Anyone using Dell M3800 Slim mobile WS?

[msteffke]

I see these are available since the last time I spec'd a machine. Anyone using one for PTC Creo? They are described as "Thin and light with professional power." Video is the Nvidia K1100M The user in mind is in a managerial role. Not using CREO as a primary tool, but may have the occasional need to open some models, perhaps do a little modeling. Does some traveling, perhaps a trip per month.

Thanks

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[dmartin]

We just started purchasing some M3800s. I've been using Creo 2.0 M090 on it. You're right, it's extremely light, especially for our business travelers. It feels like half the weight of the Dells and Lenovos we've been using (it's just under 5 pounds IIRC), and the power brick is about half the size and weight. (It makes a huge difference, especially for some of our female and smaller engineers.)

So far the performance seems really good. Also, you can interact with Creo using the screen like a touch pad. You can't rotate or zoom, but you can select commands, close dialog boxes, etc. (Although personally I'm not a fan of that because I don't like fingerprint smudges on the screen.) The graphics look incredible - higher resolution than a Mac even - although the graphics card might not be optimized for CAD.

One PITA is that it's so slim you have to use USB port connectors for internet cables, projector connections, etc. Other than that I've been happy with it. We'll see once we roll it out to our larger community. (As the Creo guy I'm not doing heavy modeling or Windchill CAD data management.)

David R. Martin II

Senior CAD Application Specialist

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