Better Styling, More Choices on Video Cards and a Hybrid Video Design, and Definately less or NO pre-installed Software.
Sales Strategies, Software, Laptops submitted by kman79
02/16/07 **REVIEWED**
Dell probably does build one of the best performing notebooks that one could order, well at least you could make it to be one of the best performing notebooks, but they lack in style. Of course the priority of having the notebook is having good performance, but having a stylish exterior adds value and want for the notebook/laptop. The white and gray casing gets old, and needs updating. I like the simple yet stylish look of the M1210, the rest of the line should be updated. Maybe it's just me, but the rest of the XPS line of laptops need to be toned down, it just looks to kidish and has too many things going on with it. Design a better looking notebook with the current hardware performance you have available right now, and you can guarantee it will sell better. The design does not have to be complex, but anything is better than white and gray plastic exterior you currently use. Get ideas from Apple, Asus, Sony, Toshiba and even HP. Give the exterior look of the notebook some curves......maybe evem a glossy finish, and a little texture. People spend thousands of dollars on their Dell Notebooks, at least make them feel better by making the notebooks look like it's worth the money spent on them. Give the notebook some attitude, a personality and a soul and not just a piece of plastic with a keyboard and a screen.
Dell should also give customers more choices with the video cards. I wanted to get an M1210, but was dissapointed that it only had a Geforce Go 7400 as the only choice for video card. I was more than willig to spend the extra cash on a higher end video card. Also, if sony has not patented this design/idea, what about a Video Hybrid design where you have a choice between intel graphics while on battery, and purve Nvidia graphics when plugged in. I think the idea is genious and very useful. You can use intel graphics when your running on battery to save and extend battery life, and switch over to nvidia graphics for full-on graphics power when the notebook is plugged in.
More importantly, let it be the customer's choice on which programs and services they want installed on their ordered computer. I hate turning on my newly ordered computer and having all these unwanted software and services already installed. I hate having to spend the first minutes to hours after receiving my computer uninstalling programs or doing a clean OS install.
Over the past year we launched several laptops that were developed purely for the consumer. Check out all the details on mike_h's post.
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Silent / Quiet Computers: Sound levels in decibels
Desktops and Laptops submitted by pchris
02/17/07 **REVIEWED**
I'd like Dell to provide the sound level in decibels for each of their desktops, under max load as well as at idle.
How a manufacturer can produce an expensive computer, and then have the user acoustic experience of that computer dominated by the noise generated by a cheap fan worth just pennies, for the entire lifetime of that computer, is incomprehensible. Computers are noisy when brand new, but those cheap fans begin to rub and oscillate and make additional annoying noises, frequently within a short period of time of purchase.
Personally, the peace and quiet of my personal workspace is very important to me, it's my sanctuary from the world where I can focus and be creative. To have that experience disrupted by cheap fans is sad, especially when slightly more expensive fans and some reasonable design would solve the issue. Another reason why I consider buying an Apple.
If the cost of a better sound design and fans is significant, it could be an extra cost option.
In general, Dell provides noise data of its products in the Environmental Datasheets. Tests are conducted according to ISO standards in a NVLAP accredited acoustics facility. Click here for more details
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Better looking PCs
Desktops and Laptops submitted by shanx24
02/17/07
If Dell wants to regain relevance with its target audience, it should seriously hire a couple of leading designers and make machines that don't look like poor man's tin clunkers. Yes, even that 'luxury' line of machines you've started look hideous. Take inspiration from Vaio SZ or the small full-black Fujitsu or just about anything from Apple. I used to be an avid Dell evangelist for nearly 5 years, until it became to make less and less sense to me (even your 'international support' was useless. It does NOT work).
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Design & Form Factor
Desktops and Laptops submitted by logi
02/16/07 **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**
This forum is a great idea to get Dell back to #1.
What I like to see is new and innovative styling across the board on notebooks and desktops. Dell's product line looks 5yrs old and needs a total refresh.
As you can see Apple Inc. is winning conumers hearts because Apple owners are actually proud of displaying them in the living rooms instead of hiding them. Get rid of that XPS desktop design that thing is so ugly.. and come up with something consumers would be proud of displying in their media rooms.
Also I would like to see Dell create a sleak new design for a media center box so we can utilize vista home for the entertainment room and display it next to my audio and video units.
Thanks for listening Mr. Dell.
Hope_l talks about how passionate we are about design in this thread. To read more about how this idea is being put into action click here.
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What Dell Needs To Do 2.0
Sales Strategies, Service and Support, Desktops and Laptops submitted by marmaduke
02/28/07
While I applaud Linux et al. users for convincing Dell to offer alternate OSes, that was voted on by the same 5000 people 20x each. Focus on the big picture, Dell, and you can be selling millions of units, not just a couple thousand.
NOTEBOOKS:
1.) Redesign them with blacks, grays, metal casings, carbon fiber, etc.
2.) Add webcams with omnidirectional microphones.
3.) Offer next-gen graphics cards on all Inspiron models. Face it, when Centrino Pro comes out, the Crestline x3000 integrated chip will have the same base features as the ATI x1400. Go to x1700 or above.
4.) Give us back the multi-bay.
5.) Offer EVDO or HSPDA mini-pci cards on all models, not just business.
6.) Solid State Disks, from 64GB to 128GB. They may not be cost effective to build or cheap enough to buy, but some of us are willing to spring for it.
7.) Consolidate your entire line. XPS needs (4) models, i.e. 1210, *1510, 1710 and 2010. I promise if you add a 15.4" option, a great dedicated GPU, all in a package less than $3000, you will not be able to make them fast enough to fill the orders. Inspiron line has enough options, but once again, their aesthetic appeal makes them the lepers of the technological world.
DESKTOPS:
1.) Thank you for offering other OSes.
2.) No pre-installed software.
3.) Design "desktop cubes" in three flavors, low-end, mid-range and high-end, that do not take up much space and offer every feature of their larger brethren. Apple and a few other companies already have this, but Dell could make this a household item. Very little configuration by the user -- you could even sell the flavors at retail outlets to boost revenue.
ONE MORE THING:
At your numerous kiosks, give users the ability to actually interact with the machines, not just press buttons and examine the ports. The kiosks are like museum pieces without the glass case. We need to open programs, kick the tires, and most of all touch the machines without fear of setting off an alarm.
All of these ideas have been posted before but they are not getting enough votes. These are the very things Dell needs to investigate to return to #1.
Good luck.
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Need smaller Quad Core case
Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), XPS products submitted by icudoc
03/01/07
As a long time Dell customer, I was upset at recently having to switch over to Gateway. Why? Well, I wanted a Quad Core Processor - and, while the XPS 710 is a beauty - it is a Behemoth of a case - and I could not fit it into the slot on my computer desk!! It is 22 inches high - 24 inches deep!! With Gateway - I can get a case that is 18 inches tall, about the same deep - and it fits into the 20 inch high space that I have on the desk. Some people want the absolute fastest processor but not in that mega case - so I had to switch. Any reason it has to go in that huge case, and can't fit in the smaller cases you have for the Dual Core processors?
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