Dell Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation Review

[@ciprianhotea5195]

Nice review. I got a dell precision 5540 at work and I would like to say a few things about it. It's compact and for it's size it has some firepower.I had it paired with a dell wd19dc dock station and this was the problem. The laptop has only one port usb type c for charging from docking station. This means that if you have two 1080 monitors it is ok. If you try to pair a 4k monitor and a 1080p monitor via dock it will not work. If you put the 4K in the hdmi of the laptop it will heat up. From my point of view it should have dual type C to ensure the requiered power for 4k monitors.

[@mkq0007]

Andrew your reviews are awesome as always and it honestly gets better and better each video for the average person. Thanks again for your hard work.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks really appreciate it 👊

[@mahekcharania6846]

I am so happy that your channel is finally getting the attention and subscribers it deserves. Will reach 100k soon! Also, I like your intros and outros. Somehow the lighting seems off in a few scenes, it would be better if you shot the laptop scenes in a brighter background. Been following you for almost two years now. Keep up the great work!

[@olegsorlovs3164]

Definitely the most complete review of the 5540 @ KZbin!

[@pandapo7211]

I bought it with IPS 4K display, upgraded to 64Gb of RAM and 2Tb SSD, second year I'm absolutely happy with it. IPS maybe not so bright as OLED, but if you use it for work, text, code or photo editing, then IPS better. Gorgeous laptop.

[@WiikLyID]

Is this laptop still good in 2024?

[@TheB1nary]

Awesome review - very professional and measured. Good work!!

[@dave4shmups]

Great review! I like the design of it, and I love that it has that battery indicator-I think more thin and light laptops should have one.

[@manuelmalagon210]

I like how you get straight to the point! Very nice review. Thanks Andrew :)

[@kiknav]

HI Andrew, just a reminder that you wrote that it takes up to 32 GB, it can actually go till 64GB, love the channel :-)

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks for the correction

[@williamcohen3351]

This looks like a very good workstation laptop. The webcam is good compared to others we have seen in similar laptops. The easy access to the insides is a plus. This machine has plenty of power. The one drawback however is that for a 15 in laptop workstation, which is suppose to be usable for many applications, should include a full size ten key, especially for the price one is paying for this. I noticed the Lenovo workstation has a ten key on it. I guess that is the tradeoff. Each laptop has is good points and not so good points. Overall a very good laptop. Great review.

[@tamascsirik9509]

Thx for the review! Mobile net card is missed badly, and 2 drive slots would be nice.

[@gianpaololeardi2772]

Hi Andrew I love your reviews! I would love you to compare the P1 Gen 2 and this one... They are definitely competitors and would be great to have a compare review about all the aspects you normally cover. I am thinking to get one of them... Still more in live with the Thinkpad...

[@oswaldcolon9018]

First time viewing your content, and really liked the style and overall video presentation. It was informative, well paced, and engaging; well done! I subscribed, and look forward to seeing more content from your channel.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks really appreciate it 👊

[@highendcheaptech9705]

Nicely done as usual! Liked and shared of course!

[@adamheeley285]

I have never had any problems with my dell products. My apple macbook on the other hand has a fan so loud i can hear it through my headphones and is going full blast even when just cruising youtube.

[@TMT98]

Do you know, how the performance compares to the i7 version? Especially considering the thermal throttling. Does it make sense to get an 8 core device or will the 6 core version give the same performance in the end? Also, what kind of work did you do for the battery life test? Will it be around 7 hours even for only light office work and web browsing? Thanks for covering the precision! Workstations don't get enough love, glad that you did this vid!

[@SagherManchanda]

The Robert De Niro of reviewers ❤️

[@321kh]

Thanks for this. Would love to see you review the new Precision 5550. Curious to know if you think it's worth upgrading from the 5540 and whether they've improved the thermal issues...

[@2ndtom3h]

Please make a review on precision 7540,a workstation with a meaningful increase(about 50%) in performance from dell xps/inspiron/vostro/precision 5540.

[@roseberrygamingid]

nice review. it's rare when reviwer test game with quadro gpu laptop

[@Sofiaeurope]

The really good ones from Dell are few models : Dell 4800 and 7530 ,7520 , 7510 & a few more

[@aidanmoran3881]

Great review man!

[@johnsamuel6080]

The web cam is so sharp. Damn!

[@aminderakhshan3471]

Thanks Andrew, great review.! How about a review of the new model, Dell Precision 5550? Which of these (5540 and 5550) would be a smarter choice for CAD, 3D Modeling or video editing applications? So basically the question is, which Cpu has better performance, Core i7 10th Gen or Core i9 9th Gen? Which one would you pick?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Hopefully soon. I just took delivery of the new Dell XPS 15 today.

[@aminderakhshan3471]

@@andrewmarcdavid Great, I look forward to it :)

[@muhamadfirdaus2021]

Hi, want to ask, is it still relevant if I want to buy this spec for now? I mean 2nd hand or refurbished unit.

[@GR8_001]

Oh go ahead It's very much worth it

[@adityapatel9735]

Really professional video quality for the professional laptop :)

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks really appreciate it 👊

[@adityapatel9735]

@@andrewmarcdavid will be waiting for 5550 once it comes out :)

[@melvinhow]

Can anyone help me choose between this laptop or Lenovo P1 Gen 2? I'm looking to use the laptop for Cad software such as Solidworks

[@luisrodriguez8855]

Have you decided on which one to buy?

[@danielmozo3209]

¿Cuál comprastes?

[@joellandy]

Thank you, Andrew. I enjoyed your presentation. Did you mention a dongle option for ethernet connectivity?

[@sukumaar357]

Memory is expandable upto 64 GB

[@ambersahni2219]

Hello, Can you please compare Dell precision 5550 to XPS 9500 for performance? How does it stand with XPS and MacBook regarding video editing?

[@doni6504]

I need the first comparison asap too! Dell precision 5550 vs xps 9500

[@rudrapanchal8923]

I've 4k, IGZO touch display on my precision 5540, and I feel that the colors on the display are a bit oversaturated due to which im not able to color grade photos (which happens to be my primary workflow) could you suggest me color profile for the laptop display to solve this issue!!

[@andreiverdes]

Great video as always! Would love more details about the thermal throttling, more specifically at what clock speed does is stabilize after 15 or more mins of intense workload?

[@ruachpneuma5638]

Awesome video :)

[@osmanlitorunu1990]

Is there a 4K matte display option? If yes, which one is matte, the OLED or the Touch version? Thx

[@annakolut7268]

There is also a pen support for the 4K touch screen, while non-OLED, version of the 2019 Precision 5540. Unfortunately, I could not figure out the specific name/model of a compatible pen. Does anyone know that detail and may add some remarks about the quality of this pen suppprt ? A review would cearly be even better.

[@mahaaa7650]

I also want to know about the pen I want to order this precision 5540, but I need pen and in their website i found nothing

[@harshpranami7802]

I have the 4k touchscreen. And my god I just realized that it's non-oled. Gutted

[@sabaruengineering3843]

Hi Andrew, how about MSI Workstation WS65? btw thanks for your review on Dell Precision 5540

[@TallMarty]

I don't see any reviews talking about the touch screen capabilities of this laptop, maybe its only a later generation feature? I'm curious how it works with a stylus.

[@lufa62]

Hi Andrew, nice job. Do you have any idea of which stylus pen one can use with this dell 5540 precision with touch screen? Seems that at the moment there is not a single one working on it, which would be quite awkward...

[@lufa62]

thank you Andrew for not answering after 3 years...wonderful

[@eagkapobtawanvanichakul6821]

In my opinions, I thought XPS design was used so much aged now. I think it time to change insides especially that keyboard, it was look like my old dell inspiron so much but except the outside body and display bezel , and this was very good review. Thanks :)

[@markk_g]

They didn't change the hinge style? That's my one problem with the XPS frame, the hinge is very weak and comes loose over time.

[@randomguy8478]

My company gave this as a work laptop. I know its a workstation not designed for gaming. Still I wanna know can i play less demanding games like NFS payback, NFS heat, fortnite, rocket league, GTA V ?

[@l.m.g8799]

Wich do you think is best for auto cad and business and a little gaming dell Precision 3540 Mobile Workstation or the dell precision 3541 mobile work station or any other laptop u recommend around the same price range I need them for my college classes please and thank you .

[@lawrence6294]

Does it has heat throttling issue? As bad as the XPS 15?

[@RubesM]

mine heats up quick!! and it gets really hot, even during normal use. I do a lot of video editing though, but still it heats up so bad it burns your fingers if you pick it up.

[@stockjonebills]

The other big difference it they only put the Intel AX card in the precision. The XPS only gets the Killer cards which I dont like.

[@shlomoreinstein8085]

Great review as usual Andrew! Looking forward to the xps 9390 and the latest spectre.

[@AUSAAH]

Andrew I am having a hard deciding between Thinkpad P1 G2 and Dell precision 5540. Which one would you pick?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Wait, my video of the HP ZBook 15 G6 of coming up

[@AUSAAH]

Andrew Marc David 😊 i will watch it but I don’t like HP

[@andrewmarcdavid]

@@AUSAAH no worries. I like the P1 G2 a lot.

[@SteveMadore-r7p]

Candice laptop handle 4K editing using Pinnacle Studios 26 software?

[@mariaokoi9396]

Nice comparison

[@mariaokoi9396]

I'm going for a fairly used for this spec, is that okay please

[@zaforkador8612]

Excellent review! can anyone recommend Dell Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation or the new Dell G7 15 for running Autocad ?

[@chancer194]

What would you recommend for an architect student? I've been looking between this and the lenovo thinkpads budget is under 1.8k

[@davidstingl6217]

I bought 2 years ago my Precision 3530 brand new for $1000 with an i7 8750h and Quadro P600. Unless you do photorealistic rendering (Hollywood level) on it, then this device is very capable of doing the task. You might try looking now at Precision 3540. Before this device, I had the 7510, I was way happier with it, but that is more of a desktop than a laptop. The 3000 series could be a good pick for you since as a student you probably travel a lot. And since you study architecture, I assume you do not render much but mainly model, for that this device with particularly this GPU is best for you.

[@mohamedaminchairi]

is it worth or should I wait for the new xps 15 2020 ?

[@hunterbull7804]

Texas A&M Engineering wants me to have at least an intel i7, 8GB Ram, 256GB storage, and a discrete graphics card. Would this be a good option. I was looking at macs but I don’t want to run bootcamp

[@sherdilkahn4082]

Andrew I am a regular visitor to you channel and I am disparately waiting for you review/comparison between Dell Precision 5750 vs Macbook Pro 16

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Working as fast as I can but these comparisons take time

[@nanakofi3896]

Can it support lumion 12 very well

[@Selcuk_e]

I have 5530 with intel e zeon cpu and 32gb ram and fans are always screaming out to make itself cool. I dont know but if I am gonna buy new one, definitely I will check this future of it. It could be anoying somtimes. and the fingerprint scanner would be very nice for mine one. with the 4k ips panel would be make you less happy then oled one coz it makes you feel the difference. and 5530 maximum ram capacitiy is 32gb as I know if you compare to new model that 64gb.

[@Mura-bot]

How would this compare to the Asus Zephyrus G14?

[@David_Denali]

Is the wifi card removable?

[@Abidarstok]

بررسی این مدل از زبان فروشگاه تخصصی لپ‌تاپ آبیدر استوک رو توی چنل آپلود کردیم

[@interproservice]

SSD not so good :( do you plan to buy some desktop powerstation with xeons?

[@tomaszl7948]

Will this laptop use full speed nvme x4 drives?

[@aaronconyers209]

do the computer manufacturers ask you to review their laptops or do you because every time u say the devices u review are on loan from the device manufacturers?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

They ask me If I want to review their latest laptops. They send me the laptop for review and when I am done I send it back. They don't pay me or see the video before it is released to the public. I have 100% editorial control.

[@aaronconyers209]

@@andrewmarcdavid thats cool

[@aaposour3305]

Precision7740 is just so so from my use. The 4K sharp display is not good not clear , I said not clear not easy to see !

[@EM-ks5my]

What is actually interesting that the T2000 and GTX 1650 have identical silicon. I think Nvidia should make REAL CHIPSETS for workstations and not just repackaging the consumer with a quadro driver. The benchmarks are very similar, if you don't use Autodesk or anything that needs a proprietary driver, go for the consumer version. You can get an RTX 2060 and blow away the T2000 (GTX 1650) on video encoding and content creation.

[@affifbinmoideen1646]

Plz review precision 3551

[@Sofiaeurope]

nice looking laptop but not for heavy loads ! Slim laptop is a not good for those things .4k & touch screen in early ages yet , making a lot troubles It is good for showing off & easy tasks :)

[@davidstingl6217]

1400 score in Cinebench R15 is not very much, in fact, it is very little for an i9. I have an i7 8750h in Precision 3530 and I get a 1100 - 1200 in cinebench r15... and no, my 3530 has a terrible cooling solution, far worse than the 5540. So I am pretty surprised

[@shv580]

P1 Gen 2 is still king IMO

[@angelajoynortega7117]

Hm does this cost?

[@adamheeley285]

The carbon fiber keyboard looks a little childish, but looks great in every other area.

[@juanrebolledo98]

Is it touchscreen?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

No

[@garneralbright235]

The display is VERY nice. Touchpad is nice too. But I absolutely HATE the keyboard!!! :(

[@RubesM]

I like my 5540, I hate with a passion its battery life.

[@interproservice]

Do some giveaways so ppl can subscribe to your channel and other media, so 100K is probable on the 31.12 :)

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I have a very special giveaway coming up stay tuned...

[@interproservice]

@@andrewmarcdavid Personally not interested, sometimes I want to help others, you deserve a million haha :P

[@chuckHart70]

Its; great until the charging port flakes out.

[@pilot3103ify]

lol you know the xps redesign is coming when they start naming the xps something else.

[@rezaahmadi3810]

is it touchscreen?