Monthly Archives: March 2013

How to upgrade DELL Precision M4500 up to 16GB RAM

Posted on March 21, 2013 by cmexonat

Disclaimer! AFAIK You may install 16GB of RAM for QuadCore system only! If you have DualCore processor it’s limited to 8GB. Yesterday I have got my upgrade kit from Germany, the 1TB HDD and 16GB RAM. Surprisingly, parcel arrived in two … Continue reading →

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mSATA SSD arrived!

Posted on March 15, 2013 by cmexonat

Hi there! Today I’ve got 128GB SATA minicard for my Dell Precision M4500 laptop. As you may remember I posted about this SSD drive here. I’ve ordered it month ago from Hong Kong ebayer, this is the link to the item. Firstly … Continue reading →

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Make It Habitable

Posted on March 13, 2013 by cmexonat

Hi, I’m moving forward in making laptop habitable, if I would allowed to say so  🙂 Keyboard led lighting is so pleasing in the night time. For even more comfortable working it lacks the most powerfull processor, which was build … Continue reading →

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CINEBENCHed it

Posted on March 11, 2013 by cmexonat

Has some tests on CPU & GPU of my current rig with Core 2 Duo E7300 + nVidia 8500GT vs my new addition – Dell Precision M4500 with i7 Q720 + nVidia Quadro FX1800M. The laptop wins absolutely. It’s two … Continue reading →

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Got it finally

Posted on March 10, 2013 by cmexonat

Yesterday I finally got my DELL Precision M4500. It was about 4 weeks long “express” delivery from USA to Russia. Now it is home. For the next step I’m waiting for mSATA Samsung SSD 128GB drive from HongKong, I’ll put … Continue reading →

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Mac user’s Canopus and AVI headache

Posted on March 6, 2013 by cmexonat

Hey there Mac equipped video- motion- designers! If you were like me in searching for solution on how to export AVIs to PC customers or how to import-export Canopus HQ media – you found it 🙂 First, regarding Canopus. Have … Continue reading →

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Upgrade is on the way

Posted on March 6, 2013 by cmexonat

Few days ago I’ve ordered from Germany an upgrade kit to my newcoming DELL M4500. That is RAM of Crucial brand, which I was told should be DELL-compatible. But it’s Mac-memory however, but I think it’s O’k as long as … Continue reading →

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