Dell Precision M4700 Pro Reviews

It’s big, heavy and expensive, but the Dell Precision M4700 provides workstation levels of performance, along with a rugged design that can cope with a wide range of outdoor environments. This is not for people who simply need a desktop replacement system for office use – it’s a robust workstation for design professionals that will certainly earn its keep.

If you feel the need for speed, expandability, and reliability, the Dell Precision M4700 mobile workstation is the system you want to bring out to the working world.

Mobile workstations are in a class of their own, and are not widely represented in the market. Along with their powerful performance, good ergonomics and comprehensive configuration possibilities, the other features that stand out as important are reliability, the provided service and compatibility. Alone the extended warranty periods, and the long-term availability of replacement parts drive up prices. The Dell Precision M4700 is the new version of the M4600, whereby the new edition is also only available at a price starting from 1199 Euros plus VAT. One thing that remains constant is the 15.6 inch display, which provides a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Dell hereby distinguishes between an average panel, and a guaranteed premium panel. One reason for the elevated price segment, apart from the aforementioned reasons, are surely the integrated components. The model tested by us had an up to date Intel Core i7-3720QM quad-core processor with vPro support, a special Nvidia Quadro K2000M graphics card with 2 GBytes of GDDR3 memory, 16 GBytes of RAM and 256 GBytes of SSD memory. This configuration already costs over 3000 Euros in the online store. The pinnacle of performance and price still isn't reached yet though. Depending on preference and budget, the notebook is also available with an Intel Core i7-3920XM (619 Euros extra), 32 GBytes of RAM, or an additional docking station. On the other end of the spectrum are the more affordable versions with Intel Ivy Bridge dual-core processors and Nvidia Quadro K1000M. Read about what has changed, and which advantages and disadvantages this workstation provides in this review.