#Dell Precision M6400 Specs Software Package On#

(see picture 9)- No Charger Specs Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 Processor 4Gb Ram No.Compatible Wireless Interface: Intel 5300 802.11 a/b/g/n WLAN module The Intel WiFi Link 5300 is a family of IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/N wireless network adapters that operate in both the 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz spectra.

Work at the Speed of Thought. Ignoring the rules, the M6400 Covet delivers awesome application performance and world class scalability. Optional Intel В® Core2 Duo Quad-Core Extreme Edition processors for ripping through complex analyses.

I was running a Dell M90 that was a little over two years old. SoвЂ¦here goes!First, a little background. Hardware reviews is not something I have done much on this site, but when I mentioned sharing my thoughts once my new Dell M6400 came in, I got some comments and even some e-mails asking me to post my thoughts. The widespread acceptance of 802.11 Draft-N1 products has been driven by users seeking to exchange information in a timely manner, stream High Definition (HD) video, and handle voice, video, and data traffic concurrently. This has led to the adoption of 802.11 Draft-N1 as a key technology component in both Consumer and Enterprise notebook PCs. The Intel WiFi Link 5000 Series Wireless Adapters incorporate this 802.11 N technology with the Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 Series delivering leading edge bandwidths of up to 450Mbps.

I jumped at the chance and after about 10 days, my new system arrived!Since it was a replacement system, I didnвЂ™t have much control over the specifications. Dell had no replacement video cards in stock at the time, so they offered to replace my M90 with a brand new M6400. After some diagnostics run by our hard working IT department, it was determined that the video card was bad.

Dell Precision M6400 Specs Software Package On

I picked up the system and of course immediately installed SolidWorks. Having lots of space is nice!When we received the system our IT group put our вЂњstandard enterpriseвЂќ software package on it which included MS Office 2007, Norton Endpoint virus protection, and a few other odds and ends. One upgrade that I had IT do was swap out the 160GB hard drive for a 320 GB drive. рџ™‚ I was getting a pretty good deal here. I wasnвЂ™t going to complain though. Here are the specs:IntelВ® Core TM 2 Duo P8700 (2.53GHz 3M L2 Cache, 1066MHz) Dual Core17вЂі UltraSharp TM WUXGA (1920Г—1200) LCD Display160GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM with Free Fall SensorIntelВ® WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini CardNow if I was setting the specs, I would have gone for a faster processor, 8GB of RAM, the FX3700 video card, and a larger hard drive.

Having a FULL keyboard is nice when IвЂ™m on the go. Yeah, itвЂ™s a BIG laptopвЂ¦but that is what you are going to have to live with if you truly want a mobile workstation. The first is the Numeral Pad on the keyboard.

The third thing is probably the most surprising вЂ“ the display. Dell did a very nice job in that it immediately comes on when it senses any action around the keyboard. I never thought about how handy of a feature that would be, but I absolutely love it! If you are in a dark room it is a must.

We turned on the 3GB switch and I had some SERIOUS stability issues. The current project I am working on is a large and complex assembly that had been pushing our machines to the limits of 32 bit operating system. This problem really didnвЂ™t have anything to do with the system. Before I really had much time to tune or troubleshoot the graphics issues, I ran into a slightly larger problem.

Looking back, IвЂ™m not quite sure why I started out with 32 bit, but after a few weeks, it was apparent that I was going to need a 64 bit OS very soon.So, after running the system for a few weeks with Windows XP 32 bit. I almost immediately disabled it and everything returned to its previous state. There were other вЂњweirdвЂќ issues that started popping up.

Not only has it proved to run FASTER than XP 64 bit in several benchmarks, it seems to have less bugs, which if you think about it really makes sense. After polling many of my fellow SolidWorks users across the land, all were consistently saying I should go to Vista 64 bit. My fellow users of the SolidWorks Community. Why Vista 64 over XP 64? Well, I relied on some of the best resources around.

Total cost for the RAM was not far off the price of the new hard drive.This was my first full-time experience with Windows Vista. Also as part of this вЂњupgradeвЂќ we added an additional 4 GB of RAM to the system. This way, if I had some show stopper issues with Vista 64, I could swap out the drives and be back up and running in Win XP 32bit almost immediately. (They are only about $130.00 right now). (A big thanks to Anna Wood, Devon Sowell, and Lou Gallo for their valued advice!)Since I am in the middle of a вЂњBIGвЂќ project (that is probably an understatement), we decided to purchase another 320 GB hard drive and put Vista 64 bit on it.

You can run 32bit or 64bit browsers which comes in handy since Adobe Flash is not yet supported for 64 bit browsers. Props to Anna Wood and Ron Bates on the SolidWorks Forum for reminding me of this.Outside of having to go out and find some new printer drivers and a few issues with Adobe CS3, the transition to 64 bit has been smooth. During setup, our IT group had disabled it and I didnвЂ™t notice right away. One thing I learned quickly is that the Certified video driver from SolidWorks requires that the Windows Aero interface be enabled. Yeah, it is overkill in some areas and Vista is a resource hog, but when you have 8 GB or RAM and no 2GB limit, suddenly that really isnвЂ™t all that big of a deal.

I always turn hibernate mode off and shut down my system at night, so I canвЂ™t say for sure that all has been fixed there. This was supposed to be addressed with a new BIOS from Dell. This has come in handy for some Technical Editing I am doing for an upcoming book on SolidWorks by Alex Ruiz.There were some posts on the SolidWorks Forum where users were having issues with the system when it goes into hibernate mode. Another nice feature in Vista is that you can open multiple windows using Windows Photo Gallery. One of the things I REALLY like is the fact that you can setup your own shortcuts in the left side bar of your вЂњMy ComputerвЂќ windows. But since my work required it, I have become quite comfortable with Vista.

All of the recent comments seem to indicate there are less problems with that now with the BIOS revisions and some new Certified SolidWorks Video Drivers.I hope some of this information is helpful to those interested in purchasing an M6400. If you are considering getting one with that card, I would check out the SolidWorks Forums. Since I donвЂ™t have one in my system, I canвЂ™t really comment on that. IвЂ™ve also heard of a few issues with the FX3700M video card.

If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the comments and IвЂ™ll answer them if I can.