Hi Mark,

Those two are virtually identical.

Things to consider:

*1) QHD+ doesn't work in Chrome*
*2) You won't have any use for the touch screen*
*3) The M800 comes with two 500G drives (SATA and SSD)*
*4) The M800 is available with a lot of options and customizations that
the *
*XPS15 does not provide.*
*5) If you need professional 3D graphics requiring the Quardro chip, get
the M3800.*

I am wondering why you are not considering a system without the high end
graphics (for AutoCad or Architechs/Gamers) and without the touchscreen or
something from Alienware (17 is 1/2 the price with optional overclocking
and LONG battery life).

These choices are comparable to a Mac PowerBook in price!


References:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/371429/using-a-qhd-display-with-ubuntu-13-10



On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 5:25 PM, Mark Phillips <mark@phillipsmarketing.biz>
wrote:

> Does anyone use an Dell XPS15 or M3800 laptop? I am looking at these two
> models, or perhaps the developer edition with Ubuntu pre-installed. I have
> read that these machines get really hot...to the point of the machine
> crashing. Just wondering about anyone's personal experience.
>
> Also, any recommendations for other brands? I am looking for a core i7, at
> least 8 GB or RAM, and a large SSD to run Debian. Many of the "native
> linux" machines are huge and thick....I liked these two Dell models as they
> have a sleeker design and don't weigh 10 lbs.
>
> Any thoughts on whether to have a small SSD for the OS and a companion
> hard drive for data, or just blow a wad on a huge SSD (1 TB) for both OS
> and data?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
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