Monday, 29 July 2013

Dell M3800 review: 3200x1800 on a laptop


Dell has released a laptop computer called M3800 as mentioned here that features a screen panel with 3200x1800 resolution. This means it has QHD+ resolution. Inside, you will find top of the line processor and Nvidia quadro mobile graphics processing unit. 16GB RAM is also a part of configuration as well and so is the Intel core i7 processor. For storage, you get 512GB SSD or 1TB HDD. We suggest getting the SSD one as it is faster. The Dell M3800 laptop weighs 4.5 pounds and is 0.7 inches thick. Surprisingly, there is no number pad. Dell has not said a word on its price.Find more information including specs and review here.



The new cycle of the Dell Precision M3800 ($2,227.99 as tried) is a versatile workstation made for genuine design, illustrations, logical, and building assignments. It's furnished with an intense Intel Core i7 processor and an ISV-ensured Nvidia Quadro K1100M GPU, however that is not all. A high-determination 4K screen and a Thunderbolt 2 port are enhancements over a year ago's Dell Precision M3800. It's a skilled versatile workstation, and a decent decision in the event that you require a considerable measure of screen land in a meager and light laptop.

Outline and Features

The Precision M3800 is dainty for a portable workstation. At 0.71 by 14.75 by 10 inches (HWD), it has indistinguishable estimations to a year ago's model. The framework weighs 4.15 pounds, which is much lighter than the 17-inch Dell Precision M2800 and lighter and littler than the Lenovo ThinkPad W540$1,699.00 at Amazon, our Editors' Choice portable workstation. The framework is made of premium materials, including carbon fiber on the base board.

The 15.6-inch indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) presentation is secured by edge-to-edge Corning Gorilla Glass NDR, and the 10-point touch screen is responsive. The presentation's Ultra-High-Definition (3,840-by-2,160) determination gives you a chance to view substantially more than you can with the 1080p determination of full HD screens. It additionally offers more on-screen land than the 2,880-by-1,800-determination show on the Apple MacBook Pro 15-Inch Retina Display (2014), or the 3K (2,880-by-1,620) screen on the Lenovo W540.

You can see a 1080p HD video in a window at local determination on the showcase, and still see your email and IM windows, all running at the same time. The large screen is additionally a help on the off chance that you need to view design arranges, logical readouts, humungous spreadsheets, or numerous 1080p HD video streams for your work. The quality is astounding, with smooth inclinations and strong hues. The framework does not have the inherent shading adjustment devices that the Lenovo W540 and the Toshiba Satellite P50T-BST2N01 have, which might be a need in the event that you require shading coordinating for print media or communicate video.

Network is astounding. There's a Noble security port, a SD card peruser, a USB 2.0 port, and a USB 3.0 port on the right half of the framework. Note that both USB ports are the same shading, so you must take a gander at the names to see which is the quicker USB 3.0 port. On the left, the framework has a headset jack, a HDMI port, a Thunderbolt 2 port, and a second USB 3.0 port. Every one of the three USB ports have rest and-charge capacity. A USB-to-Ethernet connector is incorporated for wired associations with your PC system, which is badly designed, yet a concession Dell needed to make to keep the framework's meager profile. The Thunderbolt 2 port will fill in as a small scale DisplayPort, yet its most prominent resource is that you can impart hard drive information and peripherals to the Macs and Windows workstations in your association through the Thunderbolt 2 port. For remote network, the framework has 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0.

Inward get to is not all that great, in any case. Like the MacBook Pro, the Precision M3800 utilizes non-standard screw heads to close the base cover, viably making it inconceivable for you to update memory, swap out capacity, or even change the battery. Your IT masters ought to have admittance to the internals subsequent to purchasing the right instruments, yet you're likely better off utilizing Dell's as a part of home/nearby administration after remote analysis. The framework accompanies a one-year guarantee, which is short for top of the line business frameworks.

The illuminated console is agreeable to utilize, however there's no numeric keypad. The wide touchpad is focused on the space bar, and is as responsive as the touch screen. The framework accompanies Windows 8.1 Pro pre-introduced, with a USB stick rather than a recuperation parcel on the 256GB strong state drive (SSD). You can downsize to Windows 7 Professional on the same Microsoft permit if your business hasn't institutionalized on Windows 8.1. The 16GB of framework memory is bounty for vast information sets and multi-gigabyte RAW design documents.

Execution

The framework accompanies a quad-center Intel Core i7-4712HQ processor and ISV-guaranteed Nvidia Quadro K1100M discrete illustrations. It scored 2,664 focuses on the PCMark 8 Work Conventional test, so it's adequately fast on everyday undertakings. It took just 1 minute 19 seconds to finish the Handbrake video encoding test and 3:30 to finish the Adobe Photoshop CS6 test. Both times are near those of other top of the line laptops and portable workstations, similar to the Apple MacBook Pro (1:17 on Handbrake; 3:25 on CS6) and the Lenovo W540 (1:20 on Handbrake; 3:18 on CS6). Its score of 599 focuses on CineBench puts it behind the Toshiba P50T-BST2N01 (611 focuses) and the Lenovo W540 (637).

While you likely won't play diversions on the M3800, its 3D gaming scores are satisfactory for an expert workstation. It returned outline rates of 22 edges for every second (fps) on Heaven and 29fps on Valley, both at Medium-quality settings. That is insignificantly superior to the incorporated Iris Pro illustrations in the Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch Retina (22fps on Heaven; 23fps on Valley), however the Lenovo W540 (30fps on Heaven; 42fps on Valley) was quantifiably quicker on the tests. In this manner, the M3800 has enough energy to qualify as a portable workstation, however others in its class are imperceptibly speedier.

Battery life was a blended sack in testing. The framework kept going 4 hours 53 minutes on our battery rundown test. That is a hour not exactly the Lenovo W540 and the past cycle of the M3800. The class pioneer remains the Apple MacBook Pro, which endured very nearly nine hours. Be that as it may, 5 hours is still superior to the Dell Precision M2800 (4:26) and the Toshiba P50T-BST2N01 (2:45).

Generally, the current year's Dell Precision M3800 is a change over the past cycle as far as availability, cost, and screen determination. Its battery life is not the length of a year ago's M3800, but rather that is not out of the ordinary, given the higher-determination screen of the new model. On the off chance that you completely require the additional land of a 4K screen, and you're willing to keep the AC connector helpful, the new M3800 is a decent pick. The Lenovo ThinkPad W540 remains our Editors' Choice versatile workstation, on account of its inherent shading calibrator, longer battery life (and replaceable battery), less demanding expandability, and a marginally less-costly sticker price.