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Create the "napkin PC"

Sales Strategies, Desktops and Laptops submitted by jervis961 Jun 18

"The Napkin PC aims to bring out the creative passion of the user both individually and in group sessions. It encourages spreading out and allows for multiple creative workflows that can interact or just as easily stay independent. It encourages group interaction and collaboration by allowing any number of interfaces that can be passed around or pinned up, but which all communicate with a central network."

Hit the link for further info. http://tinyurl.com/3azvtw 30 Comments »

Keyboard light

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops submitted by ccpljat Jun 19

Dell should make something similar to this light. It is located at the top of the screen and shines down on the keyboard to illuminate it at night. It is activated by a function key combination. 14 Comments »

How about another update on the highest voted ideas.

IdeaStorm submitted by jmxz Jun 19

It seems many of the highest voted Ideas are the most neglected by Dell

Pre-Installed OpenOffice | alternative to MS Works & MS Office (currently with 138079 points) has been one of the top-5-highest-voted Ideas on IdeaStorm since Feb 07. It has no "Status" regarding whether it's in progress, or rejected; and the only comments from Dell were just one employee's personal opinion.

No OS Preloaded (with 85050 points), has also been one of the top-5-highest for over a year. It's status is the same partial implementation (available on a couple models) that has been true from Dell since long before IdeaStorm was around (2004, if I recall). Clearly the Idea is popular because people want to see it on more models. Rather than just labeling the Idea as "partially implemented as always" - could you give some update on the progress on this Idea.

Firefox instead of IE (with 115593 points) has also been a top-5 idea for over a year. With the recent release of FireFox 3 - along with great press from the technology and business industry alike, another update on this idea would be very welcome. The recent Forbes article Why Firefox Matters clearly sees Firefox as the industry leader, and Wall Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal explicitly states that Firefox 3.0 Is the Best Browser for Web. Surely Dell would want to offer the best for their customers, no? 41 Comments »

"Dell E" Find a new name for your new computer...

Advertising and Marketing submitted by badblood Jun 13

Dell's upcoming netbook ultaramobile thing is apparently going to be called the 'Dell E' which sounds like Deli, where you can buy milk, bread and other nice things.

Please think of another name. Have a naming competition on Ideastorm.

I vote for the Dell Lite as in delight!



'Delle" in german means "dent" 35 Comments »

Make Linux a choice on all systems

Linux, Desktops and Laptops submitted by synful Jun 8

Guys, why is it when you can allegedly get Linux on desktops and laptops, that it is never an option in the configuration of a product prior to purchasing?

All we seem to get as an option is Windows and then there is no option to not have Windows as an operating system. I understand that you may have reasons behind the system not having Linux as an option but surely you do not use hardware that is so non standard that either Ubuntu or SuSE will not work on it?

In the event that the computer that you use is not Linux compatible, then note this on the configuration page accordingly. For arguments sake have a pop up advising that some hardware is not compatible with Linux if it is selected as an OS choice. 2 Comments »

Optical mice only please

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by falbert May 22

How come we can still get in 2008 mechanical mice. Come on guys, in 2008 there should be only optical mice available. Also please make it clear on the web site what people are purchasing. 26 Comments »

Give Open Source Software a Higher profile On Dell.com

Dell Web Site submitted by aikiwolfie May 22

From InformationWeek.com : Open Source Quality Improving, But Development Assumptions Need Revising

This report confirms what open source supporters have known all along. Open source developers deliver very high quality code. As such Dell should be giving the open source developers it uses a higher profile on Dell.com instead of hiding them away in some dark recess out of the way!

At the very least give your own in-house open source developers more exposure! They deserve it after all the top quality code they've produced, tested and tweaked. 3 Comments »

Offer Ubuntu Netbook Remix OS on your Ultra portables

Linux, Operating Systems, Laptops submitted by jervis961 May 25

The new Ubuntu Netbook Remix OS will be announced the first week of June according to an interview with Canonical chief executive Mark Shuttleworth.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/25/canonical-ceo-says-ubuntu-netbook-remix-bu...

The OS is Tailor made for ultraportable type systems. They have been working with Intel on the project so it should run very well on the Atom Processor

33 Comments »

Please make Ubuntu XPS Notebook cheaper than XPS Vista Notebook

Linux, Operating Systems, XPS products submitted by dki May 26

Hi,
I have tested the price of the default Vista-Notebook XPS M1330 (in Germany) and the Ubuntuversion with the same Configuration. The result was amazing :(:

Vistaversion: 909,00 €
Linuxversion: 923,44 €

Is Vista cheaper than Ubuntu?? I can not imagine.

So my wish: Make Ubuntu-Laptops competitive! 19 Comments »

No more plastic wrap, please

Environment submitted by falbert May 22

In the last shipment of computers I received I was shocked by the amount of plastic wrap used for items like power cords, USB cables, VGA/DVI cables. Do these items really need to be individually wrapped in a plastic bag. I can just imagine the tons of plastic used by Dell annually...

Something to think about 67 Comments »

Add "REVIEWED" to the status area

IdeaStorm submitted by jervis961 Mar 5 **IMPLEMENTED**

Since you created a new status tag, don't you think we should able to see a list of the ones you marked with it?





All the REVIEWED ideas are listed in the Status area on the right side of the page.






7 Comments »

Offer Rugged Pen Based Laptops

Laptops submitted by mharri Mar 7

Dell,

You have recently entered into the rugged laptop market. While I applaud your entry into this market, it would be great to see a pen based rugged system.

In the past my company has purchased Panasonic Toughbooks with digitizers because we need to capture signatures for our particular industry. I am hopeful that we would see pen based rugged systems in the future from Dell.

Panasonic needs to have more competition in this market and Dell is just the competitor that can bring some balance to the market. Continue to work on competitive pricing with regards to this particular market niche. It might just equate to our replacing the entire line of Panasonic Toughbooks with Dell Rugged systems. Thank you and continued success with this line. 1 Comment »

On/Off Button For Touchpad On All Laptops

Monitors and Displays, Laptops submitted by harisn9000 Feb 28

I'd really like to see Dell release a touch pad that has a simple on/off button. I know they have software that does this, but a button is physical and right in front of you with an indicator LED displaying if it is on or off.

PS. HP already offers this! Let's get busy Dell!
Also, I'll take the first one of the assembly line as a demo and a beta tester! 1 Comment »

Custom artwork on laptops instead of just a color

Laptops submitted by jo9100 Mar 7

It would be great if:
- Users choose a laptop
- Instead of choosing a color they can choose a custom artwork they upload 11 Comments »

Better heat dissipation for laptops

Laptops submitted by jervis961 Mar 4

A New Hampshire company has created a process to create large sheets of Carbon Nanotubes, making it possible for the technology to be used in construction of electronics.

http://www.dailytech.com/Sheets+of+Cheap+Carbon+Nanotubes+Now+a+Reality/artic...

Carbon Nanotubes are said to be 5 times more efficiant than copper in heat sinks. Part of the reason is that while copper moves heat radially, carbon nanotubes move heat in one direction.

http://www.dailytech.com/OCZ+Displays+Carbon+Nanotube+Cooler/article7571.htm

Other interesting qualities of Nanotubes are, shielding from EMI, superior wireless antennas, weight (only 20% of the weight of copper) and stregth.

Even though Dell is trying to reduce it's carbon footprint, the benefits of Nanotubes should not be overlooked. 6 Comments »

Offer HighResolution screens for your consumer Laptops as you do for the business Latitudes

Monitors and Displays, Laptops submitted by rseibel 04/22/07

Please offer the highresolution screen for you consumer Inspiron and XPS laptops as an option as you do for the business line of Latitudes. It is not much more effort, but makes them much more attractive.

Now you offer 1280x800 i.e. 1 Megapixel aka. WXGA Resolution on 15,4" screens of your Inspirons, that might be fine for some people. But it is not appropriate for others like me.

I suggest to offer 1400x900 i.a. 1,26 Megapixel aka. WXGA+ or even 1680x1050 i.e. 1,76 Megapixel on your 15,4 " screens that is 26% respectively 76% more usefull screen space.

You offer higher resolutions for your Latitude laptops, why not for the regular user also? Apple is using HiResolution screens also..

Pros:
- One have more space on ones desktop and can be more productive by using the applications more effectively such as office, photoshop, movieediting, mindmaps etc.
- Your screen is fit for HiDefinition movies coming to the market now.
- Windows Vista has a vector based graphic user interface able to scale fonts appropriately and should be made able to adjust them as the user demands.

Cons:
- Sure it is more expensive to produce/assemble, but I am willing to pay some extra $ for that.
- The fonts might be too small for some people, but there is a solution for that with Vista.

Just an idea, fell free to comment! 6 Comments »

switch to LED monitors

Monitors and Displays, Laptop Power submitted by yardsale Jan 16

I dont know why dell hasnt done this yet. switch all monitors on desktops and notebooks to LED. did you know that you can run an LED screen at full brightniess and it uses less power than a LCD monitor at the lowest brighting level?!? its cheaper, its energy efficent, and it needs to be done! promote this, if you demote i wanna know why! 47 Comments »

The Inspiron 1525 needs a graphics card!

Inspiron products submitted by union Mar 6

The new Inspiron 1525 laptop does not have ANY discrete graphics cards!

The old 1520 had a whole line of graphics options, but this new replacement only offers a useless Intel accelerator.Even the smaller 1420 has a graphics card--it seems Dell wants users to upgrade to the XPS line to get even basic graphics performance.

Unfortunately, without a discrete card a laptop's ability to edit photos or videos, run presentations, play games and run Windows Vista is crippled.

To fix the problem, Dell should offer at least two graphics card options on the 1525, which would make it one of best laptops around. 13 Comments »

Create a bargain gaming PC, "XPS Valueline"

Advertising and Marketing, Gaming, XPS products submitted by curvedinfinity Feb 22

Dell, I have an excellent idea for you to implement:

Create a gaming platform with the most cost-efficient parts available, that is mass produced in a single configuration to maximize amortization.

How it works:
Take a look at existing benchmarks and perform your own. Find the best performance-per-dollar gaming pc, with an emphasis on lower cost for any ties. Sell this "XPS Valueline" in only one configuration, so its cost is lowered further.

Here is an example "XPS Valueline" value gaming PC I've compiled:

The plain Inspiron chassis
Intel 2160
2GB RAM
Nvidia 8800 GT
320 GB HDD
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$700
20" Monitor +$200
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$900

I'd buy one as my next desktop if it came with Ubuntu... 12 Comments »

GPS Tracking / GPS In All Laptops - AntiTheft

Laptops submitted by bmr777 Feb 22

I think that Dell should offer the option of including a GPS tracker in all of their laptops. As a college student, I often worry that my laptop will be stolen and I'll never see it again. It would be great to have a built in GPS chip that could track down my laptop if it were ever stolen. Software like LoJack for Laptops does exist, but it won't work without an internet connection. What if my laptop is stolen but the thieves don't have an internet connection? What if they reformat my hard drive? What if I want to put a BIOS password on the laptop? Software won't work under those cases. Even my $20 cell phone has a GPS tracker in it, so why shouldn't my new laptop have one? I would like to know that if my laptop is ever stolen I could simply log on to dell.com, enter in my service tag and find out where my laptop is. Even if this is only available for an additional fee I am very sure that many people would find this totally worth it. 9 Comments »