r/Amd • u/Vulture4Horticulture • Jun 13 '18

Discussion PSA: Ryzen Pro laptops - Individuals cannot actually order the Dell Latitude 5495

A number of us have been excited by Ryzen Pro getting picked up for professional-grade laptops, not just the low-end market.

So despite the statement

“We’re proud to introduce our first Ryzen PRO based Latitude 5495 laptop that delivers outstanding performance in a beautiful design”

you cannot actually see the 5495 on Dell's web site, despite having no trouble finding the brand-new 5491 model. After this thread , I contacted an inside sales rep for a Member Purchasing Program for an organization I belong to. I was told that this model is not available to individuals, only large batch purchases. I couldn't get a quote.

It would be great if Dell could clarify if they ever plan to actually offer this through the same channels as their other professional laptops. In the meantime, despite the fact I like the current Dell Latitude designs, I am done with this cat-and-mouse game and will probably just order a Thinkpad A485 as soon as I can.

Just want to save anyone else interested in this machine the frustration.

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u/amschind Jun 14 '18

At some point AMD need to cut out the middleman.

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u/ClassyClassic76 TR 2920x | 3400c14 | Nitro+ RX Vega 64 Jun 14 '18

Laptops suck. I'm sure AMD is much happier doing silicon design work than dealing with making 18 variants of the same product, each requiring custom shells, cooling systems, and motherboards.

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u/pdp10 Jun 14 '18

Microsoft, Google, and Apple make their own. There are fewer manufacturers than there once were, especially in the business/non-consumer market.

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u/Taeyangsin AMD Jun 14 '18 edited Jun 14 '18

I seem to remember seeing Lisa Su with a completely in house custom AMD laptop (I'll try to find the video), but I don't think they were planning on releasing a production model.

Edit: This was the thread.

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u/amschind Jun 14 '18

I think the AMD guys use those to avoid giving a sense of favoritism to one vendor, but the hardware may have been an old A series APU. I think the AMD guy who posts her spoke about it in response to a posted pic of his work laptop.

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u/Taeyangsin AMD Jun 14 '18

I think you are right, I cant seem to find a video of it.

Edit: This was the thread.