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Super Sleek Ultra Sexy Dell Laptop

Laptops submitted by undoit 02/21/07

Having done tech support professionally over the past 7 years, I've gathered people's opinions of various computer brands.

I think the general opinion of Dell is that their laptops are boxy and unattractive. A lot of people are not interested in purchasing a Dell because they don't like the aesthetics and believe that the build quality is poor due to the outer appearance. I also think a lot of people don't care for the "dude" image.

Being a power user myself, I appreciate owning Dell laptops. My current Inspiron may not be as sleek as my MacBook, but I go for functionality over form. I like that my Dell laptops have been easy to upgrade, usually have the latest cutting-edge technology available, provide options for user input (dual pointing devices), come with a full install of Windows so I can wipe out all the junk that comes preloaded and have different screen options (resolution and glossy or matte) among other reasons.

I think Dell should focus on designing an ultra thin laptop with smooth lines. This would give users who value aesthetic appeal a very good reason to purchase a Dell laptop. 5 Comments »

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Build a MacBook Pro, but better

Laptops submitted by horstbrack 03/12/07

The MacBook Pro is probably one of the best laptops on the market. There are only the following reasons, why I don't buy it:

- ATI graphics card with poor linux support
- only one mouse button
- I have to buy a MacOSX license, which I do not need.

I would suggest to build a laptop

-like the MacBook Pro
-with nVidia graphics card
-with 3 mouse buttons
-with a non-glossy display
-with a "no OS preinstalled" option (a "Linux preinstalled" option maybe difficult, because there are so many different Linux distributions...)
-without stupid "Microsoft Windows XXX compatible" stickers or "Intel inside" stickers, they are just ugly! (guess why the MBP doesn't come with an "Intel inside" sticker...) 3 Comments »



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