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just got my 7780. 64 gigs, top i9, 512 mvme in bottom slot 17.3" UHD 3840x2160 WLED WVA, 120Hz, anti-glare, non-touch, 99% DCI-P3, 500 nits, IR Camera, with Mic NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada 12GB GDDR6 windows 11 pro installed a 4tb nvme m2, installed windows datacenter 2022 as dual boot (required a bit of trickery) my main use is vms and db stuff (oracle, postgres and sql server). runs warmer than my m4800. same temps in win 11 and server versions. wish it was a bit thicker... wish the battery was easily replaceable (ive always had a backup battery on hand during travel) overall a nice unit. will it last as long as my m4800? time will tell. eta to say... called dell to confirm signature required. fedex dude put it on my porch and left. no signature, no contact. would have been a haul for a porch pirate. bit upset by that

im in in the market for a new laptop. Current laptop is precision 4800 with 32 gb memory and 2.5 TB diskspace. It runs Windows Server Datacenter 2022. its main purpose is to back up a desktop workstation running windows server datacenter. My main dev efforts are multiple VMs (its one reason i run datacenter) and various database systems, sql server, oracle, postgres on windows, rhel, unbuntu , debian. screen resolution is 3200 x 1800. l like the current size of the 4800. so i'd like to get a new laptop of approximately the size. its unclear with the 7680 what you give up compared to the 7780 and there appears to be a 'performance' version of the 7680 which is thicker and provides acess to an m2 drive. config target would be the top end cpu, 64 gigs of memory, 1TB drive, highest end resolution, biggest power supply, medium GPU since graphics is not something i need in a laptop. when i get it, im gonna try installing windows server datacenter 2022. dunno if it will work. but my latops going back to older 32 bit configs always ran windows server. i have an enterprise developer license that allows me to install any windows os i want. looking for a little help here. since i cant find details about the so-called performance case for the 7680. im not looking forward to not being able to carry extra batteries if i go somewhere, and i will miss my mouse buttons and full keyboard but it is what it is. thanks for any info.