Dell :: M6400 Covet Left Palm Flex

Jan 30, 2009

So yeah I wasn't exactly handling the thing with utmost care, was holding the open laptop one-handed by the left front corner, heard a plastic snap sound... I press down on the flat black plastic area where your left palm would rest, just above the PC card slot.. it's a bit squishy. Does it flex for yours too, am I paranoid? Its not a problem just wondering...

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Dell :: M6400 And The M6400 Covet? Whats The Difference?

Jul 17, 2009

Yup me again, in my hunt to determine if M6400 is right for me as it costs just about as much as a used car, I want to make sure its a good investment before I buy it.

What is the main difference with the M6400 and the M6400 Covet?

I configured both with the same specs and the Covet is about $900 more in price?

Does orange paint really cost that much?

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Dell :: Is The Vostro 1520 Left Palm Rest TOO HOT?

May 27, 2009

I've been trying to find reviews of the new Vostro 1520 on the web and have been having varying degrees of luck.

I have noticed however that a few people have complained that the left palm rest of the Vostro 1520 is too hot. One person measured it to be 103 deg F

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Dell :: Latitude E6400 HOT On Left Palm Rest

May 25, 2009

Recently got a Latitude E6400 w/ 2.66Ghz, 4GB RAM, nvidia 160m, 250GB (7200rpm). The left Palm rest is often very hot to keep my hand on it. I even use Antec Laptop cooler pad.

Checking temperatures using speedfan, I have following temps when the left palm rest is hot:

GPU - 55-60C
HDD - 42C
Temp1: 37C
Core 0: 32C
Core 1: 38C

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Dell :: M6400 Covet?

Nov 3, 2008

Are they gonna have LED screens on the non covet m6400s? Or should I pull the trigger on the orange covet one?

Got a one time use 25% off coupon.

The orange looks kinda tacky, but maybe it looks better in person. Good deal or should I wait? ...

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Dell :: Studio 1535 Very Hot Charger, Hdd, Left Palm Rest

Jul 2, 2009

I used my Studio 1535 without problem about 4-5 months and temperatures were fine. But from some time I have very strange problem. First my charger became relatively very hot, my mother consider it as very hot as well.

After my hard disk becomes hot 39-40 C, and now I guess as result from fan system and HDD high temperature, my left palm rest (typically warm on most notebooks) is hot too.

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Dell :: RGBLED For Non-covet M6400

Oct 22, 2008

in the M6400 owners thread I read about the fact that the normal version of M6400 is also available with this type of panel.

I don't see it at the configurator, so only a mistake or did I miss something?

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Dell :: M6400 Covet Review

Nov 17, 2008

After a few weeks I have noticed a few problems with my M6400 Covet.

Here is an overview.

1.) Random hard-locks. My M6400 will sometimes hard-lock... it will completely freeze up. CTRL + ALT + DEL doesn't respond.. Caps Lock doesn't respond.. Everything simply freezes up. This is usually after I switch "off" the WiFi switch on the side of the covet.. or when connecting to a new WiFi network. I've updated the drivers to the ones on Dell's site.. It works for a while then does it again.

2.) Random video errors. My M6400's display will "freak out" every now and then. Seems to be completely random. Sometimes the machine is at idle, I come back and the screen has random artifacts on it.. sometimes it occurs when I'm working hard. It occurs when docked with an external monitor.. (however, it only affects the primary display on my docking station.. not the secondary display) and un-docked on the RGB LED E2E display. I think this is a driver error- but I've installed the drivers on Dell's website. Here is a screen-grab of the problem on the RGB LED E2E display. (Somehow I was *actually* able to prnt scrn it and save it in photoshop despite the horrible screen) My external monitor is fine and works fine with other computers.

3.) My WiFi/Bluetooth lights on the Covet don't always work. Sometimes i'm connected viai WiFi and the light isn't on. Strange. Are there supposed to be on-screen displays with the Covet? i.e. when you turn up /down the volume should there be an on-screen display? My old M90 did this.

Here are the vitals on my M6400 Covet:
Intel Core 2 Dual Extreme Edition QX9300 2.53GHz, 1067MHZ, 12M L2 CacheDual Core
8.0GB, DDR3-1066 SDRAM, 4 DIMMfor Mobile Precision
1GB NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M Mobile Precision M6400 Covet
Intel X25-M 80GB SSD (main disk)
160GB Hard Drive 9.5MM 7200RPM FFS (storage)
17 inch Wide Screen Edge 2 Edge WUXGA RGBLED LCD, Blood Orange, for Mobile Precision M6400
Vista Ultimate 64-BIT Service Pack 1, with media, English Mobile Precision
Integrated megapixel VGA webcam with single digital microphone, Mobile Precision M6400
Dell WLAN 1397 (802.11b/g) 1/2MiniCard for Latitude E/MobilePrecision

I did a clean-install on the Intel X25-M SSD

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HP/Compaq :: HP Dv5t Left Palm Rest

Jan 16, 2009

I know the HP dv5t's hard drive is on the left side , but is not located near the palm rest...instead it's near the battery compartment, just below it.

So what is under the left palm rest? Is it the GPU? CPU? It's pretty hot when in "High Performance" mode, but slightly warm when in "Power Saver" mode.

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Dell :: M6400 Covet Or Lenovo W700

Sep 10, 2009

I am about to buy a new anchor and have narrowed it down to the above two options. Quotes pasted below. Prices ommitted.. The Covet is about 100 bucks more then the w700 out the door.

I have always been a Dell guy, never had much experience with the IBM/Lenovo's. (Dropped my D630 in a pool so I get to finally get a dcent computer) I understand the raw spec differences in that I am getting more power all around with the Dell. What I don't know is that if the Covet is of the same build quality as the lower end business or consumer models (Not so great) as opposed to the Thinkpads which are wonderful.

Also, is the only difference between the LED RGB E2E and the non E2E the piece of glass? Is it identical except for that? I have a 2009 Macbook pro 17" with the matte screen and think it is beautiful, did not like the Apple Glossy (read, glare) option. Am I losing out on anyhing other then the Glare with the Non-E2E screen? ...

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Dell :: M6400 Covet RGB LED Screen Profile

Apr 30, 2009

Has anyone successfully calibrated the RGB LED screen on the M6400 Covet using a colorimeter?

I have a Pantone Huey Pro and I'm getting really bad results after calibration (washed out colors, greenish cast). After about 2 months of back and forth with Pantone they have told me that "maybe" my colorimeter doesn't have enough range for a screen with such a wide gamut.

The "maybe" part, which suggests they don't even know their own product, is what I find unbelievable

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Dell :: M6400 Covet Crashing In Maya

Nov 20, 2008

Is anyone else having stability issues with the Covet?

How would I go about measuring heat on the CPU and GPU? I can't seem to find any utilities.

NTune crashes Vista 64 so that's out...

What I'm getting is normal fast operation for maybe an hour, and then fairly reliably the screens will all blank out for a second and then come back. Windows delivers a popup saying the NVidia drivers have stopped responding and then recovered.

Event logs show the message also: Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding.

I got the Quad Core Covet, and the Quadro 3700. I have it set in the High Performance power mode, plugged in to the wall on the (extremely large) factory charger. The system will run all day if I'm not using Maya.

Also ever since receiving this I have been getting a security audit failure:

Code:
Code integrity determined that the image hash of a file is not valid.
The file could be corrupt due to unauthorized modification or the invalid
hash could indicate a potential disk device error.

File Name:DeviceHarddiskVolume3WindowsSystem32drivers cpip.sys
Network works fine so I don't know what to think of that. Anyone have this too in Vista 64 Business or Ultimate?

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Well :: M6400 Covet Is Available LED LCD As Well9999999999999999999

Oct 16, 2008

$3800 for the covet.

No LED LCD option for the normal version.

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Well :: M6400 Covet Is Available LED LCD As Well77777777777777777

Oct 16, 2008

No LED LCD option for the normal version.

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Dell :: Slight Tingling/vibrating Sensation On The Left Palm Rest For 1647?

Mar 11, 2010

Does anyone else get a slight tingling or vibrating sensation on the right palmrest? It doesn't really bother me but I just find it peculiar....it's really hard to describe except that my hand can feel some kind of vibrating going on (it's very subtle and doesn't make noise). Anybody else know what I mean?

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Dell :: Looking For Input On M6400 Covet For A CAD Mobile Workstation

Feb 4, 2009

From all the specs listed on this machine it should be a CAD powerhouse, however it seems that there are a number of people on the net reporting lots of driver issues when trying to run CAD software.

I'll be running things like Solidworks and some other engineering aps that use some 3D modeling and am wondering if there is any kind of a consensus yet as to weather this machine is good to go or not. This machine will be used for work, so I don't want to mess around with something that will be crashing all the time.

Is it just the Dell bloatware that is causing the issues? If I reformat and reinstall the OS how difficult is it to find all the proper (stable!) drivers to get this machine up and running again?

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Dell :: Difference Between The Precision Covet And The Regular M6400

Jul 29, 2009

seems they can all be configured the same , surely they arent charging extra for that paint job , there must be more to it than that ?

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Dell :: M6400 Covet - Rubber Screen Stop

May 6, 2009

This is driving me crazy. The left rubber bumper on the keyboard deck of my m6400 keeps coming off. I called dell and they ended up replacing the entire deck just to replace this one little rubber piece and it just ended up coming off again.

I really don't want to call dell and set up a service call just to replace this one little piece. The last time I did the tech completely disassembled my laptop and it took him 3 reassembly attempts to get it to boot,

but I'm worried the my screen will get cracked if I don't (I have the covet with the glass screen). Seems like a really bad design.

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Dell :: Covet M6400 & Photoshop Cs4 64bit SLOW

Dec 14, 2008

I've had my covet for arround less than a month now and i've now got serious issues with photoshop cs4 and all the cs4 suite.. like selecting actionscript in flash cs4s actionscript panel.. (major lag)

It must be the graphics drivers, but i have installed all the varieties i have read about on this forum both from nvidia & laptovideo2go to no availe.. after opening a few psd's and trying to move layers around from one to the other (via the tabs etc..) it really starts to become unusable.. it feals like there is a graphics card memeory leak or something, also when i open the nvidia control panel to see what's going on the 3d logo start to stutter when i move my mouse over it continiously...

is anybody else having issue with cs4..?

covet, quadcore, 8gb ram, 3700m + 320 hd..

about to install another 320 hd and was happy to see that i don;t have to reinstall everything.... via (ludicrus speed)

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Dell :: M6400 COVET Pics Of Screen Comparison

Nov 22, 2008

***I should also note that some of the close screen shots are a little blurry. I wasnt using a camera stand and taking shots with no flash. So like in the sunset shot, dont compare resolution cause the m6400 pic looks blurrier than the 9100 pic. Just compare color and brightness. Sorry, I just noticed this hours later *

Ok, Ive taken some side by side pics.
Old laptop, Dell 9100 15" about 4.5 years old.
New Laptop - M6400 Covet

As you can see, for me at least, buying this 17" isnt much bigger than the
15" Im used to. Ok, yeah. I wish the power supply wasnt so big but I will still carry this daily with me to work.

I have a backpack by Spire that I LOVE. They make a sleeve that fits this laptop fine and though the backpack I bought isnt SUPPOSED to fit that big of a sleeve, it actually works.

I highly recommend Spire backpacks. My old one for the 9100 has been carried almost Daily for over 4 years with good weight in it and it still really seems like new esp in the strength department.

I am no expert in video card and monitor stuff as Im an audio guy, so I havent tweaked anything with these screens. They are just both set to highest brightness level and as they came. Im not sure how "fair" it is to compare these since one is an LED screen and one is not and right there, you should expect one to be "colder" and one "warmer".

The LED on the m6400 is definately more saturated with color and way brighter. In whites, my old one looks a bit yellowish though it doesnt really show on the pics.

I tried to so some comparison glossy vs matte (9100) screen. Yep, the Covet is glossy as it IS glass after all, but nope, it doesnt bother me a bit. My first glossy screen too.

I tried to show the screen at angles but both these screens seem to have a wide angle range for viewing.

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Dell :: Has Anyone Received An RGBLED NON-Covet M6400- Is It Matte Finish

Dec 8, 2008

Dell is finally starting to help me out as far as the screen glossiness and some other issues I've been having.

Before I tell them what parts I need in a replacement, I need to know if the M6400 RGBLED screen (not the Covet) is matte finish?

I'd really appreciate it - I can't trust their sales staff to actually know. My gut instinct would be that the E2E RGBLED screen is glossy, while the other is matte... but I don't want to replace my glossy with another glossy!

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Dell :: M6400 Covet Loses Network Connection When Copying Large Files On The Network

Jan 30, 2009

Whenever I'm copying files over the network to/from my M6400 Covet, I lose network connection.

I get the 'Limited Connectivity' message in Vista 64. It seems to happen for larger files transfers only.

I have the latest software from Dell already. My solution is to restart the laptop.

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Dell :: M6400 Sticker On Left Side Of Trackpad

Dec 15, 2008

This sticker (the one saying "regulatory information...." in 50 languages)
would NOT come off by trying to pick at the corners. It was leaving the sticky part on.

When I pulled at the "tab" built into the sticker, I got that off but it left the whole rectangle sticky part on the laptop. In other words, the whole printed part of the sticker came off leaving all the clear sticky material on the palm rest still.

I kept picking at the corners trying to grab them but no luck.

What finally worked was sliding my fingers while pushing on the surface of the palmrest, upward, into the bottom of the sticker. In other words, press your finger on the plastic of the laptop just below the sticky stuff left behind. Keep sliding your finger while pushing on the plastic INTO the bottom line of the sticky part. It will eventually start to roll up. Do this all along the bottom edge of the sticky part and eventually you can grab the "rolled up edge" and pull at it. It should then pull off in one piece. There will be little tiny sticky marks left on the plastic but they come right up when you place the sticky rectangle piece down onto it and pull fast up.

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Dell :: Does M6400 Keyboard Flex

Nov 9, 2008

M6400 is reporting that the keyboard is flexing a lot.

[quote=nixx;4125953]Just got my Covet in.. snapped a few photos. All in all, the extrior build quality is like a rock. The exterior seems to be all aluminum. Very nice quality feel to it. I can confirm that the keyboard flexes a lot. My Precision M90 has zero keyboard flex. This is the only laptop I've ever owned that flexes like this. I hope it's not a longevity problem.[/QUOTE

Is this a general thing or a single machine? Does any of the other M6400 owners experience such flex?

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Dell :: What The Consensus On Using The Covet For 3D?

Jan 30, 2009

I'm going to be getting a new laptop soon. I will be using Solidworks 64-bit mostly and also using some other engineering software that has 3D modeling involved.

Searching through threads it seems like a lot of people are reporting problems. Should I look at another laptop? Or has Dell worked out all the bugs with this machine?

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Dell :: How Black Is The Covet Screen

Dec 20, 2008

How black is your RGBLED screen? If you look at the black screen (say, black desktop background) in a completely dark room, is the screen uniformly black? Mine has some slightly brighter "shadows" (well, it's actually the opposite of a shadow) towards the middle of the screen. Granted, this is a tough test for a laptop LCD, but for that kind of money I would have expected more. My M90 certainly does better in that regard, but I do seem to recall that the screen on that laptop had a similar issue, and did improve over time.

So, is what I am seeing normal, or should I get them to give me a new LCD?

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Dell :: Studio XPS 13 Or XPS 13 Palm Rest?

May 3, 2009

Which is preferable for the palm rest area...the shiney plastic of studio XPS of 13" or the aluminum of XPS 13"?

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Dell :: XPS M1210 Palm Rest

Oct 7, 2009

There are dark grey marks on both side of the palm rest on my M1210 palm rest which doesn't come off no matter what i use on it. There were never there until i cleaned my laptop with some iso-propyl alcohol. I wiped the whole laptop and around the two palm rest area, silver stuff were coming off my laptop and transferring into onto my cloth.

The place where the silver things come off became a big dark spot on my laptop.

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Dell :: How Hot Should My Palm Rest Be On My XPS 1530?

Oct 8, 2009

I sent my computer for repair to Dell after a fall and when it came back, it came back with a variety of new problem. turns out, dell people damaged the the motherboard and forgot a few screws with a new palm rest when they were "fixing" it.

Anyway, I got a technician to change the motherboard and I got a new palm rest. Now I have the feeling the palm rest/mouse pad get a bit warmer than before but I am not really sure.

How hot should it be for a normally functionning XPS 1530? It is not burning hot or anything but I don't remember if before it was getting this warm.

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Dell :: Are The Aluminum Palm Rests To Slippery Like?

May 19, 2009

I would like the aluminum palm rests. But to me it makes the surface kind of slippery..

I have to put more effort in keeping my palms on the surface. Am I just being to picky or have others felt this?..

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