DUDE! You're Getting Soo Sued! was Dell, you're going to get sued!
Dell submitted by jorge
08/10/07
Dell, you can't rig your computers to avoid us determining you're lying on the price of the OS!
Dell is purposely not allowing the configuration on like models to compare Open vs Microsoft, by offering only selectively similar but not unique processors in their computers, for example on the Dell D530N vs D530
D530N Processor list:
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4300 (2MB L2 Cache,1.80GHz, 800 FSB) [Included in Price]
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6320 (4MB L2 Cache,1.86GHz,1066 FSB) [add $50 or $2/month1]
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6420 (4MB L2 Cache,2.13GHz,1066 FSB) [add $100 or $3/month1]
D530 Processor list:
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4400 (2MB L2 Cache,2.00GHz,800 FSB) [Included in Price]
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4500 (2MB L2 Cache,2.20GHz,800 FSB) [add $50 or $2/month1]
May delay your Dell Inspiron 530 ship date
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4MB L2 Cache,2.33GHz,1333 FSB) [add $100 or $3/month1]
Why not have the same processors? Or all of them listed, why the limitation?
Oh you don't want us to do a straight comparison to determine you're ripping off customers, thats why!
FreeDOS = $0 not $50, $100 or what ever it is you're charging.
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All config options avail on small biz and med / large biz portals
Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Dell Web Site, Sales Strategies submitted by stewie
07/22/07
I still can't figure out why this happens to me repeatedly, but it's happened three times on different systems in the last year and I'm sorely tempted to give up on Dell.
I'm using this pending purchase as an example because it's fresh in my mind, but I can't possibly be the only one experiencing this.
I'd like to purchase an M4300 but it seems the combination of options
I want is not available on either the small or large biz portals.
This is silly.
Small biz portal has 802.11 n option. its not avail. on med / large portal
med / large portal has turbo memory option. small does not
neither one has the hybrid drive listed.
I checked out a D830 as an alternative, but really want the better video card.
D830 has the similar issues...
Oh and just to make it fun, I can't find a DVD burner for either platform that actually says it's a dual layer.
Also, can't seem to figure out if there's a media bay HD available anymore.
I'd like to run the SSD as primary and a 7200 rpm drive for secondary storage.
Challenges like this really have me considering options other than Dell.
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Expand Wireless USB to All Systems; Add to Peripherals
Broadband and Mobility, Printers and Ink submitted by coachcg
Jan 22
Dell - Thanks for being one of the first to market with notebooks containing wireless USB - the Inspiron 1525 and the Inspiron 1720 ( http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2008/01/03/40345.aspx ). Could you accelerate WUSB implementation into all your notebooks and then into all your desktops too?
Could you also work on getting WUSB transmitters installed in all your printers and peripherals?
Lastly, it would be great for those that have already purchased existing notebooks if you could work on getting them a wireless USB upgrade - possibly as an express card and/or PCMCIA add on for laptops.
For those who do not know about Wireless USB, here is a good article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_USB
Bluetooth has been nice and probably will need to remain in notebooks for a time, the speed and range of this new WUSB technology will allow us to have much more mobility in our workspace and reduce and/or eliminate the need for docking stations.
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Allow anyone to get any PC in any channel (home, business, etc.) on the Dell site.
Sales Strategies, Desktops and Laptops submitted by winoffice
12/18/07
Look at the Dell Home and Home Office page for the XPS M1710 and the XPS M1730 http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/xpsnb_gaming?c=us&cs=19&l=.... I can get the XPS M1710 in the Home and Home Office channel of the Dell site.
But look at this Dell Small Business page (which is for all XPS notebooks that are offered in that channel) http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/xpsnb?. The XPS M1710 is nowhere to be found in the Small Business channel! But why?
It is like saying that home users want the XPS M1710, but nobody in a small business would want it. But some people in small businesses do. For some people in small businesses, it might be exactly what they might be looking for. The same applies to all channels and all PCs actually.
For example, suppose that a home user like the designs of the Vostros and wants to buy a number of them. But they are not offered in the Home and Home Office channel, so he needs to go to the Small or Large Business channel to buy them.
Or suppose that a business user wants certain XPS systems that are offered only in the home channel, so he has to go there to buy them.
In any case, this is extremely annoying for those who get into such problems.
An idea has been submitted and suggests that Dell merge all channels into one for simplicity. But until then Dell, please offer all PCs in all of your channels.
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Laptops: Bigger LETTER Keys
Dell, Gaming submitted by zanlok
Jan 27
I know my image is nonideal, but what I really want is a full-size qwerty keyboard on my 17" laptop. Especially my XPS 1730. I'd sacrifice the numpad for this. I'd also gladly pay $50 extra! This was admittedly mentioned here. BUT: that idea got merged with something about having a numpad. No,no,no: bad moderator.
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XPS 1735/1630 to compete with the new lenovo ideapads.
New Product Ideas, XPS products submitted by greythanis
Jan 29
I'm sure you've all heard: Lenovo is selling ideapads y710 and 510 with features and prices hard to beat.
the main advatages dell had over lenovo were it's multimedia features and pricing. the ideapads have taken away the advantage.
If dell needs to remain competitive, it needs to come up with some serious alternative(s). I would suggest something along the lines of an XPS 1735 (or possibly a 1630 with high-res 16" screen.)
The major problem in dell's lineup now is that when it comes to 17", there are only the budget inspirons and vostros, or the high-end precisions and XPSs. Needs a midrange fellas.
There are certain features of the ideapads that hold it back, and Dell should capitalize on them:
- Lousy I/O layout. give the 1735/1630 the same I/O layout found on the precision m6300 (just replace the DVI with HDMI) as it is truly a nice configuration. don't be tempted to make the screen bend back to block rear ports or to put the 3.5mm audio jacks on the front or a battery that sticks out. keep it as close as possible to the precision m6300, including gigabit ethernet.
- A little bulky. keep the performance/thinness ratio of the 1330/1530. Also make the perimeter as small as possible for the screen size.
- the screen. although frameless is cool, there are no high-res or LED options in the ideapads
- Lousy Vista OS. Provide windows XP MCE as an option.
- not many configuration options. just keep the Dell configuration (and add some maybe) and it'll be great.
Here are certain features that HAVE to be included for decent competition.
- Built in sound. I have voted for better speakers whenever i could, but looks like lenovo is using the idea. How expensive are the xps m1730 speakers? i can't imagine that bad, integrate those (or even 4 of them) with a subwoofer.
- Clean design. unadorned plasma/glass look is in, adorned plastic look is out. The new inspirons were good, but it needs more. although keep fingerprints to a minimum!
- heavy-duty design. aluminium and carbon fibre chasis seems cool:
- security. Yes, even multimedia notebooks need security. features already found on precision line ups such as encrypted disks are needed (as an option)
- don't forget the webcam!
- back lit hevy duty keyboard.
- make sure a dock is integrated
- green certifications are always good ;-)
otherwise that's pretty much it.
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Add a switch to disable all LEDs for entertainment mode (laptops)
Laptops submitted by fry-kun
Jan 17
I like to watch DVDs on my laptop in the dark. Unfortunately, there are always green LEDs that light up right in my face every time I do. Some of them I can disable (numlock, capslock, wifi, bluetooth) - but others stick around (power/HD/battery indicators).
I'd like to have a switch to disable all LEDs at once, for use while in "entertainment mode".
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Stop Overcharging on Notebook RAM
Sales Strategies, Laptops submitted by realskript
08/28/07 **UNDER REVIEW**
Dell really... REALLY need to stop overcharging... and when i say overcharing... i mean atleast double what you would pay to pick up the ram yourself.
On XPS Notebooks... you are charging $500 for 4GB of ram... when you could easily go pick them up at your local computer shop for $250... and pocket the other half of the $500...
It would be nice if dell could save the customers as well as the company itself this hassle.. and start charging NORMAL prices for an upgrade in RAM.
thanks =D
PS..... PROMOTE THIS!!!!
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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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The ubiquitious laptop
Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Monitors and Displays, Laptops submitted by foley
03/06/07
Incorporate triplehead2go or something similar into laptops or docks, the ability to plug multiple monitors, projectors, glasses or your nice wide hdtv into your laptop so you can use it as your IPTV display, DVD player, or just for more space to work. If you are using SkyPE or another VOIP, have the caller-id equivilant popup. Have the laptop dock with your car so you can project maps or directions heads up on the windshield, listen to all your digital music via the car stereo and so passengers can use the laptop while you do all of the above. Have your laptop bluetooth or wifi synced with the car when not docked so it can start the AC in the summer or the heat in the winter.
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Modular computing? Notebook and Processing Docking Station
Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops submitted by bg02446
08/30/07
I was on the fence as to whether to buy a desktop (more power for less money) or a laptop (much more money for equal or less power). I thought it might be cool to offer a notebook PC that functions on its own quite respectably but that can be added to a desktop solution for more processing power.
In other words, I'd like a portable, lightweight notebook that is robust enough to web surf, play movies, show pictures, do some office work, etc. Then, at my office, I could dock this notebook into a docking device that contains a much more powerful graphics card, additional processor (maybe allowing the notebook and dock processors to act in tandem, like a dual core setup) so that I could do some gaming, image edting, CAD, etc.
I know this is pretty far out there, but it would be cool to have something sleek and portable for fun and travel, but still leverage it's power at home for more rigorous use. This would help those of us who want portability AND power, but don't need their major firepower, large display or significant HD storage on the road.
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Move ports to the back of laptops
Laptops submitted by drew08867
06/30/07
When you have as many of the ports on the back of the laptop as possible the desk is simply less cluttered. Having USB cables/ speaker cables sticking out the sides is just unappealing.
*Edit* Sorry I was not clear. I meant of the ones they have on already, I would like to see as many as possible in the rear. Too many ports does weigh it down. I would also prefer fewer ports; I think 4 usb is a little extreme. Thanks for bringing that to my attention Jorge.
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MODULAR LAPTOP (Swappable Screens)
Monitors and Displays, New Product Ideas, Laptops submitted by labtroll
03/13/07
Laptop consisting of two modular parts: (1) Body (2)The Screen
1) Ability to buy an ultra-portable and be able to change the display size without lugging around a giant laptop. The larger screen will have it's own power supply and can also stand-alone.
<tab>possible uses:
a) laptop on the go, but can be use around home with larger screen swapped in and still portable around home. (battery power might also be included with screen)
b)Meeting with clients, and screen is too small... swap a bigger screen... or use it stand-alone (has it's own power).</tab>
2)PDA sized laptop, and just carry larger screen with you. No need to pull out a big laptop all the time. Just slap on the larger screen when needed. (keyboard optional too)
3) Removing screen for a clean docking into a desktop to act as extra storage or auto synchronizing/backing-up of data. (adding processing power may also be possible)
4) External optical drives: have some ability to just "clip and lock" onto the laptop for better "integrated" feel.
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Docking connector for Inspiron
Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Inspiron products submitted by ust
02/19/07
I would really like to have the option to connect my notebook from work (a Latitude) to a docking station at home, for home office use, and be able to use that very same docking station for my privately owned Inspiron.
DELL should offer the Inspiron notebooks with connectors for the Latitude Dockingstations, even if only as an option that must be paid for.
Technically this should be possible, as is proved by the Precision M90 which ist basically an Inspiron in disguise with a Latitude Dock connector.
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Bose Notebook Docks
Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops submitted by chrisreynolds
03/14/07
Take these products:
Dell /Dock: http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=uk...
Bose Wave: http://www.bose.com.au/site/index.aspx?path=products&CTRL=PG&pfid=1&pgid=2< with Bose to create a notebook dock that allows my Inspiron to produce quality sound without having to have an ugly 2.1, 5.1 or 7.1 speaker system sat in my living area.
When docked with the notebook lid open, the notebook screen would display a media player (similar to Windows Media Center or Apple Front Row) that would have full access to the music stored on the laptop.
When docked with the notebook lid closed, a modest display on the front of the dock would allow limited navigation.
The dock would also be able to stream music wirelessly from the notebook for times when the notebook is in use.
In all instances, the only user interface is the Bose remote control.
Traditionally, people have dedicated a desk to their PC. With the popularisation of notebooks and wireless networking, many people are ditching their desks and bringing their PCs into the living areas.
With a system like this, my [future] Inspiron will live on the kitchen bench. Most people won't notice it because it'll look like a very stylish radio (in the Bose tradition).
That's the core idea, but here's some additional ideas which could be added:
- Video functionality
- Extra storage in the dock (because media takes up a lot of space).
- Skype speaker-phone in the dock. Optional wireless handset available for purchase seperately.
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Dual use laptops
New Product Ideas, Desktops and Laptops submitted by slcoleman
02/23/07
I want a laptop for use as a desktop machine which I occasionally will use away from home. Laptops are small, save power, very quiet, powerful, and have built in UPS capability. Unfortunately they need to be able to be connected up easily and powered on with the lid closed, and without resorting to an expensive docking station system. Let me connect the cables and push the power button to turn it on with the lid closed.
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