Dell pushes mobile performance to new heights with the announcement of the Dell Precision M6500 – a system they’re billing as the “world’s most powerful mobile workstation”.  With a starting price of $2749, this mobile beast of a system supports up to a whopping 16GB of RAM as well as the Intel Core i7-920XM quad-core Extreme Edition processor.

The system can be configured with the following specs:

• Choice of Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition Quad Core or Core i7 Quad Core processor
• Windows 7 to Windows Vista OS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• 17 inch display – from WXGA+ to WUXGA resolutions
• Dual-channel DDR3 memory
• Up to 3 storage devices with optional RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 configuration
• ATI FirePro M7740 graphics or NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M or 3800M graphics
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 2.1
• GPS
• Smart Card Reader and optional Contactless Smart Card Reader
• Optional Fingerprint Reader
• 8 in 1 card reader
• ExpressCard 54 and PC Card support
• Aluminum LCD back and base
• 9 cell battery
• Measures 15.4 x 11 x 1.35 inches and weighs 8.5 lbs

Yeah it’s not the lightest system out there but then again – it’s a friggin workstation class computer.

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