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Dell Precision M3800

Dell Precision M3800
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alaScore 86

57 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 57 reviews of Dell Precision M3800. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviews about the durability and screen are overall positive. The design and performance also get good reviews. Comments about the price and size are mixed. The touchpad and battery get less positive views.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Dell Precision M3800 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Dell Precision M3800

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of Dell Precision M3800 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Joel Santo Domingo (pcmag.com)

Dell Precision M3800 (2015)

 

With its 4K screen and thin and light chassis, the latest Dell Precision M3800 is a capable mobile workstation for the architect or engineer on the go.

Portable workstation with ISV-certified Nvidia Quadro graphics. Thin and light. 3,840-by-2,160 resolution (4K) touch screen. Thunderbolt 2 port.

Sealed battery and chassis. Identically colored USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports. No built-in Ethernet. Only a one-year warranty. Short battery life in testing.

Overall, this year's Dell Precision M3800 is an improvement over the previous iteration in terms of connectivity, price, and screen resolution. Its battery life is not as long as last year's M3800, but that's to be expected, given the higher-resolution...

May, 2015
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Expert review by : Joel Santo Domingo (pcmag.com)

Dell Precision M3800

 

Constructed with premium materials and a quad-HD display, the Dell Precision M3800 is a high-end mobile workstation for the on-the-go graphics artist, architect, or engineer. It's a solid choice for detail-oriented workers.

Thin. Made of premium materials. 3,200-by-1,800-resolution, 10-point touch screen.

No internal expansion access, removable battery, or optical drive. UI elements are tiny on the huge screen. Identically colored USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports. ; Constructed with premium materials and a quad-HD display, the Dell Precision M3800 is a high-end...

On the whole, the Dell Precision M3800 is a good mobile workstation with a very nice, high-resolution screen. But the HP ZBook 14 remains our Editors' Choice for mobile workstations, due to its IT-friendly features, like easy access to internal...

May, 2014
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Expert review by : Mark Peters (letsgodigital.org)

Dell Precision M3800 mobile workstation

 

Dell Precision M3800 workstation with 4K touch display : Dell announced updates to the Dell Precision M3800, the world's thinnest and lightest true 15-inch mobile workstation, enabling video editors, graphic designers, engineers and other high-end...

The Dell Precision M3800 mobile workstation is available today for a starting price of $1,699 USD. For more detailed information, visit the Dell site in your country.

Jan, 2015
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Expert review by : Mike Jennings (trustedreviews.com)

Dell Precision M3800 (2015) Review | Trusted Reviews

 

The updated Dell Precision M3800 laptop has a 4K screen and a better processor

Rapid, well-balanced specification ; Good-looking design ; High-quality 4K screen ; Comfortable keyboard

Poor battery life ; Outpaced in benchmarks by other machines ; Business features absent

Jan, 2019
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Expert review by : Mike Jennings (trustedreviews.com)

Dell Precision M3800 (2015)

 

When we reviewed the original Precision M3800 at the start of 2014, we concluded that it was one of the MacBook Pro's only valid rivals – but that was 18 months ago, and in the laptop world that's a lifetime.

Rapid, well-balanced specification ; Good-looking design ; High-quality 4K screen ; Comfortable keyboard

Poor battery life ; Outpaced in benchmarks by other machines ; Business features absent

Sep, 2015
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Expert review by : Mike Jennings (trustedreviews.com)

Dell Precision M3800

 

The best reason not to buy a MacBook Pro

Stunning screen resolution and quality ; Superb slim and light design ; High-end performance ; ISV-certified GPU

Middling battery life ; MacBook slightly faster ; A little noisy and warm under heavy load

The stunning screen is accompanied by decent speakers. They’re loud enough to fill a room with sound, and balance is good: the high-end is snappy and lively without being overwhelming, and the mid-range is meaty enough to make audio sound suitably...

Feb, 2014
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Expert review by : Orestis Bastounis (techradar.com)

Dell Precision M3800 review

 

Can powerful and portable successfully mix? Dell thinks it has a working combination

Superb CPU performance ; Superb graphics performance ; Thin-and-light design ; High-DPI QHD+ display ; SSD, 802.11ac wireless networking

Software sometimes doesn't work well on high-DPI screens ; Poor battery life ; No ethernet port or optical drive

If you can live with its quirks, the M3800 is still one of the best Windows laptops available and something we truly enjoyed using. The Dell Precision M3800 is a great laptop with superb desktop-like processor performance, a powerful GPU and a truly...

Mar, 2014
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Expert review by : Andrew Harrison (techadvisor.co.uk)

Dell Precision M3800 review (2015)

 

We wanted to like the Dell Precision M3800 - but what is with the battery life?

The Precision M3800 is Dell’s take on the ‘Ultrabook’ portable workstation notebook. It’s made from a mixture of materials, and has an undersized battery in order to stay fashionably trim. In its favour, the quad-core processor and midrange...

Jun, 2015
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Expert review by : Michael Passingham (expertreviews.co.uk)

Dell Precision M3800

 

Good for processor and graphics-intensive tasks, but its touchpad and issues with display scaling spoils it

Jul, 2014
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Expert review by : Orestis Bastounis (techadvisor.co.uk)

Dell Precision M3800 review

 

There are several versions of the M3800 available – the entry-level model takes a 1920 x 1080-pixel screen, but the stand-out feature of the Dell M3800 only comes with the dearer version we received, with a QHD+ resolution display. This has a whopping...

We have mixed feelings about the Dell M3800. It squeezes incredible performance into a thin and light chassis, with superb build quality. But its poor battery life is unacceptable, and there's no easy fix for the DPI issues in some Windows desktop...

Feb, 2014
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