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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. Reviewers are impressed by the durability and screen. The design and performance also get good reviews, but comments about the price and size are different. Many are less positive about the touchpad and battery.

portability, performance, design, screen, durability

battery, touchpad

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 : 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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Expert review by : Sasha Muller (alphr.com)

Dell Precision M3800 review

 

Loads of power and a high-DPI display packed into a slim, attractive chassis - there's room for improvement, though

Dell has done well to pack usable amounts of workstation power into such an attractive lightweight package and, while we’re still not sure about the benefits of high-DPI displays, the quality on offer is superb. Our biggest worry, however, concerns...

Mar, 2014
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Expert review by : Mike Jennings (itpro.co.uk)

Dell Precision M3800 review

 

Dell packs a beautiful 15in display (3,200 x 1,880) into a 19mm chassis. But is performance and battery life up to scratch?

Class-leading screen; Fantastic design; Huge power; ISV-certified GPU; Good keyboard

High price; Mediocre battery life; High heat and noise; No numberpad; Average SSD

A brilliant workstation laptops which balances great design with power. However, it could have better battery life and it is expensive.

Mar, 2014
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Expert review by : Orestis Bastounis (techworld.com)

Dell Precision M3800

 

The Dell Precision M3800 squeezes incredible performance into a thin and light chassis, with superb build quality. Read our Dell Precision M3800 review to find out more.

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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