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Get All My Drivers

Software submitted by hoopsomuah 04/26/07

I would really like software that profiled my XP or Vista system for My Service Tag and my Device IDs. This application coudle then download all my drivers for me.

Today I can go to the Dell Support site and either give it my Service Tag or have it detect it. After that I have to figure out which dirvers to download. I would prefer to have the correct list given to me based on a probe of my machines hardware configuration. 4 Comments »

More education about Vista

Operating Systems submitted by hoopsomuah 04/26/07

I don't think I've seen an opinion on Vista anywhere from Dell. How well does Vista perform on the machine I'm thinking of buying? Can I trust the Vista Experience Index score? I expect Dell to be an advocate for the customer here.

It's nice that Dell is listening to the voice of the customer and bringing back XP but I don't believe that Vista is snake oil. I believe that there are advantages to getting Vista with a new PC (assuming the right drivers are available). I'd like to learn more about those advantages form the Dell perspective.

I'm editing this to address some comments:
I realise that Vista is not for everyone. Windows is not for everyone (although Microsoft would like it to be) and that's why I think Dell should provide alternatives like Linux.

However for those of us that actually want some of the features in Vista, It seems like it's in Dell's best interest to help me find the right Machine. If they don't I'll end up returning the machine and while that costs me a bit, it also costs Dell quite a bit. So don't let me buy a machine with Vista if Vista won't run well on the machine. Also, If there is hardware in a machine that I can only take full advantage of by running Vista, please let me know that. (Of course if you lie about that the court of public opinion will find you out eventualy and I think I'd have a pretty decent legal case)

Knowledge is good even when coming from a source that you don't trust it's more information that you didn't have before. 6 Comments »

Better Windows Vista Drivers for existing hardware

Operating Systems submitted by hoopsomuah 04/26/07

Despite what people who hate Microsoft say Windows Vista is actually a pretty good operating system. There are several improvements that are offered over Windows XP.

Unfortunately having bad drivers for it can result in a very bad user experience. Slow Startup and Shutdown are often attributed to bad drivers. Bad Network drivers can really ruin the wireless networking experience.

Having better drivers would really improve the Vista customer experience. Please don't solve the driver problem by releasing new hardware that is works great with Vista. fixing drivers for existing users is a great way to reward loyal customers. 1 Comment »

Bring back the 15.4 inch XPS Laptop

Gaming, XPS products submitted by hoopsomuah 04/26/07

The Latitude D820 is a great laptop as long as you don't want to game. It's got fantastic resolution in a nice form factor and pretty good battery life.

Unfortunately there is no Inspiron or XPS equivalent of the D820. This means there's no high-resolution gaming road warrior laptop (think AlienWare m5550)

An XPS inspired by the D820 would be the ultimate work/gaming laptop.

Things to change from the D820 or to add to the XPS version:
1. Much better GPU options
2. DVI port
3. Better speakers
4. Built in web camera

Keeping the docking station connector would be really nice but I'll be talking for that elsewhere... Comment »