I'm about to order a Dell M90, so need some help with configuring it. I have pretty much everything selected, except for the gfx card.
My current machine is a Dell M60. It's my work machine, on which I run 3ds max, Photoshop, Premiere as well as Visual Studio and Office apps. Since I do design work, I also lug around the laptop to meetings to show off mockups and finished designs. Also, while the M60 was still powerful enough, I also had a parallel, minimal Windows install for gaming in my spare time.
I use a D/Port port replicator at my desk at work and I also have another one at home, for hooking up to my personal monitor, keyboard and mouse. Still, most of the time when I use (surfing/email) the M60 at home I'm on the couch, with the PC on my lap.
So...
My main requirement for the M90 is to have as good graphics performance as possible, but still have enough battery life to be able to make it through a meeting without a power brick. I've heard that the power brick for the M90 is quite large and bulky, but never seen any pictures of one.
At work I use a Dell 2001FP monitor (1600x1200) and at home a 2005FPW (1680x1050). I'm looking to replace the work monitor with a 2407FPW (1920x1200). So my docked working resolutions are quite high, but I choose to have the same DPI on the laptop screen, so that resolution is naturally lower (see spec below).
My current M90 config would look like this:
2.0GHz CPU
2 GB RAM
100GB 7200rpm HDD
WXGA+ display (too bad WSXGA+ isn't available
)
Intel wireless
Dell Bluetooth
DVD/RW
- The Big Question: Quadro FX 2500M vs 1500M?
- Is there a significant difference in battery life using the 2500M or 1500M? 100W vs 45W seems to indicate this, but the performance of the 2500M seems so sweet...
(note that I rarely use 3D apps when not docked/plugged in)
- ...and how about "real-world" performance differences? Any comments? I.e. is the 1500M 'enough' for my needs?
- Since the M90 has a larger powerbrick, do the power bricks for my D/Ports have to be swapped as well? If so, also if using the 1500M?
- I'd like a pretty quiet machine as well, but have understood that this is quite good regardless of configuration on the M90?
Any help you can provide would be much appreciated. I have to spec out this machine yesterday and then live with it for the next 3-4 years, so I'm naturally a bit anal about getting the best combination possible.
Thanks!
My current machine is a Dell M60. It's my work machine, on which I run 3ds max, Photoshop, Premiere as well as Visual Studio and Office apps. Since I do design work, I also lug around the laptop to meetings to show off mockups and finished designs. Also, while the M60 was still powerful enough, I also had a parallel, minimal Windows install for gaming in my spare time.
I use a D/Port port replicator at my desk at work and I also have another one at home, for hooking up to my personal monitor, keyboard and mouse. Still, most of the time when I use (surfing/email) the M60 at home I'm on the couch, with the PC on my lap.
So...
My main requirement for the M90 is to have as good graphics performance as possible, but still have enough battery life to be able to make it through a meeting without a power brick. I've heard that the power brick for the M90 is quite large and bulky, but never seen any pictures of one.
At work I use a Dell 2001FP monitor (1600x1200) and at home a 2005FPW (1680x1050). I'm looking to replace the work monitor with a 2407FPW (1920x1200). So my docked working resolutions are quite high, but I choose to have the same DPI on the laptop screen, so that resolution is naturally lower (see spec below).
My current M90 config would look like this:
2.0GHz CPU
2 GB RAM
100GB 7200rpm HDD
WXGA+ display (too bad WSXGA+ isn't available
)Intel wireless
Dell Bluetooth
DVD/RW
- The Big Question: Quadro FX 2500M vs 1500M?
- Is there a significant difference in battery life using the 2500M or 1500M? 100W vs 45W seems to indicate this, but the performance of the 2500M seems so sweet...
(note that I rarely use 3D apps when not docked/plugged in)- ...and how about "real-world" performance differences? Any comments? I.e. is the 1500M 'enough' for my needs?
- Since the M90 has a larger powerbrick, do the power bricks for my D/Ports have to be swapped as well? If so, also if using the 1500M?
- I'd like a pretty quiet machine as well, but have understood that this is quite good regardless of configuration on the M90?
Any help you can provide would be much appreciated. I have to spec out this machine yesterday
and then live with it for the next 3-4 years, so I'm naturally a bit anal about getting the best combination possible.Thanks!
.) So big display is a big deal to me.
) The brick measures 2.25" x 6.5" x 1.5", so not tiny by any strech . My reccomendation is get one and try it out. You have a while to send it back if you don't like it. I realy love mine. Now if i could get the bluetooth to work with my Cingular 8125...
