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The 15.4" Dell Precision M65 under review is one of two workstation-class notebooks currently available from Dell's business-oriented website, the other being the Precision M90. The main differences between the two models are portability and graphics performance, with the M65 holding a significant advantage in the former category and the M90 being far superior in the latter, due to its top-of-the-line NVIDIA Quadro GPU options. Both machines, however, are OpenGL compliant and presented by Dell as capable of handling demanding graphics work, such as CAD, 3D modeling and video editing. As of this writing, both offer the same CPU options, ranging from the Intel Yonah Core Duo T2300E right up to the newly released, and high-priced, Intel Merom Core 2 Duo T7600.My first reaction after unwrapping the M65 was that it should perfectly meet my computing needs and desires. Although a 6-pound, 15.4" notebook is by no means small, the size seemed to offer just the right blend of form factor and function, and the look appealed to me: a brushed-silver lid highlighted by a darker silver border, with a touch of black trim at the base; and inside, mostly black, with a silver border around the black keyboard, and matching silver touchpad. I find the businesslike appearance of the M65 nearly as fetching as that of the aforementioned ThinkPad T-series notebook, though the M65 is a tad flashier.
As I looked everything over more carefully, however, I noticed that a small piece of plastic had been gouged out of the side of the chassis, next to the cable lock slot beneath the left LCD hinge, and the adjoining air vent was bent inward and missing a fin. It almost looked as if someone had tried to force out a cable lock with a screwdriver and thereby damaged the case. Since I had specifically purchased a Certified Refurbished notebook because of the statement on the Dell Outlet web page that "Certified refurbished systems do not feature any cosmetic blemishes," I was rather disappointed, despite the otherwise good condition of the machine and the fact that it wouldn't be too difficult for someone handling a lot of return merchandise to overlook this damage. In the end, I contacted Dell support and was subsequently sent a replacement, which I will touch on a little later. Most of this review, at least where general usage and benchmarks are concerned, is based on the original notebook, which performed flawlessly, chassis imperfections notwithstanding. (Pictures, however, are of the replacement notebook.) Dell Precision M65 Review Linked by LT Hacker
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