What Is It?:
The M6400 is a desktop replacement laptop from Dell in their Precision line. It has been designed for professional use. The target market includes the biosciences, entertainment, engineering and media industries.
What's Inside?:
It can support up to 16 GB RAM, has an Intel Core 2 Duo Quad-Core qx9300 Extreme Edition processors, there are four memory card slots and RAID capability. It can support up to a terabyte of storage on two drives. Optical drive options include: DVD-ROM or CD-RW/DVD, DVD+/-RW.
It comes with a choice of Windows Vista® Ultimate 32-bit or 64-bit or Windows Vista® Business 32-bit or 64-bit. There is also an option for Windows Vista® Ultimate Downgrade, XP Professional. You can also go for Red Hat® Linux 5.1 64-Bit if you really want.
Display :
The M6400 has a 17" display and the display options include: <ul> <li>WXGA+ UltraSharp Display (1440x900) Resolution</li> <li>WUXGA UltraSharp Display (1920x1200) Resolution</li> <li>WUXGA RGB LED Back-Lit Display (1920x1200) Resolution</li> <li>WUXGA RGB LED Edge To Edge Back-Lit Display (1920x1200) Resolution</li> </ul>
Graphics:
Choice of two graphic cards: <ul> <li>NVIDIA® Quadro FX 2700M Graphics with 512MB2 dedicated memory</li> <li>NVIDIA® Quadro FX 3700M Graphics with 1GB2 dedicated memory</li> </ul>
Connectivity:
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth® 2.1 and Ultra-Wideband (UWB-US Only) Next Generation Mobile Broadband7 and GPS.
Security:
Optional Fingerprint Reader and TPM 1.2 (where available).
I/O Options:
8-in-1 card reader, ExpressCard 54; PC Card, 2 speakers, optional dual array microphones, an optional 2MP camera.
Dimensions & Weight:
- Width: 15.4"/393mm
- Depth: 11.0"/280.5mm
- Height: 1.35"/34.5mm(F), 1.5"/38.5mm(B)
Just My Thoughts:
I only wish my first laptop which weighed far more than this had this much potential! This laptop may seem to heavy for some mobile professionals may find that it is also a solution to having a laptop and desktop. The M6400 could certainly make it easier to work with just one computer and that can save a lot of problems for file transfers.
The M6400 from Dell is demonstrating just how much power can be packaged in a smaller form and that can only mean very good things for mobile professionals.