Dell precision M70 Reviews

Jun.02, 2008 in Dell

The Dell Precision M70 is the top-of-the line workstation notebook from Dell. Its main distinction from the Inspiron and Latitude series of notebooks is the graphics card, which is an OpenGL certified NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400. Graphics cards of this type (the ATI FireGL line is similar) have superior computational precision and are certified to work with applications that engineers, 3D artists, and CAD designers use. Unlike some of its predecessors, this Quadro FX also performs well on gaming benchmarks. The laptop is otherwise similar to the Dell
The Dell Precision M70 is a beautiful high-end workstation with superb graphics and CPU performance. It is an excellent system for the mobile engineer, graphic artists, scientist, and yes, gamer. There are few laptops out there that offer this kind of performance in a 15″ screen model under 7 lbs. Unless you need high-precision OpenGL certified 3D graphics, you may be better off getting an Acer TravelMate 8100, which has very comparable specifications and performance. But if you can get the price below $2500, I would say the Dell is a better deal because of the superior warranty service and the out-of-the-box availability of the faster hard drive.

Dell precision M70 Reviews From howstuffworks

Value 3/5
perfrmance 4/5
Ease of Use 3/5
Features 4/5
Overall 3/5

Dell precision M70 Reviews From epinions

I purchased a Dell Precision Mobile Workstation M70 in mid-2005 as a replacement for its predecessor model, the M60, which I had been using for a couple of years. The centerpiece of the machine for me is the 1920×1200 WUXGA monitor, which enables me to view more information on my portable computer than can be viewed on most 19- and 20-inch desktop monitors. The M70 also has a faster bus speed and faster RAM. The chasis strikes a good balance between size and weight.

Other highlights include a solid and relatively quiet keyboard (compared to my earlier M60), four USB 2.0 ports, an old fashioned serial port, relatively quiet and cool operation, and available 7200 RPM internal hard drives. I ordered mine with a 60GB 7200 RPM drive, and I just upgraded to a more recently released 100GB 7,200 RPM drive.

Dell precision M70 Reviews From notebookforums

Pros:

Light for its Performance 6.8lbs
Sturdy
Clean looking ports
Virtually silent when under-volted and fan controlled by FANGUI8
GPU Performance is very fast
Excellent Screen
Very Responsive Keyboard
Love the Design
Dead quiet HD

Cons:

No Fire wire