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My Max Pro Plus 18 arrived today and I just completed the SSD switch from my old 7680 - a few driver updates and reboots later I am up and running again. The Pro Max came with Raid On enabled, had to activate Advanced Settings to find the option to switch to AHCI/NVMe - otherwise my Win11 would not find the boot device. Screen is amazing. Works flawlessly with my WD19DC to connect 2 additional displays, USB mouse, keyboard and LAN - no extra power supply needed - guess that would be a different story for those with a dGPU where you might need to switch to the new SD25TB5 to get 280W.

My Pro Max Plus 18 shipped on 24th August from China to Germany - might arrive next week 🙂 RAM is already waiting 2x Kingston CSoDimm 32GB

How long does it run on battery on low use? Does it get hot on medium or high load?

Still no review from the new Dell Pro Max Plus 16/18. We'll order a Pro Max Plus 18" tomorrow. 265HX, iGPU only, CSoDimm (1x 16GB to upgrade myself to 2x 32GB). Should be delivered in 3 weeks, according to our sales rep.

CSoDimm 64 GB 418€ - thats the first time that the upgrade price from Dell from 16 to 64GB is not that much of an issue with 474€ - maybe a step in the right direction. We'll see how Dell behaves if the CSoDimm prices drop - SO-DIMM 64 GB is around 160€ and less.

Problem now is, that its not good old SODIMM but CSoDIMM which is not as widely available. Potentially this will fit That would be roughly the same price as SODIMM - 200€ for 64GB.

Dell Pro Max Plus is online in Australia: Dell Pro Max Plus 18 Inch Mobile Workstation Laptop | Dell Australia Now in germany as well: Dell Pro Max Plus 18 Zoll-Workstation – Leistung durch großes Display | Dell Deutschland

Here is a french Dell link, which indicates 17th of July as start for the Dell Pro Max Plus.

So, currently available SO-DIMM DDR5 modules won't work? I could not find CSoDimms online.

Is CSoDimm different to SO-DIMM?

Dell Pro Max 14 and 16 are online in Germany. Funny price tag: starting at 121000 € - display currently max 300 nits, hmm. Maybe I'll spend that for a Porsche instead? 😉

It says QHD+ here. I'd expect that to be 2560x1600 not 2560x1440. But I found the other post with 1440p as well. Is there an official announcement page from dell?

Thanks for the CMOS reset info - was worried as well if one had to unplug the CMOS battery for that by disassembling about everything in that laptop.

Should be 16:10 ratio - so I would expect 1920x1200 and 3840x2400 and maybe 2560x1600

Is that from a new leak? URL?

Pulled the trigger on a 7680 - the sales discount was too good and the Dell Max Pro Plus too far away - expected in July vs next week for the 7680.

As Dell is moving to USB-C power plugs, can one get adapters for the current 240W power supply from 7.4mm to USB-C? I have some of those power bricks in different locations, so I don't have to carry them all the time. Will they be waste when switching to the Dell Pro Max? I only found this, which states max 65W The original from Dell does not list Precisions so I guess they are limited to 65W as well.

Yes, my plan before the Pro Max Plus 18 leak was to go with a Precision 7680. So, I guess I will go the patience way...

I wanted to get a new laptop in February when Pro Support for my current 7740 ends. Ah, patience, hate it 😉

Is there any upcoming tech event which Dell could wait for before anouncing the Dell Max Pro laptops?

Just the V CPUs and display with 300 nits - not so interesting - more like Inspiron or Latitude, not Precision

Bit of a disappointment with no 18" version 😞

Trackpad looks nice and big and with a visible area, not hidden like in the current XPS lineups. Keyboard without the touchbar is also better than in the latest XPS laptops. Looks like way more than only USB-C ports, quite similar to my 7740 ports. Only thing I will miss is the power adapter port as it makes the power adapters useless, which I positioned at different spots at work and at home. Maybe some adapters available to make them USB-C plugs? Lets see how big or small the USB-C power adapter will be, when it supports 240W. So, all in all I am looking forward to those new laptops - just early enough to pause me pulling the trigger on a 7680 early next year.

@Mambucho how satisfied are you with your 7680 when it comes to battery runtime and noise/fan activity during different load types?

We are limited to business laptops with support contracts for quick inhouse repairs in case of HW problems in the company. I would like 17" with 16:10 display ratio. Leaned towards an XPS 17 but those are not available in Germany any more. XPS 16 is crap with that new keyboard with touchbar - so I hoped that 7680 might be the next best choice...