Dell to introduce new mobile CAD workstation

[mx2street]

Link to the article:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/11/dell-prepping-precision-m6300/

Looks like Dell's looking to replace the M90 with the new M6300. Specs are in the article but a glance suggests up to 8GB of ram with Vista (blech) 64-bit, up to a Quadro FX3600M and even an Intel 2.6Ghz X7800. You may want to keep your drool at bay if you try to req one of these machines though.

Tony

HP NW9440
2 GB RAM
Quadro FX 1500M (84.88)
Solidworks 2006 SP5.0
Solidworks 2007 SP4.0

 

[ctopher]

The cost will probably be same as SolidWorks itself!

Chris
SolidWorks 07 4.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 04-21-07)

 

[kcarpenter]

I found this out several weeks ago through our Dell rep. with whom we have a confidentiality agreement with. It's tuff not to spill the beans, but I can now tell you that there will be a delay in getting one of these with the higher end video card. The delay is at nVidia from what I was told. We're in the process of re-evaluating our mobile workstation specs and have been getting demo units from Dell, HP/Compaq, and IBM. I thought he said the cost will only be minimally more than the current M90 (not holing my breathe), but I should have pricing very shortly.

Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Administrator
Invacare Corp.

 

[Heckler]

Holly Cow! Batman I've been thinking about getting a M90 for my home machine.

Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SWx 2007 SP 4.0 & Pro/E 2001

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[CorBlimeyLimey]

The M90 is still a good machine. Its price may drop once the M6300 is released making it a better deal.

 

[Theophilus]

Ug--I might need to get one of these sometime soon, now that I'm up in the mountains in the middle of beautiful nowhere (will need a good working machine while on the road). I'll bet they're pricey.

How does all the graphics stuff work with Vista and Direct-X 10? I heard that new standard will be totally different than what the standard graphics cards are doing (and incompatible or horribly slow).



Jeff Mowry

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.