Dell Precision M3800 - 2013!

This!

It totally baffles me that a Precision workstation does not come with the capability to support 32GB RAM. Absolutely astounding. ISV support and a weak Quadro graphics card is not enough to give this thing a Precision moniker. Truly, of all the things this 3800 could provide to the professional who needs a highly portable workstation, 32GB RAM would have to be one of the most important.

I NEED 32GB and this thing would suit me down to the ground if it supported that much RAM. DELL, you had a fantastic opportunity here and just BLEW IT. There is an ocean of 16GB capable laptops and this is just an ISV XPS with a weak Quadro. Pretty disappointed.

No idea why DELL wouldn't use 32GB RAM capability to differentiate this from all the rest. It's not like this model can take sales from the bigger brothers with its limited GPU and storage options.

 

For the M3800, the answer is simple, you can't physically fit 32 GB of RAM in a chassis so thin, well 32 GB soldered, maybe, but they would charge a pretty penny for that. The M4800 will allow 32 GB as usual.

 

Basing it on the K1100M being a 45 watt TDP version of the 38 watt TDP 750M. If Nvidia nerfs the clocks, then it may not perform as well.

 

NVIDIA Quadro K1100M | techPowerUp GPU Database
vs.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M | techPowerUp GPU Database

Same GPU core, same number of shaders, same amount of memory, etc.
K1100M is clocked a bit lower than 750M, though. Not sure if clocks are final since they don't show up in the NVIDIA spec sheet (at first glance) but I suspect they are.

 

Hey guys, there's one thing I don't understand.

So which one is better? The K1100M or K2100M?

NVIDIA Quadro K1100M | techPowerUp GPU Database
NVIDIA Quadro K2100M | techPowerUp GPU Database

The clock speed for K1100M is better than K2100M. But all its other specs lose out to K2100M, though it's just a little bit... but the watt consumption is 10 watts higher.
So which card is better in terms of working/gaming/hd display?

I'll be travelling and going to places where power socket is rare and I have to rely just on my laptop battery.

 

The K2100m is, GPUs process highly parallelized loads so more shaders (or CUDA cores as nVidia calls them) will win over less CUDA cores clocked higher, you'd need significantly higher clock speeds on the K1100m to keep up with the K2100m.

 

K2100M is better. With more compute units/shaders, it can get more work done even with the lower clock.

Right now there's no indication that the K2100M will be available in the M3800. It should be available in the M4800 though.

 

Not which is better. Rather, which is the better choice for you.

Then go with the most battery friendly card. Unless you like carrying a lot of batteries? Which would defeat the purpose.

That would leave media specialist by the wayside, who need a minimum of two drive slots for the most basic editing. No, if that is the case, I'm afraid one drive will not do. Not these days, and certainly not in this class.

 

Sweet. Thanks guys.
But I've been hearing that Nvidia Quadro (mobile) series comes with the Optimus software that switches from the default motherboard's graphics card and over to its GPU depending on the power mode selected. Is it true?

 

Optimus is supported on the mobile Quadros (if you also have a compatible display).
If Optimus is enabled, the Intel GPU will run the display, and the NVIDIA GPU will step in to run graphics-intensive apps. Which GPU is used can be specified on an app-by-app basis.