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Dell has launched two new mobile workstation-class computers that pack 45-watt Intel Raptor Lake-H processors into thin and light designs.
The Dell Precision 5480 is a 3.3 pound notebook with a 14 inch display and a design that’s pretty much what you’d expect if Dell made an XPS 14 laptop, and the Dell Precision 5680 is a 4.2 pound model with a 16 inch screen and optional support for higher-performance graphics, among other things.
Neither laptop is cheap: prices currently start at $2,119 and $2,788 for models with Intel Core i5 chips, Intel integrated graphics, 1920 x 1200 pixel IPS LCD displays, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage.
But both systems can also be configured with higher-resolution displays, faster processors, more storage, and other upgrades… although Dell’s spec sheets describe some options that don’t seem to be available at launch. For example, both laptops should support up to 64GB of RAM, but Dell is only selling the 14 inch Precision 5480 with 16GB at the moment. And both should support NVIDIA A-series discrete graphics, but only the 16 inch Precision 5680 can be configured with an NVIDIA GPU at the moment.
So it seems like a safe bet that additional upgrade options are coming in the future.
Here’s an overview of some key specs for Dell’s new Precision 5000 series thin and lgiht mobile workstations:
| Dell Precision 5480 | Dell Precision 5680 | |
| Display | 14 inches 1920 x 1200 non-touch 2560 x 1600 touchscreen | 16 inches 1920 x 1080 non-touch 3840 x 2400 OLED touchscreen |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-13500H Intel Core i5-13600H Intel Core i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13800H Intel Core i9-13900H | Intel Core i5-13600H Intel Core i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13800H Intel Core i9-13900H |
| Graphics | Intel Iris Xe NVIDIA RTX A1000 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada | Intel Iris Xe NVIDIA RTX A1000 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada NIVIDA RTX 4000 Ada |
| RAM | 16GB to 64GB LPDDR5-6000 Integrated Dual-channel | 16GB to 64GB DDR5-6400Non-ECCSODIMM |
| Storage | M.2 2230 or M.2 2280 256GB to 4TB PCIe Gen 3 x 4 or PCIe Gen 4 x4 | M.2 2230 or M.2 2280 256GB to 4TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 |
| Ports | 4 x Thunderbolt 4 1 x microSD card reader 1 x Smart Card reader (optional) | 2 x Thunderbolt 4 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x 3.5mm audio 1 x SD card reader 1 x Smart Card reader (optional) |
| Wireless | Intel AX211 WiFi 6E Bluetooth 5.2 NFC (optional) | Intel AX211 WiFi 6E Bluetooth 5.3 NFC (optional) |
| Camera | 720p HD IR camera | FHD RGB IR camera |
| Speakers | 4 x 2W | 4 x speakers |
| Battery | 72 Wh | 66 Wh or 99.5 Wh |
| Charger | 100W USB Type-C (integrated graphics) 130W USB-C (discrete graphics) | 90W (integrated graphics) 130W (discrete graphics) |
| Security | Fingerprint Reader IR camera Smart Card reader (optional) | Fingerprint Reader IR camera Smart Card reader (optional) |
| Dimensions | 311 x 210 x 19mm 12.2″ x 8.3″ x 0.7″ | 354 x 240 x 22mm 13.9″ x 9.5″ x 0.9″ |
| Weight | 1.48 kg 3.26 pounds | 1.91kg 4.2 pounds |
