I won’t say how much it cost when I got my first professional mobile workstation, a Dell Precision 5750, about four years ago, but “as much as my last car” would be accurate. It was—and still is—an amazing machine, but eye-watering pricetags normally put high-end laptops like this out of reach.
So, when Dell discounts the current generation 5690 model by 60%, dropping the price from $4,723 to only $1,889, that makes it a true steal, putting a high-end professional laptop into much more affordable consumer laptop territory. And don’t forget to check out our lineup of Dell coupons to save even more.
What’s the difference between a mobile workstation and any other laptop?
Mobile workstations are built for professional use, not just with better components, but the actual body or chassis of the laptop is far more solid, as well. You also get a gorgeous, calibrated display, better cooling, multiple high-speed ports, standard Windows 11 Pro and even great speakers for working on audio and video projects. In this configuration, the Dell Precision 5690 comes with a 16-core Intel Core Ultra 7 165H, 32GB of insanely fast 7467 MT/s RAM, 1TB M.2 SSD, and professional RTX Ada 2000 GPU, equivalent to a consumer RTX 4060 Ti.
How does a Dell Precision 5690 compare to a similar 16″ Macbook Pro?
It’s always hard to go head-to-head between PC and Mac laptops, but a comparably specified 16-inch Macbook Pro does come with a 4K screen and more powerful GPU, but a less powerful processor and slower memory. And of course it costs $1,210 more. Even Dell’s Precision 5490 with the same specs plus a 4K screen is still $923 less than the Apple.
| Dell Precision 5690 | ||
| Processor | 16 Cores, 5.0 GHz |
14 Cores, 4.5 Ghz
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| GPU | RTX Ada 2000 | M1 Max |
| RAM | 32 GB LPDDR5x 7467 MT/s |
36 GB Unified Memory
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| Storage | 1 TB M.2 | 1 TB M.2 |
| Display | FHD+ | 4K Retina |
| Height | 0.87 Inches | 0.66 Inches |
| Weight | 4.46 Lb | 4.7 Lb |
| Price | $1,889 | $3,099 |
What are people saying about the Dell Precision 5690?
Good things. People are saying good things. XDA called it “the king of workstations,” while PC Magazine called it “the best workstation laptop of the year,” saying, “The Dell Precision 5690 earns our Editors’ Choice award among high-end mobile workstations for putting maximum power into a reasonably portable PC package.” Dell customers agree, saying, “they are built really well and are crazy fast,” and “if you need a powerful, portable workstation for AI-driven tasks, 3D modeling, or high-end computing, the Dell Precision 5690 is a fantastic choice.”
If you need a powerful laptop that can do everything from video and photo editing, to engineering and CAD, to AI and even handle gaming, you won’t find a better bargain than Dell’s Precision 5690 for 60% off, and our Dell coupons can help you save even more.
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