of you that might be interested, I've found another review: http://www.notebookjournal.de/tests/335/1It'…“>in “>http://www.notebookjournal.de/tests/335/1It'…in German, so use your fav on-line translator if you need it
For all of you that might be interested, I’ve found another review: http://www.notebookjournal.de/tests/335/1
It’s in German, so use your fav on-line translator if you need it
Miguel thank you for linking to us here is the benchmark and scores from our page in both english and German.
Graphics
Aquamark 03 Aquamark 03 Punkte Points 105.556,00
Futuremark 3DMark 2006 v1.0.2 Futuremark 3DMark 2006 v1.0.2 Punkte Points 4.805,00
Fear (Minimum/Minimum) average Fear (Minimum / minimum) average FPS FPS 372,00 372.00
Fear (Low/Low) average Fear (Low / Low) average FPS FPS 355,00 355.00
Fear (Medium/Medium) average Fear (Medium / Medium) average FPS FPS 146,00 146.00
Fear (High/High) average Fear (High / High) average FPS FPS 97,00 97.00
Anwendung Application
Geekbench Geek Bench Punkte Points 262,30 262.30
Cinebench R9.5 (Single CPU Render Test) Cine Bench R9.5 (Single CPU Render Test) Sekunden Second 62,00 62.00
Cinebench R9.5 (Multiple CPU Render Test) Cine Bench R9.5 (Multiple CPU Render Test) Sekunden Second 36,00 36.00
Performance Test (Pass Mark Rating) Performance Test (Pass Mark Rating) Punkte Points 666,50 666.50
Povray 3.6 (CPU) Povray 3.6 (CPU) Sekunde Second 1.125,00
WLAN WLAN
Iperf (20 Meter Abstand) Iperf (20 meter spacing) MBit/s Mbit / s 9,60 9.60
Festplatte Hard
Performance Test (Sequential Read) Performance Test (Sequential Read) MByte/s MByte / s 56,90 56.90
Geräuschentwicklung Sound Development
Betrieb (Vollast mit Stromanschluss) Operating (with full power connection) dB(A) DB (A) 30,00 30.00
Betrieb (Idle) Operating (Idle) dB(A) DB (A) 27,00 27.00
Betrieb Akku (Energiesparmode) Operating battery (energy saving mode) dB(A) DB (A) 26,00 26.00
Wärmeentwicklung Heat Development
Höchste Temperatur auf Oberseite (Vollast mit Stromanschluss) The highest temperature on top (with full power connection) Grad Celsius Degrees Celsius 36,00 36.00
Höchste Temperatur auf Unterseite (Vollast mit Stromanschluss) The highest temperature on the side (with full power connection) Grad Celsius Degrees Celsius 41,00 41.00
Energieverbrauch Energy consumption
Bei hoher Last (3D Spiel) At high load (3D game) Watt Watt 79,00 79.00
Office Betrieb (Browser & Word) Operating Office (browser and Word) Watt Watt 29,40 29.40
Standby / Bereitschaftsmodus Standby / Standby Mode Watt Watt 1,20 1.20
Ausgeschalten Watt Watt 0,50 0.50
Laufzeitmessung / Gewicht Running time measurement / Weight
Gewicht inklusive Akku Weight includes battery g G 3.800,00
Gewicht Akku Weight Battery g G 486,00 486.00
Gewicht Netzteil Power supply g G 870,00 870.00
Laufzeit Maturity
Akkulaufzeit unter Last Battery life under load Minuten Minutes 203,00 203.00
Helligkeit und Kontrast Brightness and Contrast
durchschnittl. Average. Luminanz Luminance cd/m2 Cd/m2 204,00 204.00
Schwarzwert bei 100 cd/m2 Black value at 100 cd/m2 cd/m2 Cd/m2 0,17 0.17
Schwarzwert bei maximaler Helligkeit Black level at maximum brightness cd/m2 Cd/m2 0,28 0.28
Kontrast bei 100 cd/m2 Contrast with 100 cd/m2 :1 : 1 588,00 588.00
Kontrast bei maximaler Helligkeit At maximum brightness contrast :1 : 1 729,00 729.00
Gehäuse Housing
Verwindungssteifheit Gehäuse Torsion housing Punkte Points 3,00 3.00
Stabilität Handballenauflage Stability palm rest Punkte Points 3,00 3.00
Deckel Lids
Verwindungssteifheit Deckel Torsion lid Punkte Points 3,00 3.00
Scharniere Qualitätseindruck Hinges quality printing Punkte Points 2,00 2.00
Scharniere Beweglichkeit Hinges Agility Punkte Points 3,00 3.00
Deckelverschluss Lid closure Punkte Points 2,00 2.00
Eingabe Input
Schalter, Tasten Switch keys Punkte Points 2,00 2.00
Tastatur Keyboard Punkte Points 3,00 3.00
Hi friends,I ordered an M6300 T7700 2.40 GHz on 9-25-2007 from a dealer here in Israel… was supposed to get it within 21 days… on 10-21-2007 I received a message that the order has been delayed, and will only ship on 11-27-2007… last week on 11-23-2007 I got a message that the computer has not been shipped yet, and probably will not be shipped any time soon. I couldn't believe what I was hearing — can anyone tell me what could cause this tohappen, and if they've heard of similar situations in the past?Does anyone know how I can contact Dell directly to see what's going on here?
@Ofir – As you can see above lots of people had issues with waits on the 6300. Mostly out of the US. Normally CS can expedite or offer a similar machine with less options or other options that can ship asap.I am forwarding along your request to our Dell rep and they will stop by and try to assist you. If you want to try to follow up today call Dell Preferred support @ (800) 234-9999.Shoot me an email at info at asktheadmin dot com and i will fwd it along.And Miguel thanks for the input!
Hi friends,
I ordered an M6300 T7700 2.40 GHz on 9-25-2007 from a dealer here in Israel… was supposed to get it within 21 days… on 10-21-2007 I received a message that the order has been delayed, and will only ship on 11-27-2007… last week on 11-23-2007 I got a message that the computer has not been shipped yet, and probably will not be shipped any time soon. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing — can anyone tell me what could cause this to
happen, and if they’ve heard of similar situations in the past?
Does anyone know how I can contact Dell directly to see what’s going on here?
@Ofir – As you can see above lots of people had issues with waits on the 6300. Mostly out of the US. Normally CS can expedite or offer a similar machine with less options or other options that can ship asap.
I am forwarding along your request to our Dell rep and they will stop by and try to assist you. If you want to try to follow up today call Dell Preferred support @ (800) 234-9999.
Shoot me an email at info at asktheadmin dot com and i will fwd it along.
And Miguel thanks for the input!
Thanks Karl,I sent you an e-mail, I hope we will manage to shed some light on the issue…
Thanks Karl,
I sent you an e-mail, I hope we will manage to shed some light on the issue…
It was too good to be true… I'm such a bummer – I misread the EDD… it's not de November 28th, but December 28th!!!! ARGH… When I talked with my Dell account manager, she told me that the normal waiting time was around 10-12 days, so that I though the would end up beeing November 25-27 timeframe… I looked at my order and only read the 28… never though it would be in other month… Just sent an email to my account manager, lets see what she has to say… :-
It was too good to be true… I’m such a bummer – I misread the EDD… it’s not de November 28th, but December 28th!!!! ARGH… When I talked with my Dell account manager, she told me that the normal waiting time was around 10-12 days, so that I though the would end up beeing November 25-27 timeframe… I looked at my order and only read the 28… never though it would be in other month… Just sent an email to my account manager, lets see what she has to say… :-\
When using battery power can the M6300 use integrated graphics instead of the power hungry dedicated graphics ?Several notebooks now have this power saving option.Thanks,Laurence
When using battery power can the M6300 use integrated graphics instead of the power hungry dedicated graphics ?
Several notebooks now have this power saving option.
Thanks,
Laurence
Good news… my laptop has been dispatched… I contacted my Account manager the other day, and she told me that she would ask that my order to be prioritized – well, last night it was waiting for pick up, and today is already on transit… I'll be receiving it probably in the middle of next week – Like we say here in Portugal "quem nao chora nao mama" (if you don't cry, you won't get milk)..About the integrated graphics… I don't think that there is a need to have 2 graphics cards, since nowadays, every card will throttle down when processing power is not needed – i guess that in the case of the M6300 power management is very well achieved, since the benchmarks presented by the notebookjournal review, give this laptop the best result ever on a 17" machine (in terms of battery run time)
That is great to hear. I am calling my csr right now. I want vip service to! make sure u come back and tell us about your 6300! let me live through you.
Good news… my laptop has been dispatched… I contacted my Account manager the other day, and she told me that she would ask that my order to be prioritized – well, last night it was waiting for pick up, and today is already on transit… I’ll be receiving it probably in the middle of next week – Like we say here in Portugal “quem nao chora nao mama” (if you don’t cry, you won’t get milk)..
About the integrated graphics… I don’t think that there is a need to have 2 graphics cards, since nowadays, every card will throttle down when processing power is not needed – i guess that in the case of the M6300 power management is very well achieved, since the benchmarks presented by the notebookjournal review, give this laptop the best result ever on a 17″ machine (in terms of battery run time)
That is great to hear. I am calling my csr right now. I want vip service to! make sure u come back and tell us about your 6300! let me live through you.
I received my M6300, and just got the power cord that they forgot to send along with it. My question is this.. has anyone attempted to format this bad boy and put on a nice clean OS?… one without all the Dell-isms? I have not had a chance to really look at the laptop yet, and I wonder if there is the ol proprietary hidden partition for the drivers…thoughts?
not sure how I missed it in the comments by AG, but it answered my question…
I received my M6300, and just got the power cord that they forgot to send along with it.
My question is this.. has anyone attempted to format this bad boy and put on a nice clean OS?… one without all the Dell-isms? I have not had a chance to really look at the laptop yet, and I wonder if there is the ol proprietary hidden partition for the drivers…
thoughts?
not sure how I missed it in the comments by AG, but it answered my question…
I just got mine and i LOVE IT!
I just got mine and i LOVE IT!
I've received mine last tuesday… this baby is awsome (yes, i'm talking about a computer :P )Very satisfied with it, this is rock solid construction. Fast as i've never seen in a laptop recently… very responsive, even with vista.One thing – I can't seem to be able to make the figerprint reader work – the software runs, but says that there is no fingerprint hardware, although is present in the device manager… anyone else with this problem?
We will work on figuring that out for you. Stay tuned…
I’ve received mine last tuesday… this baby is awsome (yes, i’m talking about a computer :P )
Very satisfied with it, this is rock solid construction. Fast as i’ve never seen in a laptop recently… very responsive, even with vista.
One thing – I can’t seem to be able to make the figerprint reader work – the software runs, but says that there is no fingerprint hardware, although is present in the device manager… anyone else with this problem?
We will work on figuring that out for you. Stay tuned…
Win Vista 32bits
Ours worked out of the box – but since I don't have the machine any longer I can't try it :(But I would suggest contacting tech support. If you want us to trouble shoot I would suggest starting with the error log after you try looking for it. Have you tried removing it and reinstalling it in device manager?Reader AG Said:Setting up the fingerprint in Vista was a little challenge as the suite to configure the prints etc. (Security by Wave Systems) kept crashing. Once we install this Wave Systems suite, it takes over the Windows authentication protocol, and gives an option on how the user wants to authenticate. To make a long story short, after several installs/uninstalls, fingerprint reader chip driver rollback, spy ware software un-installation etc., I got it to work. By the time it worked, I forgot the successful sequence of events.
Win Vista 32bits
Ours worked out of the box – but since I don’t have the machine any longer I can’t try it :(
But I would suggest contacting tech support. If you want us to trouble shoot I would suggest starting with the error log after you try looking for it. Have you tried removing it and reinstalling it in device manager?
Reader AG Said:
Setting up the fingerprint in Vista was a little challenge as the suite to configure the prints etc. (Security by Wave Systems) kept crashing. Once we install this Wave Systems suite, it takes over the Windows authentication protocol, and gives an option on how the user wants to authenticate. To make a long story short, after several installs/uninstalls, fingerprint reader chip driver rollback, spy ware software un-installation etc., I got it to work. By the time it worked, I forgot the successful sequence of events.
well, here are some more developments regarding the fingerprint reader. Until now, I had only noticed the AuthenTec Truprint icon in Control Panel (the one that says that "No sensors found"). In Device Manager, the sensor is identified as TouchChip Fingerprinter CoProcessor. But then, I found that there is another software suite intalled in Windows, called Security by Wave Systems. I was able to configure in order to logon to Windows, but it seems that if I want to use the fingerprint reader so that I can logon into internet pages and so, I must activate TPM in BIOS…. well, I don't want to activate the TPM chip, as it turns on excessive security policies. Is there a way to use the fingerprint reader without the TPM chip active?
well, here are some more developments regarding the fingerprint reader. Until now, I had only noticed the AuthenTec Truprint icon in Control Panel (the one that says that “No sensors found”). In Device Manager, the sensor is identified as TouchChip Fingerprinter CoProcessor.
But then, I found that there is another software suite intalled in Windows, called Security by Wave Systems. I was able to configure in order to logon to Windows, but it seems that if I want to use the fingerprint reader so that I can logon into internet pages and so, I must activate TPM in BIOS…. well, I don’t want to activate the TPM chip, as it turns on excessive security policies. Is there a way to use the fingerprint reader without the TPM chip active?
arghhhhhhh… what a nightmare…For the last hours I thought that my computer had died… I activated the preboot logon with the fingerprint reader… then turned off the computer, and went out… when I came back home again, it wouldn't pass post… I tried everything, it didn't even enter the BIOS setup… nothing… using the Diagnostics boot mode (Fn+powerbutton) ended with a "System board componente is faulty" – all three lock leds blinking)… after hundreds of attempts, removing every easy acess component, I decided to lift the keyboard, and noticed the cable coming from the sensor… humm let me take this out… voila… asked me for the system password, and there I was in BIOS setup… removed the System password, entered windows… shutdown, connected the fingerprint sensor, and is working again! let me say that I not very happy with the way all this fingerprint related stuff is happening… I'm just so glad that the machine is working again, that I think I will leave the fingerprints in the keyboard for now, not in the sensor :P
arghhhhhhh… what a nightmare…
For the last hours I thought that my computer had died… I activated the preboot logon with the fingerprint reader… then turned off the computer, and went out… when I came back home again, it wouldn’t pass post… I tried everything, it didn’t even enter the BIOS setup… nothing… using the Diagnostics boot mode (Fn+powerbutton) ended with a “System board componente is faulty” – all three lock leds blinking)… after hundreds of attempts, removing every easy acess component, I decided to lift the keyboard, and noticed the cable coming from the sensor… humm let me take this out… voilá… asked me for the system password, and there I was in BIOS setup… removed the System password, entered windows… shutdown, connected the fingerprint sensor, and is working again! let me say that I not very happy with the way all this fingerprint related stuff is happening… I’m just so glad that the machine is working again, that I think I will leave the fingerprints in the keyboard for now, not in the sensor :P
Wow Miguel that sounds like a horrible experience! I believe there are 3rd party password management applications that would work with out the chip set. Let me look into this a little further for you and give you a shout back.Anyone else know the answer?
I couldnt get my fp reader to work properly either. little help?
Wow Miguel that sounds like a horrible experience! I believe there are 3rd party password management applications that would work with out the chip set. Let me look into this a little further for you and give you a shout back.
Anyone else know the answer?
I couldnt get my fp reader to work properly either. little help?
Anyone with a X7900 2.8GHZ Extreme cpu tried overclocking this baby since it's multiplier is unlocked? I'm just wondering if changing the multiplier is available in the bios like when overclocking the same cpu using the dell XPS M1730.
Not possible to overclock with bios only. Already checked with Customer service too. Waste of x7900 money but well still fast enough
Anyone with a X7900 2.8GHZ Extreme cpu tried overclocking this baby since it’s multiplier is unlocked? I’m just wondering if changing the multiplier is available in the bios like when overclocking the same cpu using the dell XPS M1730.
Not possible to overclock with bios only. Already checked with Customer service too. Waste of x7900 money but well still fast enough
That sucks, there must be a way to do it, I mean it would be awesome to run this baby at 3.4GHZ when doing very cpu intensive stuff…Please let me know if anyone has had any progress with overclocking their x7900
That sucks, there must be a way to do it, I mean it would be awesome to run this baby at 3.4GHZ when doing very cpu intensive stuff…
Please let me know if anyone has had any progress with overclocking their x7900
I also had the problem with the fingerprint reader. After installing the software, the laptop died (well 2 of them actually). Dell sent over a technican who replaced 2 mainboards. Now they told me this problem is related to the A01 BIOS. Either flas back to A00 or wait until A02 comes out (should be this week).I haven't tried it yet, but it should work. I guess I'll try it this weekend, because I need my laptop this week.Remko