CPU
4th Generation Intel Haswell Dual Core i5-4200M/4210M/4300M/4310M or i7-4600M/4610M or Intel Haswell Quad Core i7-4700MQ/4710MQ/4800MQ/4810MQ/4820MQ/4900MQ/4910MQ/4930MX/4940MX Processor
Memory Type
PC3L-12800 1600MHz DDR3L 204pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory
Standard Memory
up to 16GB with dual core processor or up to 32GB with quad core processor
Max Memory
up to 16GB with dual core processor or up to 32GB with quad core processor
Memory Expansion Slots
2 SO-DIMM slots in models with a dual core processor or 4 SO-DIMM slots in models with a Quad core processor
PC Card Slots
One ExpressCard/54 Slot
USB Ports
Three USB v3.1 Gen-1 Type-A Ports and One USB v2.0/eSATA Combo Port
Card Reader
9-in-1 Media Card Reader Slot and SmartCard Reader Slot
Original Optical Drives
Optional - DVD Super Multi Dual Layer Drive or Blu-Ray RW Drive
Original Hard Drives
320GB, 500GB, 750GB, 1TB 5400RPM or 7200RPM SATA III 6Gb/s Hard Drive or 500GB, 1TB 5400RPM 8GB/16GB MLC NAND SATA III 6Gb/s Solid State Hybrid Drive
Original Solid State Drives
128GB, 256GB, 512GB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s Solid State Drive and/or 128GB, 256GB mSATA Solid State Drive
Drive Notes
The Dell Precision M6800 Mobile Workstation Supports up to 4 Drives. (One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive in the Easy Eject Drive Bay and/or One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive in the Internal Drive Bay and/or One mSATA Solid State Drive + One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive in the Removable Modular Drive Bay Carrier) Note: The third 2.5" Drive is optional and is located in the optical drive bay when installed. If replacing the optical drive for the third 2.5" Drive, you will need the Dell modular bay drive carrier p/n MRR89 for installation. If installing a 2.5" Drive in the easy eject drive bay, you will need the 2.5" Drive easy eject drive bay caddy p/n 794WN for installation. If installing the secondary 2.5" Drive in the internal drive bay, you will need the 2.5" Drive internal secondary drive bay caddy p/n CGYW1 for installation.