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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