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More RAM in XPS One

XPS products submitted by dellrox Yesterday

Please make an option for ugrading the RAM that can be factory installed in the XPS One. I am looking to buy one, but I would like more than 2 GB of RAM. Comment »

Bring back the Insprion 1420N (again)!

Inspiron products, Linux submitted by zmjjmz 2 days ago

Well, after the announcement on Engadget that 8.04 was going on the Dellbuntus, I found some text that confused me.
I quote, from Engadget:
<quote>pre-installed option on the XPS M1330N, Inspiron 1525N and Inspiron 530N</quote>
So I went to the Dell site and sure enough, the 1420N isn't there.
So could you _please_ either let us have the 1420N with 7.10 or just be more transparent about why it doesn't work? (Assuming that's the reason for dropping it; it stopped working.) 8 Comments »

Improve breakable thin wire in power adapter connector

XPS products, Laptops submitted by tovare 2 days ago

In the power adapter for my XPS 1330 there is a small needle-like wire in the (male) connector. This pin easily bends and breaks, requiring replacement of the whole power adapter.

A pin would normally be exposed to artifacts that could bend it during normal use because there isn't any location in the carrying bag, and there is no protective cap to place on the end when transporting the equipment.

I urge you to please look at the power adapter construction and consider one of the following actions:

A. Use a stronger alloy for the 'needle' in the male connector.

B. Provide a small protection cap that can be attaced to the cable (male connector) and easily put on when transporting the adapter. And please make this available to existing owners.

C. Provide a glue-on fixture for the socket which adapts the socket to adifferent and more appropriately designed connector.

Thank you very much ! 1 Comment »

Cool down the laptops

Laptops submitted by lookingchris 2 days ago

My laptop overheats all the time! 2 Comments »

Non-Glare High Resolution LED Displays

submitted by anonym 2 days ago

Please stop the glossy display nonsence and provide a non-glare display options for all models. If possible with LED backlight, because it is brighter, thinner and less power consuming. I like the XPS M1330 very much, but the glossy display is a real show stopper...

Btw, the glossy finish of the Vostro 1310 case also seems quite pointless to me. 5 Comments »

Make customer support local

Service and Support submitted by hagure 2 days ago

Stop exporting customer service. A customer service representative in the same country as the customer is much better equipped to understand the needs/wants of the customer. It's also just good PR.

In that vein, why not make customer service local--patch people into customer service reps in geo. regions as close as possible to where they are calling from? You could market this piggy backing on the shop local trend. Also good PR. 1 Comment »

Concerning Microsoft's New Policy of “Vista ONLY”

Operating Systems submitted by freedom_man Yesterday

Within the last few weeks , I heard a radio news broadcast that said that from now on Microsoft will be shipping ONLY Vista to computer makers and that Microsoft will also no longer be selling Windows XP at retail.

While many of us are saddened at this, I have a suggestion.

Discontinue Windows XP, yes, but do so only in the 32-bit versions and make Windows XP Pro available in the 64-bit version as an alternative to Vista.

In my opinion, this would be a real win-win for all parties.

What do you think? 16 Comments »

Quad core processors in laptops

Dell submitted by dellrox Yesterday

I think that putting the quad cores in a laoptop would be great for Dell. You would revolutionize the lapto sales, as you would be the first to do it. Desktops have htem and they will be mainstream very shortly. Why not make them in laptops? Please look into this. 8 Comments »

Have more then one fan speed for the inspiron 1525

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Inspiron products submitted by thundergrey May 21

All the insprion 1525 has is "High" fan speed. this makes it loud and annoying. My 1520 has a "low" (2250RPM) and a "high" (3500RPM) setting, and when its on "low" you cant even hear it. this should be included on the 1525. Comment »

Dell Mini Inspiron

Inspiron products, Laptops submitted by lukemcurley May 28

Just read on Gizmodo, the new Dell Mini Inspiron looks very nice indeed. (http://gizmodo.com/393815/exclusive-dell-mini-inspiron-their-first-mini-laptop)

My only concern, as I have with all Dell laptops, it has only a crummy VGA port, no DVI or HDMI. I cannot understand this, VGA is dead and has been dead for about four years now.

Other than that it looks very slick, nice keyboard, 3 usb ports, memory card reader, vga and ethernet.

Look forward to the Mini release, but without DVI or HDMI will have to wait until Dell decides that this is an issue for many buyers. 30 Comments »

Offer the Inspiron 1720 notebook PC at Best Buy.

Inspiron products, Sales Strategies submitted by winoffice May 30

Currently the Inspiron notebook PCs at Best Buy are limited to the 14.1" and 15.4" models, and a 17" Dell is only available there in the $2,000+ XPS M1730.

I think that your Best Buy sales would improve if you gave their customers the option of buying a 17" Inspiron like the 1720. 1 Comment »

University students should get more discounts

Education submitted by ankitkhare 3 days ago

University students should get more discounts 5 Comments »

Bare Bones Desktops, Laptops and Servers!

Servers and Storage, Desktops and Laptops submitted by aikiwolfie 3 days ago

A while back when Dell first offered Ubuntu Linux it claimed the offer was aimed at enthusiasts. A really good way of serving the enthusiast market would be to offer bare bones systems. Desktops, laptops and servers.

Obviously we'll need a range of other bits and bobs to put in these bare bones systems to make them useful. So this would also be a good way of supplementing the after market upgrade options Dell offers. RAM, HDDs, SDDs, Flash sticks, displays, keyboards, mice and everything else that goes with a computer.

The idea is to make everything the self-builder needs available in one place from a company that can be trusted. ;o)

This is a win win deal. Enthusiasts get bare bones systems they can build and customize themselves and Dell gets to expand it's after market parts business. There could even be an annual competition to see who can build the best rig. We could even push the envelope as far as a bare bones XPS One. 40" to 52" of course with wall mounting brackets. 1 Comment »

Have a series of laptops geared towards students.

Laptops submitted by hollyberry 3 days ago

I think there should be a series of laptops geared towards students looking for a laptop with word processing and internet at a cheaper price. students don't need a fancy laptop with a fancy pricetag. they just need a basic, small laptop that is affordable to them. 4 Comments »

Sell XPS Centrino 2 Laptops

Dell, New Product Ideas, XPS products, Laptops submitted by pwl2706 2 days ago

As almost all your competition now have Centrino 2 laptops launched, it is time for DELL to refresh the XPS Laptop line so I can buy a 13 inch XPS laptop with Centrino 2. 2 Comments »

Vostros and left handed users

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Sales Strategies, Laptops submitted by taipeimarc May 10

I recently purchase a Dell Vostro 1500. Its a great computer, but as a left handed mouse user, the heat vent on the left side of the laptop is excruciatingly painful. In addition, 3 months after I purchased this laptop, my LCD panel developed a yellow vertical line down the screen. I believe this was caused by my hand blocking the air circulation of the vent. (~just a guess, but I read on the Dell forums that heat is one of the reasons this occurs).

I was offered the option to return this computer, but other than this problem I am very satisfied with it and would prefer to keep it (with a repaired LCD panel) if Dell can offer a solution.

I suggest that Dell build a simple and cheap heat deflector for lefties and send it to any user that complains about this problem. If not, they should at the very least place a warning on the Vostro online store site and warn left handed users about this problem.

Here is my concept idea:



PS. I live in Taipei and can easily find someone to make this for next to nothing. Feel free to contact me as I would be glad to be your beta tester. Left handed people really need this. Its a big problem for us. Thank you. 7 Comments »

Provide clean Postscript Drivers

Printers and Ink submitted by pfismvg Jul 16

Network printers with postscript support should have clean drivers available for download. Nowadays every printer seems to have a bloated driver with some useless per printer custom port monitor. If you have only one printer on your computer that is usually no problem, if you have a few they may allready make your system unstable. if you have lots ln your windows 2003 print server it is a nightmare.

After some digging I found that you can always use the default windows PS printer driver as long as you have a correct PPD file.

but finding the PPD files on the Dell site is a nightmare and you need to download a lot of huge files before you get everything.

I created a driver pack with the following printers (these I have on my network)
Dell 1600
Dell 1700
Dell 1720
Dell 1815
Dell 3100
Dell 5100
Dell 5110
Dell 5200
Dell 5210
Dell 5310

To find all correct files I had to download more then 200 Mb
the final version is only 2 Mb and supports XP/2003/Vista 32 and 64 bit

http://cid-5059424a2ac3e7cc.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/PrinterDrivers/CleanD...

please check the above file and start providing drivers like this for all your networked postscript printers. I know lots of System administraters will love this. 3 Comments »

THE LOUNGE

Dell Community submitted by charisse212 Jul 1

THE LOUNGE WOULD BE THE NEXT MYSPACE. IT WOULD BE A PLACE PEOPLE CAN COME AND TALK TO ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS AT THE SAME TIME. INSTEAD OF JUST BEING ABLE TO INSTANT MESSAGE EACH OTHER ONE AT A TIME, ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS WOULD BE ABLE TO VIEW AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION. YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO CUSTOM DESIGN YOUR OWN ICON WHICH BE A CHOICE OF SEATING ITEM. FOR EXAMPLE YOU CAN CHOOSE A STOOL, CHAIR, COUCH, LOVESEAT, ANYTHING YOU CAN LOUNGE IN AND RELAX. 10 Comments »

World Wide Hotpoint (WWH)

Broadband and Mobility submitted by roderic8 Jul 16

Hotpoints should be like cell phone coverage. With WWH you would sign up for a service like ISP but WWH is set of towers that transmit wireless signal. This would standardize the wireless network. 1 Comment »

Music during initial setup

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Desktops and Laptops submitted by patrick72 May 12

Disable music during the initial setup of business class laptops.

I work in a shared office and every time I setup a new laptop everyone has to listen to the annoying music until setup is complete. I can't find any way turn it off, the volume and mute buttons do not work until I get to the desktop.

This may seem petty but my co-workers are trying to talk to customers and distractions like Dell startup music are not appreciated. Comment »