Dell Precision M3800 - 2013!

If you think that at 3200x1800 your 15"er will be easier to work on - then you are mistaken. Also, show me a real CAD/DCC/FCC engineer who doesn't have a couple of external monitors in the office/home. You don't do grand scale projects on a 15" inch screen. You bring your beast to the office/home and plug it to the docking station, you take it to a presentation and connect to a projector or stream wireless HD. And for brief on-the-go interaction, it's fine.

 

I totally agree that DELL should be focusing on thin and light as much as possible in the Precision line. I will be very disappointed if they don't bring out an improved chassis for the next iteration of the m4700 and m6700 models. Particularly as I have been holding off my purchase for the last two months to buy before I travel overseas to India for a year.

Come on DELL, announce an m3800-esq version of the m4700 that I can purchase before the end of September.

 

M4800 is getting the same style chassis as the current model.

 

Does anyone have release date information?

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Everything I have seen points to the M3800 being a new addition to the Precision line. It is probably not replacing the expected M4800 or M6800.

I use the M6700 every day and the M4700 several times a week. I don't really care whether the new M3800 is going to be able to meet my current needs that are met by the two current machines. The M6700 with the Nvidia K5000M renders faster than a desktop Quadro 4000 and can keep up with the Quadro K4000 in some software. The K5100M has even higher performance and 8gb of RAM. That 8gb may sound like overkill, but how many layers are you running in Maya? If you absolutely have to have a high performance high TDP video card and CPU, you will stick with the larger chassis that can handle the heat generated by those parts.

The M4700 is smaller, but will still run any quad core that Intel makes, keep that quad core in turbo mode all of the time, and never throttle. The trade off on the M4700 is that you have to go down to a 55 watt graphics card.

The M3800 is smaller and lighter than the M4700. It still has a quad core processor, still has a Quadro GPU, still has the ISV certifications, and has a next generation display. It is also built for another type of user with different criteria for evaluating their ideal mobile workstation. If they choose portability over absolute performance, I am not going to hold it against them. Everyone here is so quick to call the M3800 entry level, under-whatevered, the Boxster to our Porsche 911's, not a real Precision. The fact is that enough people at Dell and enough consumers are asking for an ISV certified Precision that is more portable. It will likely outperform many notebooks out there. It may not outperform the larger Precisions, but it will be easier to carry around.

I already have a possible use for the M3800 with the team that I manage. The use case needs for the machine to have good performance, be very reliable, and add as little weight to the overall set of hardware that we have to carry to on-site locations. The high res screen will also be a major plus. I just need to get my hands on one to do some testing first. Will follow up once I get to see the M3800 in person.

 

From what I gather, the 3800 is that product.

 

My thoughts exactly, there has to be a large 15" with all the ports and 4 SODIMMs.

 

I guess someone posted these. looks like single fan and a carbon bottom?

SIGGRAPH 2013: Dell Launches Precision M3800 Mobile Workstation with 3200x1800 Display | Custom PC Review

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The carbon finish looks shiet with the silver from the side. It looks like a cheap acer with aftermarket carbon sticker............Looks even worse from the left side. there is carbon+silver+matte black plastic

come on people. there is a reason why the thinkpad and macbook are design classic. they stick to a single material!!!! This is just a cheap acer/asus with 3-4 materials thrown together to make it look 'exciting'


back to the drawing board dell. where are the designers? Alienware was a big fail this year design wise as well............i guess everyone is jumping the sinking ship. Mr dell need to buy his company back and fire the current team




It's simple !!! find a material, research it and give it a special unified treatment or finish!! makes life simple and elegant for everyone. I seriously don't get it.

 

This seems like premature speculation given that you can't actually see through vents on the left side of the of the picture because of the angle.

I'm pretty sure that Thinkpads are made from more than one material. In my opinion this machine looks better than any Thinkpad I've ever seen. It is unfortunate, in my opinion, that materials like magnesium alloy and carbon fiber look and feel cheaper than aluminum given their higher strength. Macbook Pros are a bit easy to bend and to dent in my book. The bottom plate on the one I'm on right now is bent from the inside by the battery. It won't stand flat now that the little rubber feet have fallen off.

I would prefer it if Dell took a page out the older Precision line, or the Thinkpad line for that matter. They should use a combination of materials with different strengths so that this thing can pass the same military tests for endurance. It's more important that this machine is durable and reliable rather than just pretty.

 

You sound like my wife shopping for new clothing!

Guys, this is a mobile workstation, not a fashion accessory! Most professionals will be buying the m3800 for its balance of mobility and horsepower, not for its looks. Personally, I do like how it looks, but that's not important. More important for me is whether Dell has sacrificed the quality for mobility (this still remains to be seen). The build quality, the cooling, the quality of the keyboard, and of course the quality of the display - those will be the deciding factors for me, not how the bottom looks!