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Dell Precision M3800 Mobile Workstation Packs Thunderbolt 2, Quadro, IGZO2 Panel

Posted by samzenpus on from the running-the-numbers dept.

MojoKid writes: Dell recently revamped their M3800 model to better entice graphic designers, engineers, and other high-end users who often work in the field, with a true mobile workstation that's both sufficiently equipped to handle professional grade workloads and is thin and light to boot. Dell claims the M3800 is the "world's thinnest and lightest 15-inch mobile workstation" and at 4.15 pounds, it could very well be. In addition, ISV tools certifications matter for workstation types, so the M3800 gets its pixel pushing muscle from an NVIDIA Quadro K1100M GPU with 2GB of GDDR5 memory. Other notable specs include an Intel Core i7-4712HQ quad-core processor, 16GB of DDR3L memory, and a 256GB mSATA SSD. One of the new additions to the M3800 is a Thunderbolt 2 port with transfer speeds of up to 20Gbps that allows for the simultaneous viewing/editing and backing up of raw 4K video. Finally, the M3800 is equipped with a 3840x2160 native resolution IGZO2 display, which equates to a 60 percent increase in pixel density over a current gen MacBook Pro with Retina display. Performance-wise, the M3800 holds up pretty strong with standard productivity workloads, though as you can image it excels more-so in graphics rendering throughput.

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  1. Woaaaaaah by Arkh89 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What a nice, pointless, ad!

  2. Windows 8.1 on the Business Workstation? by supremebob · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Seriously, who puts Windows 8.1 on a business workstation?!? I don't know of any businesses in my area who've "upgraded" from Windows 7 to 8 or 8.1, because they don't want to retrain their employees on how to use Windows. We're all waiting for Windows 10, where Microsoft finally came to their senses and made using that horrible Start screen and Charms Bar optional.

  3. You can replace Windows... But not the battery. by denzacar · · Score: 2, Insightful

    From TFA:

    Battery 61Whr (6-cell) non-replaceable

    So, it is good that that "M3800 is the world's thinnest" mobile workstation, cause they can shove it up their asses with that policy of chasing the "looks" factor over functionality.

    Which can be seen in the design of the keyboard as well.
    It sits there centered, with HUGE empty spaces on both sides, and no dedicated numeric keys while navigation keys are down to very crammed arrow keys.

    Workstation?
    This is a glorified e-mail machine that you discard after 3 years.

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    Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens
  4. Re: You can replace Windows... But not the battery by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    - no number pad, despite plenty of room for one.-

    I'm torn around the issue of laptops and numeric pads.

    In some respects, it would be good for me because, spreadsheets and numbers and stuff.

    However I can't get over the feeling that having my body not in the centre of the screen is just wrong. Every time I try a laptop with a numeric pad, it seems strange to not be oriented in the middle of the machine for normal typing.