The promise
If research in nuclear physics is a subject that fascinates you, then you need a powerful PC HP 620 Battery to your simulations. And if mobility is a necessity for you, then you need a laptop. For these professionals, Dell released its Precision M6500, a powerhouse in a laptop of 17 inches and less than four kilograms.
reality
Completely covered with metal, the M6500 is the tenor of the lunch segment, Lenovo, one of the few manufacturers to offer these racing machines. And when we talk about race or beast should almost say "monster." Judge for yourself: Core i7 mobile QX920, a professional graphics card Nvidia Quadro FX3800 M, two 250 GB hard drives with the possibility of RAID. What to collect the most demanding applications, from video editing HD multitrack through the professional 3D modeling applications, thanks to the pilot certification from the graphics card. Not a machine for fun ... although its more than 12,000 points in 3D Mark 2006 enable engineers to leave most gamers talk about the vile side of the force - the video game.
High heat dissipation
It was to be expected Dell Inspiron 1210 Battery with such components, the Precision M6500 heat a tad. We measured 35 ° C on the right palm rest and not less than 55 ° C under the bike, which takes not less than 210 W load. Temperatures which suggests that heat dissipation can be improved. The unit does not become unusable for much, just do not put it on his knees by "mumuse" with 3D. But it is absurd to ask anyway a big baby almost 4 kg on his knees when a table is perfectly good his office.
A screen top flight
If the 16/9 format is suitable for the general public, which consumes a lot of videos on its machines, 16/10 provides more workspace for professionals. That is why this laptop slab is 1920 x 1200 pixels and not 1920 x 1080 as the majority of Full HD panels. Slab, which in its high-end version, is simply to fall: providing a coating halfway between the matt and gloss, it delivers pleasing colors, deep blacks, while not being subject to problems reflections. As for color accuracy, the ultimate option allows to cover the whole gamut Adobe RGB. A must for photographers and image professionals.
Workers, workers
For the professional world, the Dell Inspiron 1720 makes choices: exit the memory card reader to dump her vacation photos or HDMI port to watch his videos on his TV, here is the world of Firewire 6-pin to Display Port output and eSATA. For once, Mr. Dell was a bit stingy: a SD card reader would have been of good quality, especially the SD is now a standard also used by professional tools - audio recorders, cameras, etc.. However, we can fall back on a player given that Express Car port 34 mm of this type available.
the verdict
Independent producer who needs a portable machine to mount a film, the photographer who handles a large volume of files to the engineer or architect that model galore. With such a price, quidam spend his way, but it is a machine of choice for the pros. It loses a star because of a very high heat dissipation.