Originally Posted by
nkedel
I'm not sure 1TB is "ludicrous capacity" and 1TB in M.2 isn't available at retail yet, just at very high cost through OEMs. Seeing as I'm running 2x 1TB now, I don't love having to buy a 2TB 2.5" disk with any of the new systems I'm looking at (except big workstation class ones) but none of the models I'm looking at (and I've given up on the P50 or Dell M7510 on cost grounds) take both an M.2 + a 2.5" drive.
Well, I did say "approaching," and a 2GB SSD is 75% larger than the SSD storage I currently have installed in my T420. I could get by for now by just swapping in my current 1TB drive (480GB available). The 2nd drive in the Ultrabay is used primarily as shared storage for my VMs.
The WWAN option is listed as M.2 form factor. I'm wondering if there's actually a 3rd slot for that, and if it's possible to repurpose it if you don't need WWAN.
I'd expect it to be 90W with no discrete GPU, and 135W with a dGPU -- the comparable Dell model can run on 65W with no dGPU. I've already weighed in on my opinion of the value of the 940MX although with no Iris Pro 580 option, it may still be enough better than the HD 530 for some users' needs.
Personally, if I get it, it will still be iGPU-only.
I'll be getting a dGPU model. My 3D gaming/simulation needs are relatively modest, but will likely exceed the capacity of the HD530.