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Dell Printer Designs

Printers and Ink submitted by daryldeal 11/27/07

I think Dell Printers could improve on Designs, i mean, i saw this Dell printer and the design is like 10 years old. Dell Printers Designs could be improved, curves and ergonomics, maybe smaller and more compact. 5 Comments »

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Custom Colors for Dell Printers

submitted by daryldeal Feb 4

There should be modern colors for dell printers available, such as grey or black. Or any other colors that the customer would want to match their interior designs of their homes. 6 Comments »

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Stripped down, fast Linux Box

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Desktops, Linux submitted by pawprintz 02/17/07 **REVIEWED**

How about a fast, Internet ready Linux desktop. Small form factor, pretty monitor, mouse & keyboard, the O.S., OpenOffice & Firefox. Cheap'n'fast


Dell sees the value of this idea, and is keeping the sugestions for a Linux small form factor on the radar. john_h will let the community know of any new information as it comes.




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software CD dell printer & download web site

Dell Web Site, Software, Simplify IT submitted by helmecj01 Jan 19

Have all software what is on the CD for dell printers and have it on the download web site as well. If people lost the CD they can download it from Dell. 1 Comment »

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Dell all-in-one Desktop Computer and printer

Desktops, Printers and Ink submitted by colep04 02/27/07

Why not make an all-in-one (for Consumers) Dell computer (such as the Apple imac) but, also a small added printer in the back of the all-in-one. 9 Comments »

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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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Portable Printer(s)

Broadband and Mobility, Printers and Ink submitted by skyking 02/22/07

Partner with a firm that can deliver a resonable portable printer(s) that function well in mobile environments offerring both B/W & Color that are around the $100 range. With Bluetooth capability and wireless costs should be coming down. 1 Comment »

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PRINTERS

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Printers and Ink submitted by dhari 05/19/07

Even dell pcs donot have the printer drivers installed; it is not easy for a layman to install a dell printer . 2 Comments »

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Make A3 Printer

Printers and Ink submitted by soneil 06/26/07

Dell make great printer but they only have A4/Letter format. They should start making A3 printer 2 Comments »

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Give us our points back

IdeaStorm submitted by badblood 10/26/07

Last night for some strange reason many of us lost lots and lots of points. No reason has been given. Are you a victim of salesfarce.com.
Dell give us our points back.
Also tell us what you've done with dell_admin1. We are concerned. Thanks 300 Comments »

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Pre-installed Linux must play commercial DVDs

Education, Linux submitted by jonmca 05/03/07 **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**

You probably know this, but a "show stopper" requirement for most consumers and many educators and business road warriers is having laptops and desktops that can play commmercial DVDs. I have a hunch that preinstalled Linux on Dell machines will be a terrific success if Dell Linux desktops and laptops have this capability. I've been told that http://www.videolan.org/ has one possible approach.

Having Linux playing commercial DVDs may also catapult Dell into the complex Digital Rights Management contoversy so it would be wise to get Dell's legal staff involved ASAP and also have this discussed this at the highest strategic management levels at Dell (if this is not already being done).


Check out the Ideas in Action post from Daniel Judd. And you can also check out this follow-up post from John Hull who leads our engineering efforts behind Linux on consumer systems.
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IdeaStorm: Add to the Popular Ideas tab calculation the amount of votes from Unique IP's and Accounts.

Dell Community, IdeaStorm submitted by jorge 10/18/07

IdeaStorm, your Popular Ideas list algorithm has a flaw which is not taking into account uniqueness of a vote. You value that vote now make it unique, qualify it with unique IP and account validity as well. Your current scheme is showing only ideas which are voted by the double dippers. 104 Comments »

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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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Release OSX and Linux drivers for your printers and other peripherals

Linux, Operating Systems, Printers and Ink submitted by hoodamanny 04/02/07

Most families and offices are mixed enviornents - not just windows. Would be awesome if you could give OSX and linux customers the options to purcahse your printers and other devices..

Considering that Lexmark release OSX drivers for thier printers which are then rebadged for dell.. this should be REALLY easy to implement!! 2 Comments »

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Linux Printing Solutions

Linux, Printers and Ink, Service and Support submitted by jfelisky 02/21/07

I have a Dell 3100cn laser printer, which was a nice purchase until I dropped Windows XP and moved to OpenSuSE on my home computer.

I've tried a lot of different message boards looking for a way to keep that printer, but I'm so frustrated with Dell's lack of Linux support that I have to consider HP, since the LaserJet family is more broadly supported. 53 Comments »

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Offer Printers and drivers for ALL operating systems.

New Product Ideas submitted by pudgyone Mar 13

Dell should start offering Drivers, Utilities, firmware, patches and upgrades for their printer for ALL of the operating systems. There are many people out there that have different operating systems and need drivers for non-Windows Operating systems. Start having printers that are compatable for Windows and non-Windows operating systems. 4 Comments »

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Make Linux and no Operating system standard options on all future products

Operating Systems submitted by jervis961 08/17/07 **REVIEWED**

OK Dell you have committed to supplying Linux options in limited form. Since you have laid the groundwork already here is the next step. Every new product you release that needs an Operating system should have Linux and also no Operating System as an option in the configuration along side Windows. Since you have to write drivers and test compatability for Vista when making a new product just make it compatable with Linux at the same time. There will no longer be a need for a seperate sections for Linux or no Operating system since all of the products will have the option. this will help make your site easier to navigate for you customers. You can also create an ACCURATE help me choose section for the OS choices.





Check out what daniel_j has to say on the options we offer.





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Visible Link to IdeaStorm on main Dell site

Advertising and Marketing, Dell Web Site, IdeaStorm submitted by ipaw 07/01/07 **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**

IdeaStorm should have a visible link and explanation on the main Dell site as well as a Desktop shortcut on all new installations.

I've been a Dell customer since my XPS-500 back in the mid 90's and I only just found out about IdeaStorm through a PodCast.

If people know they can have a voice and make a difference, they'll use it.

Thanks


This idea has been partially implemented, as our new home page now has a prominent link to "Dell Community" - within that page are links to IdeaStorm and our other community properties, including Dell Community Forums, Direct2Dell, StudioDell, etc. Thanks for the idea!!!
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Dell's Website must work with Firefox running on Linux

Dell Web Site, Linux submitted by qgonjon 07/16/07 **UNDER REVIEW**

It's discouraging to have a Tier 1 vendor (Dell) selling Linux products and yet not really tailoring to Linux. Don't get me wrong Dell, I am not trying to take away all the good you have done. Offering Linux is a step in the right direction and I would like to see more steps taken in a monthly or quarterly basis. But, it seems that the basis for your current Linux promotion is for the Open Source enthusiast like me. I use Linux at home and at work as my main operating system. I use Firefox as my browser and I'm trying to order a Dell Inspiron 1420N. However, it seems that the embedded flash script that shows the different colors choices for the Inspiron is not working under Linux. It also shows that I can't see the different images thereafter. It works with Windows running Firefox as my vmware machine verified. But that is not the type of user that will most likely purchase a Linux laptop.

My request is simple. Can someone fix and verify that this page works well with Linux browser technology? So, that users can enjoy purchasing your Linux products and demonstrate that Dell really cares about their customer's operating system preference.

Dell I wish you the best in this venture as your success in this territory will help the Linux Desktop become a reality to the open source community.





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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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