XPS M1330 with Gigabit Ethernet
Broadband and Mobility, XPS products, Laptops submitted by macavity
07/11/07
I think it would be really good for the M1330 to have Gigabit networking for various reasons.
- if you want to move or back up your music or some videos across your home network you actually need that speed
- most other similar laptops have it. I thought it's standard now and hardwired into every board?
- gigabit home routers are on the market
- I don't want to buy a product and be behind the market right from day-1.
I bought an Inspiron 4 years ago with only 10Mbps 802.11b wifi and regretted it already 6 months into the purchase.
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New Style of Docking / Cradle System for Laptops
Laptops submitted by captamerica500
Feb 21
What we need is a new style of docking system for Laptop computers. Laptops are great for on the go but a pain when at work or home. What we need is a docking/ cradle that will allow the laptop to be inserted (closed and standing up so it takes up less space) that will then act like a normal desktop computer. This docking/ cradle should have all the connections that a normal desktop would so that you can connect to your internet, printer, full monitor, keyboard, mouse and everything else that a normal desktop has.
This way the computer its self is the same; the laptop, so that when you pull it out of the cradle all that is left is a shell looking like a desktop computer and you can take you laptop on a business trip. But when you’re back at the office you stick the laptop (again closed and off) in the cradle and it becomes the computer that powers your full monitor, wireless mouse/keyboard, and full speakers.
This way you get the best of both worlds. No dealing with the price and hassle of having a desktop and a laptop or having to do ALL your office and home work on an uncomfortable laptop keyboard and monitor. This is what business people need; a new style docking/ cradle system. It will allow people to have smaller laptops for the road without giving up larger screens and more comfortable accessories in the office.
Someone asked for a picture of what I am imagining and here it is . I threw it together really fast so forgive any
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7282/lapdesktopvd2.jpg< took these pictures from random places on the web and threw them together. The cradle is from the Sharp Mebius model.
http://www.icube.us/Products/sharpmm20.htm< all there cradle does is allows your desktop to access the info in your laptop. You still need 2 computers and can not run your laptop while it is in the cradle. It just becomes a really big memory drive.
My idea would make it so you don't need a desktop computer, the laptop is running in the cradle to power everything. So you don't need to worry about which computer has what info or having to worry about two differnet outlooks or anything. It is all one computer.
As I said in the picture my idea would probalby need a little larger base (still nothing like the size of a normal desktop computer) inorder to have a CD/DVD drive. But all the ports and connections would link out of the back of the cradle just like a desktop.
Like I said I know this kind of system would sell. All of my coworkers are telling me they would buy it. If you would too, PROMOTE IT PLEASE!!!!
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List which notebooks have IEEE 1394/i.link/Firewire!!!
Dell Web Site, Laptops submitted by brutalnet
Feb 28
I had to call Dell twice to find out which models had an i.link port and I got conflicting information. I just ordered a Vostro 1500 which I've been told has a 4-pin i.link/mini-firewire port - it better... I do digital audio recording - I'm recording a CD of my own music, and it's imperative that I have this type of interface in order to connect my recording device. Even in the final specs list, it's not listed. That's crazy! I'd think that it would be a selling point and beneficial for Dell to list this right on the first page of the model selections...
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Make a laptop power supply that doesn't stink
Laptop Power submitted by eauxnguyen
02/18/07
Each of the four Dell laptops I have owned all sit gathering dust with failed power supplies. This might be acceptable if it were one or even two of them. The most recent are two Dell Inspiron 8600's I bought for my kids 3 years ago. Both of the 8600 power supplies died at two years of service. If we wiggle the cord just right at the brick it might work for a bit, then no more. I bought one more power supply new and it failed too. What does it take to make a power supply that just works? My now 7 year old Thinkpad power supply continues to work fine and my kids take it everywhere. It will take quite a bit to convince me to buy a Dell again because of this bad experience.
Bury this as unoriginal if you will but this is probably a truth for quite a few formerly loyal Dell customers.
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Have Firefox pre-installed as default browser
Software submitted by robinjfisher
02/19/07 **REVIEWED**
Does what it says on the tin! Most people only use IE because they aren't aware of other browsers - they think Internet Explorer is the Internet! What would really drive take up of alternative browsers is if Firefox was pre-installed as the default browser so that when people look for the "Internet" in Windows, they are using FF.
Firefox advocates at Dell have initiated discussions and driven action around exploring alternative internet browsers and experiences. As you can tell from our response to the Linux community, open source continues to be a part of our conversations about new products and services.
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Pre-Installed OpenOffice | alternative to MS Works & MS Office
Software, Desktops and Laptops submitted by dhart
02/17/07
Provide OpenOffice.org for free pre-installation alongside Microsoft Works and Microsoft Office. OpenOffice.org is more capable than Microsoft Works, and a serious competitor to Microsoft Office, at a fraction of the cost (it's free!)
OpenOffice.org can open, create, edit and save Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.
Provide as OPTIONS for pre-installation many other high-quality free software programs such as:
- Firefox: web browser with popup and privacy controls; say goodbye to Internet Explorer infections!
- Thunderbird: email program with free anti-spam and privacy controls
- Pidgin: instant messaging all-in-one program for popup-free MSN, Yahoo, AOL and others
&nsbp;[ed: GAIM was renamed Pidgin in April 2007 to settle the issue with AOL's trademark on AIM]
- PDFCreator: creates Adobe PDF files from any program
- Scribus, Inkscape & GIMP: desktop publishing, freehand drawing & powerful image editing
- Audacity & VLC: multi-track audio editing & universal all-in-one media/video/movie/DVD player
- Stellarium & Celestia: planetarium viewer & outer-space mapping, like Google Earth, but for our Solar System
Pre-installed quality free and open source software drastically lowers the cost of new PCs, and helps prevent software piracy. Cast your vote for Linux and other free software. Cast your vote for the Universal Education PC [ed: article removed/merged by dell_admin] utilizing free software.
CHOICE is what consumers want on their new PCs, not annoying surprise circus-ware (the typical smattering of confusing 3rd party popup-infested software found on most new Dell PCs). Quality free and open source software is well behaved, and may be legally pre-installed on PCs, and legally shared with friends and family, sharing is encouraged! Cast your vote for consumer CHOICE and public transparency at Dell.
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There should be an option of having no trialware on all computers
Software submitted by jervis961
08/23/07 **REVIEWED**
Here is a news article about trialware and how Dell feels that regular customers want it but small business ones do. Do they not look at the ideas here?
"Not interested in all of the trial software that clutters up new PCs? You're not alone: According to Dell's recent research in both focus groups and broader surveys, small-business users overwhelmingly view trialware as an irritant, not a benefit. That research has led Dell to axe the extras from its new Vostro line of small-business desktop PCs and laptops. Eliminating demo applications is a major step for Dell, which has caught flack for the quantity of trialware on its consumer PCs. (One frustrated customer went so far as to develop a "Decrapifier" utility. The company says that consumers who buy PCs for personal use do express interest in preloaded trial software, but that small-business users have different needs. By eliminating the trialware from Vostro machines, Dell says it has cut the system setup time in half. For now, Dell is the only major PC manufacturer to ship small-business systems without preinstalled trialware as a standard practice. (Some competitors, such as HP, allow customers to choose a no-trialware configuration.)"
Dell offers a broad amount of software choice and minimal software shipped. Read jeremy_f's post on the options we give our customers
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Standardize Power Cables for Laptops
Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops submitted by badblood
08/27/07 **UNDER REVIEW**
Nothing is more annoying than laptop power cables that are not interchangeable from one computer model to another or from one brand of computer to another. Power cables have been standardized on most electrical applicances, including desktop computers for decades.
Make an effort to promote and implement standard power cables for laptops.
Please see dawn_l's comments below.
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No Extra Software Option
Software submitted by ootleman
02/16/07 **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**
Would love the ability to have a clean Vista install. No AOL software, no earthlink software, no google software - just a clean, original OS.
Check out jeremy_f's update on our current software options.
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