DELL Pro Max 18 Plus and DELL Pro Max 16 Plus:This is the name of the flagship DELL Precision mobile workstation for 2025.

[Aaron44126]

32 minutes ago, ceasar2k6 said:

Also, I think it would use more power (but I guess who uses these on an actual battery?).

 

LCD power draw is pretty much fixed (just varying based on your backlight setting). OLED power draw changes based on what is being displayed. Dark images use less power than light images. If you spend most of your time in "dark mode" applications then you will probably use less power than an LCD panel, but the opposite is true if you work with bright images/apps.

 

33 minutes ago, ceasar2k6 said:

I just hope the power plug is still in the back and they will allow to order gaming GPU online... but, it's still far away enough, than who knows what will happen at launch!

 

Eh, get ready for USB-C power being the only option...

[ceasar2k6]

Just now, Aaron44126 said:

 

LCD power draw is pretty much fixed (just varying based on your backlight setting). OLED power draw changes based on what is being displayed. Dark images use less power than light images. If you spend most of your time in "dark mode" applications then you will probably use less power than an LCD panel, but the opposite is true if you work with bright images/apps.

 

 

Eh, get ready for USB-C power being the only option...

I think it says that it draws over 280w. Are there usb-c connectors that support that much power? If so, shoooooooooot, I hope not.

[Aaron44126]

9 minutes ago, ceasar2k6 said:

I think it says that it draws over 280w. Are there usb-c connectors that support that much power? If so, shoooooooooot, I hope not.

 

I'm just going off of the leaked image (see first post in this thread). If there was a barrel connector, it would be in the back-left corner of the laptop (either on the left edge or back edge). You can see that part of the laptop, along with the right edge, and the barrel connector is not present. I mean, they could have moved it to the back-right which can't be seen in that image, but that would go against their designs from the past 10+ years...

 

The leaked image does line up with what we can see in the promo images/renderings released by Dell. They are showing the left edge (no barrel connector) but I haven't seen a shot of the rear.

 

It's also not beyond Dell to push the limits of the USB-C spec. When the Precision 5510 systems were new, USB-C capped out at 100w under the spec, but Dell was pushing 130w through there. Now, I think the spec limit of USB-C is 240w. Dell could push a little higher than that, or, they could just have the system draw from battery power when it is "overloaded".

 

Finally... We have EU rules coming down soon which require USB-C power delivery to be supported as a full option for most laptops. No surprise if most manufacturers just make it the only option.

[SvenC]

21 hours ago, David55 said:

Dell Pro Max 18 Plus restricts its 18-inch screen to 1440p

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?

[KMikhail]

So, Plus is scalable, but below Premium:

 

https://www.dell.com/en-us/blog/reimagining-technology-with-simplicity-at-its-core/

[Aaron44126]

Pro Max Plus will be the “top” machine (by specs), replacing the Precision 7000 series.

[nforce4max]

I have to wonder what features are going to be lost from this new generation forward, don't like clunk pads and non serviceable keyboards.

[Mambucho]

7 hours ago, Aaron44126 said:

Pro Max Plus will be the “top” machine (by specs), replacing the Precision 7000 series.

it will have a very high price considering the specifications "top"  

My eyes will pop out when I see the price and I will lose them and I will no longer need a laptop

[rahasyavadi]

On 3/20/2025 at 12:01 PM, Mambucho said:

it will have a very high price considering the specifications "top"  

My eyes will pop out when I see the price and I will lose them and I will no longer need a laptop

I notice that “Dell Pro Max 18 Premium” is not mentioned, and I presume it may eventually appear, with a UHD+ (3840x2400) tandem-OLED and/or DreamColor-like screen, for enough money to cause catastrophic shock to the entire nervous system.

[Aaron44126]

9 hours ago, rahasyavadi said:

I notice that “Dell Pro Max 18 Premium” is not mentioned, and I presume it may eventually appear, with a UHD+ (3840x2400) tandem-OLED and/or DreamColor-like screen, for enough money to cause catastrophic shock to the entire nervous system.

 

My understanding is that (for now) the only 18" system will be the Pro Max Plus. ...If they released an 18" 'Premium' system with an OLED panel at UHD+ resolution, but they couldn't get that resolution in the 18" Pro Max Plus, that would be really disappointing...