Dell Precision M90

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Reviews for the Dell Precision M90

Dell Precision M90 Review
Source: Notebookreview.com
I am very pleased with the Precision M90. I have yet to have any problems with it. It is a very strong performer as well. In my opinion, this is the perfect notebook for anyone looking for a strong 3D modeling machine with a good build. I would also recommend this to anyone looking for a professional looking and responding notebook with plenty of power for gaming. However, it can be quite pricey (though I would say usually cheaper than an XPS M1710), so if you're looking for just power, you may want to look elsewhere. And if you're just into gaming, you may want to know that the Quadro has problems with some games, and is indeed much more expensive than its Geforce counterparts.
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User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/12/2006

Dell Precision M90 - UK EXCLUSIVE!
Source: Bios Magazine
Dell latest mobile workstation, the Precision M90 (from £1487), looks like most other laptops from the company but offers unprecedented portable workstation performance. Sporting all the application certifications and assured reliability that professional workstation users demand (it’s certified on some of the industry’s most demanding CAD, CAE, DCC, GIS applications), the Precision M90 is perfect for engineers, artists, developers and other professionals who need to work on business critical applications on the move. The Precision M90 is pitched squarely at content creators, graphics professionals and anyone who needs sheer brute computing force and high-end graphics. The laptop is certified by no less than 31 independent system vendors, which means the laptop will run the like of 3DS Max and all of Adobe’s software without a problem.
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Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/15/2006

Foreign Reviews

17 Zoll Notebook für Leistungstungsfetischisten mit dickem Geldbeutel
Source: Notebookforum.at
online available, Very Short, Date: 04/17/2007
Rating: performance: 80% display: 50% emissions: 50%

88% Test Dell Precision M90 Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck
online available, Short, Date: 03/27/2007
Rating: Total score: 88% performance: 95% display: 84% mobility: 62% workmanship: 86% ergonomy: 88% emissions: 80%

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M is the version of 7900 GS video card for notebooks, which is optimized for CAD and professional 3D-applications.

These cards should be able to display all current games with fluent framerates but not all with high detail settings. Especially demanding games like Crysis, Age of Conan, or Mass Effect are only playable with lower settings. Less demanding (and older) games, like Fifa 08, Command & Conquer 3, or Battlefield 2142 can be played with higher detail levels.

Intel Core Duo: Double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used together by the double. The maximum capacity of 31 watts is only 4 watts more than with the Pentium M (predecessor). Both cores are lowered automatically and independently of each other by speed steps down to 1 GHz. In addition it now supports also SSE3 instructions. At least it is just as fast as a equivalent Pentium M. With applications, which were designed for multi-processors, the performance can be nearly twice as fast as with the Pentium M (e.g. CineBench around 86% fast)

T2600:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.1": Nowadays, meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. 17 inch laptops are built only in 16:10 format.
The DTR-Laptops can't be carried easily, need much current, but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.

>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

3.9 kg: This laptop is heavy below average, compared with the average of notebooks. Therefore especially desktop replacements fit in this class of weight.

Dell: Dell is one of the biggest international manufacturers according market shares and the number of notebook models, which are reviewed in German and English speaking countries. Some of these reviewed laptops achieve top positions according total rating and price/value relation.

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88%: This is a good rating above average. Nevertheless you should not forget, that 10-15% of all notebook-models get a better rating.

>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.