Quad core processor laptop
Laptops submitted by ward733
Apr 5
Dell needs to be the first to empliment quad core processors in there notebooks and not only in the xps models..3rd quarter '08 intel will release its first notebook quad core platform.. when new technology say sli, and core 2 dou chips xps seems to be the first to land it and you have to break the bank to get the latest xps notebook..I think the inspiron, latitude, vostro notebooks should have the option for the lower end up to quad core. Xps and precision models should have a little better scale of processors including when released quad core extreme chips.
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256MB Geforce 9500M GS Upgrade for the M1330! Possible!!!
XPS products submitted by q0987
Feb 23
For all those of you who wanted 8600M GT performace inside a 13.3 inch shell read on...
The next generation of Nvidia graphic cards have just been released and the Geforce 9500M GS should definitely be the prime candidate to replace the current 8-series 8400M GS residing within the m1330 chassis.
Now you may notice that the model numbers (400-500) suggest that the 9-series card is more powerful than the 8-series, which it is, but you may also be apprehensive and reluctant to cry out in joy because of all the talk about how a more powerful GPU fitted into the m1330's small body would generate too much heat and reduce battery life resulting in the loss of true portability.
I share those feelings, however you should know that Nvidia's 9-series has a card up its sleeve (no pun intended). This card comes in the form of a smaller fabrication process.
You see the 8400M GS was built using a 80nm fabrication process to manufacture it. The 9-series uses a 65nm fabricating process which reduces the size of the chip and has the benefits of reduced power consumption and lower heat emissions. Don't ask me exactly how this works because I only have a vague understanding.
Before I go on lets quickly take a look at the graphic cards that were released -
The 9-series currently consists of two mobile graphics cards. The 9300M G is basically a shrink of the 8400M GS with the exact same performance but slightly more power efficient and with less heat being emitted as a result. The second card released is the 9500M GS which has the same performance as the 8600M GT but also gains the same benefits as the 9300M G. Both the 8600M GT and the 9500M GS have more than twice the power of the 8400M GS.
What this comes down to then is that if Dell used the 9300M GS to replace the 8400M GS in the m1330 then you would get improved battery life and less heat emisions without sacrificing performance.
This next bits gonna be alittle more tricky to put into words, but here goes anyway... Next up, the 9500M GS.
Well as I see it, if you can use the benefits gained from the newer cards you can upgrade the performance without generating more heat and using more power than in the current 8400M GS equipped m1330. This would undoubtedly mean we lose the battery life we could have saved and the lower heat emissions but we gain a performance boost without using up anymore battery life than the current m1330 - there you go Dell, two problems solved in one neat package.
Although even if we do use slightly more power and produce more heat than the current m1330, the benefits gained from other revised components such as the newly available Penryn processors will compensate for this and help to negate the overall effect. Also once Montevina becomes available the RAM upgrades from DDR2 to DDR3 will further improve battery life and heat emissions so in the end the fan won't have to work any more harder than it already is today. Plus the m1330 does also have the Solid State Drive options and LED backlit screens for even more power efficiency which you could make compulsory when adding this mainstream graphics card. If you really have to cut down anything, then give us ATLEAST 256MB of the available dedicated GDDR3 graphics memory with the 9500M GS instead of the maximum 512MB. That alone would be a vast improvement over the measly 128MB provided with the 8400M GS (not counting the 128-bit memory interface the former would also bring).
Another thing that Dell could also do is change the materials used to construct certain parts of the m1330 such as the lid and base. For example if titanium was used to incase the components then it would allow for better heat dissipation so you wouldn't have to worry so much about things getting hot inside. I am sure people wouldn't mind paying alittle extra for this luxury (seeing as how it is targeted towards the enthusiast afterall). I know I wouldn't.
If this were done correctly then the m1330 would become the real portable gaming rig it was meant to be.
If however you don't really care about the performance boost and like it just the way it is and would rather have the benefits of improved battery life and lower heat emissions than you can opt for the 9300M G. Even better for those not too concerned with performance but want the rest than you would be able to choose the integrated X4500 (when Montevina comes out) which will supposedly be 3 times more powerful than the integrated graphics available now and may also promote improved battery life and heat emissions (even when compared to todays integrated graphics equipped m1330).
Dell should make these options available so the m1330 continues to appeal to all types of customers e.g. gamer, college student, business user etc.
Dell I am tellin you, make sure you let the consumer decide. I am actually giving you the options you should list -
1. Integrated Intel GMA X4500 (Business user)
2. Nvidia Geforce 9300M G (College student)
3. Nvidia Geforce 9500M GS (Gamer)
4. ??? - BinaryGFX/Hybrid GPUs (ALL USERS)
Even better than this would be if you just add both integrated and discrete graphics cards and have the ability to toggle between the two. You wanna game, switch to discrete. If your browsing the internet or typing up an essay then use integrated.
Alienware have done this with their m15x and using what is identified as BinaryGFX. This has allowed them to add a 512MB 8800M GTX into a 15" chassis and when switching to integrated they have a touch-sensitive control labelled "stealth mode"!
And in case your thinking "thats a 15 inch thats why you can add both" then take a look at the 13.3" Sony SZ6 series or how about the 13.3" Asus U3. If they can do it why can't Dell. At the rate the m1330 is going at its gonna be left way behind! Even LG has been able to put in a NVIDIA GeForce 8600M class graphics card into their 13.3" P300!!
Alienware have also used another great idea. They've come up with the Smart Bay technology which can also be found in their top-of-the-line m15x. If this were also thrown in as a feature with the m1330 then you would be able to swap out your optical drive to obtain an enormous increase in battery life. As this is just an after thought it may just be too radical an idea to pull off. But I thought I'd mention it anyway. Afterall, you never know what might happen.
Dell owns Alienware, right!? So why are they so behind when compared with Sony, Asus and LG?
But suppose if everything I just mentioned was added to the m1330 - you can all imagine the impact it would have on portable gaming! It would be Sweeeeeet!
The m1330 could end up desimating all competition in 2008. To be honest, I consider this to be the real ultraportable XPS that we've all been waiting for all this time! No wait (adds Gigabit ethernet, backlit keys and tweaks the design to reflect coolness) - now we're talking!
Oh! One last thing to think about. Would changing the name to "The M1337" appeal to anyone other than myself!? :)
EVERYONE START PROMOTING NOW TO MAKE THIS A REALITY!
Feedback on this idea would be welcomed both from Dell and IdeaStorm users.
Here is a list of articles on this site that have asked for a more powerful graphics card inside the m1330 -
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/75366/Offer_256MB_discrete_Graphics_on_...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/71568/DELL_XPS_M1330_with_more_Graphic_...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/75165/Allow_the_133_XPS_M1330_Laptop_to...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/72990/Love_the_new_XPS_M1330_but_need_m...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/73545/XPS_1330_Video_Card
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/74876/Less_plastic_please_on_the_XPS_M1...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/71342/M1330_Resolution__Graphic_Card_Op...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/75525/Update_M1330_GPU_to_beat_specs_of...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/75590/Updating_XPS_M1330
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/75640/High_resolution_screen_and_new_vi...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/75965/Implement_an_Option_of_an_Intel_C...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/75526/Nvidia_Geforce_8800M_Nvidia_Gefor...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/75526/Nvidia_Geforce_8800M_Nvidia_Gefor...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/75879/make_the_a_XPSm1330_to_M1335_and_...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/73869/14_xps_notebook
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/76008/M1330_2008
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/71725/XPS_m1335
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/76168/Use_nVidia_Hybrid_SLI_technology_...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/102651/Offer_Core_2_Extreme_X7900_28GHz...
http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/75413/Can_Dell_upgrade_the_XPS_m1330_I_...
Further information: Like the Nvidia Geforce 8-series GPUs the 9300M G and 9500M GS support DirectX 10.0, SM 4.0 & OpenGL 2.1. However unlike the integrated graphics equipped in the m1330 today (Intel GMA X3100), the GMA X4500 was specifically designed and made to be an integrated hardware solution that supports DirectX 10.0 and SM 4.0 aswell as to handle Blu-ray/HD DVD footage.
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Useful USB Ports
Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Desktops submitted by jshereshewsky
Apr 9
I have a number of devices connected to my desktop via USB cords; web cam, mike, back-up discs, PDA, printer(s), etc. etc. Although my current DELL desktop has two USB ports on the front, most are from the rear, which is an area that is difficult to access. Can't you build a desktop machine with an expandable number of USB ports (powered) that connect from the front of the machine?
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Higher quality lcd screens for XPS M1530
Monitors and Displays, XPS products submitted by marcusesq
Jan 13
My brothers XPS M1530 arrived today fitted with a WSXGA+ screen and its horrible and grainy. I didn't get a chance to see weather its fitted with the Samsung or LG screen.
I don't know weather this is a quality control issue or just penny pinching by using cheap screens but until its fixed there is no NO WAY I'll be placing an order.
How anyone could design a laptop this good only to ruin the whole deal by fitting nasty screens is beyond me.
It seems this is not an isolated case either.
To see the extent of the problem look
http://www.notebookreview.com. ( search for "grainy screen"
http://www.google.com ( search for "dell laptop grainy screen" )
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DELL XPS M16 Renegade
Broadband and Mobility, Gaming, XPS products submitted by icarus75
Apr 13
Inspired by the XPS 16-inch concept at CES 2008, but thinking about something a little more powerful, I'm hoping for a perfect blend of mobility, gaming, and native 16:9 high-definition viewing.
The DELL® XPS M16 RENEGADE
Shipping Q1 2009 - $4999 as listed
CORE SYSTEM:
Intel® Core 2 Extreme QX9500 Unlocked (2.80 GHz, 12MB L2 Cache, 1066 MHz FSB)
8GB Low Latency DDR3 1066 SDRAM (2 x 4GB SoDIMMs)
160GB SATA II Solid State Disk – 1.25Gbps (128MB/s Write, 160MB/s Read)
GRAPHICS / VIDEO:
16-inch Full-HD 1920 x 1080p LED Display (400-nits, 2000:1 DCR, 98% Color Gamut)
2GB NVIDIA® GeForce 9900M GT Graphics with Triple Monitor Support (1080p x 3)
6x Slot-Loading Blu-ray Drive (BD/DVD/CD Write) with BD Profile 2.0 Certification
Integrated ATSC/NTSC TV-Tuner (Full-HD 1080p Capable, <2% CPU Load)
Integrated 2MP HD Webcam (1920 x 1080 Still Images, 1280 x 720 Video Recording)
CONNECTIVITY:
2 x DisplayPort Out, HDMI Out with Audio (v1.3), 3 x USB 2.0, 7-in-1 Media Card Reader
FireWire 3200 (Powered 9-pin), eSATA (Powered), Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mb)
Bottom Docking Connector with Triple Monitor Support
AUDIO:
Integrated SoundBlaster® X-Fi Mobile (Hardware) with OpenAL and ALchemy Support
Triple 3.5mm Jacks for Analog 5.1 Surround (Alternate Dual Headphone / Mic Mode)
Dual Integrated Microphones with Stereo and Noise-Canceling Modes
Coaxial Audio Out (Dolby Digital Live / HDMI Audio Down-Conversion)
MOBILITY:
Integrated GPS Tracker with Google Maps® and Microsoft Streets® Compatibility
Integrated Intel Wireless 802.11 b/g/n with MIMO Technology
Backlit Keyboard and Trackpad with Ambient Light Sensor
9-Cell High Capacity 112WHr Lithium-Ion Battery
Available GSM/CDMA Wireless Broadband Card (EVDO 1.0b Capable) Mini-Card
Available Wireless USB / Bluetooth 3.0 Mini-Card
SIZE / WEIGHT:
Somewhere between an XPS M1530 and XPS M1710 (nowhere near The Beast!)
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Offer the Ec280 in US
Desktops submitted by goose1927
Apr 22
Dell should offer the Mini ITX EC280 to US and Canada consumers. Its the perfect Mini-platform computer that would benefit many office users and basic home users, Ubuntu would be perfect for this machine and its an awesome price point for a basic no frills PC or even a 2nd basic PC for the kids, you could even use some of Intels newer ITX formatted motherboards in there that support core 2 notebook processors for added performance, using the gm965's in a market that would appreciate the small form factor... Plus the form factor uses a great deal less for power then its big bulky desktop equivalents and would help your green movement.
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Use better LCD panels in laptops.
Monitors and Displays, Laptops submitted by mlazarov
Feb 26
In order for laptops to be a viable platform for graphical applications, the color reproduction and viewing angles of their displays must be addressed. Most laptops use TN/CCFL displays that suffer from poor color range and color shift. Dell should at very least offer an S-IPS/LED display option in their workstation-class laptops. I realize several of Dell's laptops already have LED backlighting, but there would a significant improvement quality if S-IPS panels were used.
Update: I thought it'd be best to illustrate the difference between TN and S-IPS displays. Below is a side-by-side comparison of a TN (left) and S-IPS (right) display from an off-axis vertical angle.
http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/10884.jpg
Having such dramatic color variation at different angles almost precludes any sort of in-field collaborative image editing or similar application. The laptop on the right is a (discontinued) ThinkPad T60p.
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Quality Checks by Humans
Service and Support, Desktops and Laptops submitted by lambchops468
08/31/07
I ordered a Inspiron 1520 and I am fed up with the issues:
crashed hard drive (first 6 days) (I will forgive this one, happens on every manufacturer, its just luck)
vibrating optical drive (shakes entire notebook, abnormal, new one fixed it)
Grainy Screen
Headphone Noise
Casing Defect (bulge in case seam, can see inside notebook)
I think that dell should instute a quality check system on the computers they ship out. Not just tests that can be run on the computer automatically, but a actual person physically inspecting/testing the function of the notebook such as:
- Grainy Screen/backlight bleed (go get a HP laptop and see the difference, go to the store)
- Headphone Noise
- Casing Defects
- Optical Drives that make too much noise
- squeaky keys
- and other issues that cannot be detected by a hardware check running on a CPU
If you do not have the finances to create such a program, then you can add the service as part of the warranty, with a garuntee that the devices that are checked will not have problems on arrival. (So therefore the QC is optional)
This will actually make/save money because people like me won't have to send their laptops back and forth wasting your shipping money/technician fee replacing parts that would be replaced anyway at the quailty check program.
you could also send a special survey to early-adopters to identify the biggest problems in a new computer line and check those at quailty check, certifying those parts free of defects.
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Ubuntu in Oz
Desktops, Linux, Sales Strategies submitted by goombadoolies37
Apr 16
I know this is an overstated idea (i.e "put Dell in my country"). But I want to put this on again for the following reasons:
1. It's been a year, and the kinks in the system should have been ironed out. Australia has been patient, now I want it.
2. I have purchased 3 computers from Dell in the last 2 weeks with Windows XP, because they offered an alternative to Vista. I work in a smallish firm, where I have significant informal influence over purchases of IT equipment. I have shifted my boss from HP to Dell.
3. I have purchased from Dell indirectly because of Ubuntu. Although aware of Dell as an option, I would not have considered purchasing equipment from Dell, but for the informal advertising caused by the Dell Idea Storm and Dell's decision to offer Ubuntu. Consider it "pre-emptive loyalty".
4. I want to buy a new laptop for my wife (her old Laptop is a compaq with XP wiped and ubuntu installed). I can buy it from pioneercomputers in Australia or Dell. I don't want to pay Microsoft Tax when I won't use Windows. If I cannot get one from Dell, I won't buy from them. That may open up an issue with item 3, because I may then move additional business away from Dell.
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XPS Gaming Mouse Pad - High quality gaming mouse pad for XPS computers.
Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), XPS products submitted by stormrider451
Apr 17
I think it would be nice if DELL designed (DELL branded) a high quality "gaming" mouse pad that came standard on all XPS GAMING Desktops and the "obvious" XPS GAMING laptops such as the M1730. I think it would be a nice addition to any XPS gaming computer to have a nice looking, high quality gaming mouse pad to go along with the computer you just bought. Im sure this wouldnt be too expensive to design, make sure its useful for gaming, slick fast moving surface, with good size.
I just got my XPS M1730 and was a bit bummed not to get an XPS mouse pad standard with it.
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Make laptops phsically thinner, less clunky
Laptops submitted by jordananton
Apr 10
Personally I would never buy a laptop more than about 1.3" - 1.4" thick at its highest point. Hence why I have only looked at but never purchased a Dell (I only look at 17" notebooks). Take some tips from the success of Mac who seem to be the only company out there putting the right amount of focus into making their products (laptops and ipods at least) as thin as possible and their customers love them for it. They love it when they shave .1" off their ipods and then compare them to the thickness of other everyday utensils. So I know I am not the only person out there who feels this way. Thickness plays a large part in a laptops physical appeal. It also makes it more convenient to carry around; easier to squeeze in to your backpack or any tight spaces.
From what I can tell, Dell's 17" XPS laptops are some of the thickest in the biz and I don't think there is any reason why they should be. I really want a 17" XPS but until they slim it down, I will do my shopping elsewhere. Please please Dell, pay some attention to the physical aspects of your laptops, slim them down and make them more appealing to look at.
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More Customization Options for XPS Sysytems
Sales Strategies, XPS products submitted by bundy88
Apr 8
I have been a Dell customer for about eight year's now and have recently visited their website to possibly purchase an XPS 630, me being a game enthusiast and all. It looked like a well put together system and I know Dell build's very good computer's haveing owned a Demension 4600 for seven year's with little to no problems. Upon checking out the customization options for the system I realized they were lacking certain item's that would appeal to gamer's such as a motherboard selection, cpu fans and heatsinks, power supplies, more processor selections like the new q9300 quad, and other name brand memory like Corsair xms2, and Muskin xp2 extrme then just Dominator as the only memory with a heatsink. Also Nvidia has there new 9 series of video cards out on the market, I don't know why Dell wouldn't be offering them instead of the soon to be outdated 8 series.
Another area I fell I should cover before I wrap things up is the case itself. Dont get me wrong its very sharp and sexy I was just hoping for maybe a side window option that maybe wont cost an extra $200 like the 630's big brother the 720, come on Dell thats alittle ridiculous dont you think. Also you should have the option to add extra fans to the case if the buyer deemed necessary.
In conclusion people love having options to choose from and in the case of spending anywhere from $1,500 to alittle over $5,000 for a good gaming computer we want more choices than God himself.
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Make Next-Gen Connectors Standard on all XPS Models
XPS products, Desktops and Laptops submitted by icarus75
Apr 15
Dell, please make these connectors STANDARD on all upcoming XPS Desktops and Notebooks:
1) eSATA (Self-Powered)
2) DisplayPort 1.1 and / or HDMI 1.3b (both with Audio)
3) FireWire 3200 - IEEE 1394c (9-pin Powered)
or at minimum, FireWire 800 i.e. Alienware m15x
Please kill off 4-pin Firewire ports. They're unpowered, relatively slow, and flimsy.
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Also, of less importance, please make the following available in an XPS Cable Package (add $40):
a) HDMI (Category 2) to Dual-Link DVI
b) DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI
c) 9-pin to 6-pin FireWire Cable (1934b/c to 1394a)
d) 9-pin to 4-pin FireWire Cable (1934/b/c to 1394a mini)
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Cheaper Blu-Ray
Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by jim1027
Apr 16
Please offer a cheaper Blu-Ray drive option, that can compete with Sony's and Hp's and Toshiba's blu-ray drives.
Yes I realize you added the capability to write blu-rays but I don't think all of your customers need that, and would prefer if they had the option to buy a read only.
Promote if you feel the same way....
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No OS Preloaded
Linux, Operating Systems, Sales Strategies submitted by agreer
02/17/07 **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**
I have a XP Pro retail copy, will soon buy retail vista, I also like Linux: Make WINDOWS-FREE, and OS-Free an option for more than just expensive business lines.
Dell has systems available that do not have an OS pre-loaded called N-Series line. You can check them out at www.dell.com/nseries.
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