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Put the 512MB Nvidia Geforce 9600 GT as an option for the XPS M1530

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), XPS products submitted by darthomer May 25

Put the 512MB Nvidia Geforce 9800 GT as an option for the XPS M1530 it is as big the 256MB card avalible right now but this one is 512MB and will make Games way faster and better looking than the 256MB card avalible. if Dell does this than the XPS M1530 will be one of the most popular laptops at Dell infact I think that the only thing I didn't like about the XPS M1530 is its poor GPU. The Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTX is the same power but I didn't say that one because its too thick this one is like 4cm thick. it could add another $50 $100 $150 to this PCs price tag but its worth it

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Give XPS Notebooks Gigabit Ethernet

XPS products submitted by croftki Feb 17

I understand that Dell market research says home users in general are not interested in gigabit ethernet for home networks. Those who pay for the premium design in the XPS line, however, are more likely to want gigabit ethernet. I would rather buy something more exciting than a business class notebook, but I want to build on my home technology with each purchase I make. XPS Notebooks unfortunately do not help me do this. It seems my only option is to buy a Latitude. 28 Comments »

GeForce 9M series of laptop GPUs on Dell XPS laptop

XPS products, Laptop Power submitted by helmecj01 Jun 3

Dell needs to have the New Geforce 9M series of laptop GPUs on Dell XPS laptop.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/03/nvidia-gets-official-with-geforce-9m-serie... 55 Comments »

put Harman Kardon louspeakers on notebooks

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops submitted by siger May 19

put Harman Kardon loud speakers (or other good brand) on notebooks 4 Comments »

Lower the price on your LED backlit screens.

Sales Strategies, Laptops submitted by jervis961 May 24

Currently Dell charges $150 to upgrade a notebook to a LED backlit screen. A recent article shows the price difference between the two technologies is only about $8 now. http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4424

I know there are additional costs for Dell to build the thinner casing to hold the LED but I don't see plastic costing $100 (leaving $42 for profit). I expect that Dell could drop the cost by $50 to $75 easily which would drive sales and continue to drop the cost of the technology. 4 Comments »

gives a higher graphic card for 15 inch XPS laptop

Gaming, XPS products submitted by hanlya May 6

it is better if Dell offer a gaming product with high graphic in 15 inch laptop..for example m1530..dell should offer for an additional better video card such as 8800Gt or 8700 GT..and this m1530 will be like kaboom...1 of the best 15 inch laptop ever build..so i suggest dell put additional option for higher graphic or just build a new product 15 inch laptop with gaming characteristic..or maybe m1535..with a better video card.. 2 Comments »

XPS laptops should have more designs to choose from

XPS products, Laptops submitted by james-94 May 19

XPS laptops should have more color choices and more designs.
Dell should make some more cool patterns like what HP has or add some of the designs and colors from the Inspiron notebooks. 6 Comments »

Drop the Inspiron line of notebooks

Laptops submitted by canadaboy May 5

caveat: I'm writing this from an Inspiron 9400

I'm checking through all the laptop brands I can find on the Dell.ca website (as grouped by Dell on the site):

XPS Gaming Laptops
XPS Laptops
Inspiron Laptops
Vostro Laptops
Latitude Laptops
Dell Percision Mobile
Alienware Laptops (not on the site, but now made by Dell)
A ruggedized version (not sure under what line)

That's 7 (or 8) laptop brands, and I wouldn't mind less brands (many are very very similar, older Vostro's were essentially Inspirons in dull clothing).

I suggest removing the Inspiron as the XPS models effectively fill the same role, are new, and look nice. Create the 1730 XPS and retire the Inspiron line.

I was hoping for the Inspiron line, because I've used it as my budget gaming/office computer (the 9400 still has a good video card compared to current models), but it looks from your releases that the Inspiron line isn't getting high end gaming video cards. So please put them into the XPS line, and streamline your offering.

My suggested breakdown -

Consumer Budget:
Vostro

Consumer Primary Brands:
XPS
XPS Gaming

Consumer High-End:
Alienware

Business Standard:
Vostro

Business Specialized:
Latitude Laptops
Dell Percision Mobile 7 Comments »

Dummy Laptop for a high end cpu/computer

Laptops submitted by c_v_nag May 10

DummyLaptop = Laptop With Only (Monitor [17" min] + Keyboard + Mouse + Speaker + Mic + VideoCam)

I like my computers. I have a 2 high end quadpro computers loaded with various hardware and software.

But i want to move around, maybe sleep on a couch and i dont like to sit at one place. I just want a DummyLaptop (defined above) which could be just plugged in to any computer. I could use that at any place like my office, home, at a friend's place, or even at a public booth with just a CPU... 10 Comments »

Start A New Independent PC Company

Advertising and Marketing, Dell submitted by gear May 11

What is now clear is that DELL's biggest enemy to doing things differently is DELL.

For example, I believe that DELL cannot get out from under the agreements with Microsoft that virtually compels the company to install Windows and Office on every single PC (except servers) sold in order to get the best price or to participate in their promotional programs.

Well, what if a handful of people were to "resign" from DELL, go out and start a brand new mail order PC company from scratch (with ahem, guess who investing) to do the things that DELL cannot do?

Like offer Linux, no OS, etc.

The company can be a virtual company and buy off the same suppliers, who would be,. nudge, nudge, willing to give the new company nearly as good prices as it gives DELL.

All except Microsoft, of course. 1 Comment »

Simplify Offerings

Dell Web Site, Sales Strategies submitted by j87b May 11

There are so many offerings on the first page for either laptops or desktops that I don't even know where to start. Look at Apple-- three main laptop lines, with three flavors for each, three main desktop offerings with three base configurations. I just don't even know where to start when picking a PC since there are too many paths to go through. I end up wasting tons of time comparing the 1000s of ways to end up at the same product. 5 Comments »

Music during initial setup

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Desktops and Laptops submitted by patrick72 May 12

Disable music during the initial setup of business class laptops.

I work in a shared office and every time I setup a new laptop everyone has to listen to the annoying music until setup is complete. I can't find any way turn it off, the volume and mute buttons do not work until I get to the desktop.

This may seem petty but my co-workers are trying to talk to customers and distractions like Dell startup music are not appreciated. Comment »

NEW LAPTOP

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops submitted by kariotis May 2

I want a laptop with a 15-inch screen, plus Red Ruby color, plus an Nvidia card.
You do NOT offer such a combination. 9 Comments »

14.1 xps laptop

XPS products, Laptops submitted by theideasman Apr 25

There is a slight gap in the xps range of laptops.
- 13.3 ultraportable m1330
- 14.1 portable performance ????
- 15.4 Home use m1530
- 17 Desktop replacement m1730,m1710
- 20 Desktop replacement m2010

A 14.1 portable performance laptop would fill in the xps gap nicely. It would be ideal for work or college users such as my myself who need performance above an 8400m gs but still want to maintain portability. It would be a good premium alternative to a latitude or vostro. 6 Comments »

Montevina laptops close to its release. DELL, DONT GET LEFT BEHIND!

Laptops submitted by theideasman Apr 25

Montevina arrives in june along with a wealth of new graphics cards to go with it. Dont get left behind dell! Make sure you have a new laptop or something ready for its launch. I dont want you to be releasing in last AGAIN! 12 Comments »

Better Notebook sound and features

Laptops submitted by foxx 02/17/07

I was looking for a high end notebook for video editing. Every Dell model I looked at was missing something essential.

Most serious is the lousy sound. I can understand for low end notebooks, but high end need A REAL SOUND CARD. I would have been willing to buy a sound card, but that required a PCMCIA slot and you had elimintated those. I gave up.











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Stop mounting substandard displays on high end notebooks please...

Monitors and Displays, Laptops submitted by sergioo Jan 15

If I go to buy a cheap notebook, I can blame me or the reasons why I have no money to buy a better one.
But if I buy a GOOD notebook, as a Dell is expecting to be, even more if a Latitude or Precision, and you put a WSXGA+ Samsung like the SEC3350, or the other WXGA+ by Auo, and I paid a high end notebook to get a sandy, oily, dirty, yellowish display, with light leakage, whites not white, blacks not black, porr colors and bad viewing angles, may I get a bit angry?
And why must I get angry and fax an angry letter to Escalation to have all solved, if it is my natural right to have a good to very good display out of the box?
Don't you realize yet how often people avoid Dell for:
1) bad displays
2) bad customer care
???
TO me it is a pity. I really like all the rest in Dell.
It is a pity... 13 Comments »

Higher quality lcd screens for XPS M1530

Monitors and Displays, XPS products submitted by marcusesq Jan 13

My brothers XPS M1530 arrived today fitted with a WSXGA+ screen and its horrible and grainy. I didn't get a chance to see weather its fitted with the Samsung or LG screen.
I don't know weather this is a quality control issue or just penny pinching by using cheap screens but until its fixed there is no NO WAY I'll be placing an order.
How anyone could design a laptop this good only to ruin the whole deal by fitting nasty screens is beyond me.
It seems this is not an isolated case either.

To see the extent of the problem look

http://www.notebookreview.com. ( search for "grainy screen"

http://www.google.com ( search for "dell laptop grainy screen" ) 23 Comments »

Start offering DELL products to the general public in Poland

Dell, Linux, Sales Strategies submitted by lukasz.wisniewski 11/12/07

According to today's local newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza [1], by 20th November, 11:30 to be more exact, Dell will just have manufactured their first notebook in Lodz, Poland. Unfortunately, even though I am inhabitant of this city, it is more than unlikely I will buy DELL notebook anytime soon.

Firstly, the current policy of your company in Poland is "Only for enterprises and institutions" (original in Polish: Tylko dla firm i instytucji). Such a approach seems to me to be more than just bizarre. Do you happen to realize Poland is something like 38 milions of your potential customers? Just for instance, in my city, there are two big public universities, several private ones - you see the universities but not the students. Is this of your concern? I guess not but Apple is already there offering discounts for students.

Secondly, start distributing preinstalled Ubuntu for Poland as well. I actually do not see the point why you do this in UK, Germany or France and not in Poland. People of Poland are more eager to install open-source products, just let me remind you that according to XiTi monitor [2] open-source Firefox browser has market share of 39.6% in Poland, whereas in Germany - 38%, France - 23.9% and UK just 18.7%.

Thirdly, by preinstalling Ubuntu I mean making it an option anywhere where there is an OS selection option on your website. I clearly see no reason in the world why you keep offering such a miserable Ubuntu notebook in Europe instead of something more powerful - Inspiron 6400n with Intel T2130 processor. In your opinion, how impressive is that nowadays?

Last but not least, DELL, please stop participating in this devoid of good sense campaign "Dell recommends Vista..." which is sarcastic. You really do not have to put down this sentence on your website as in Poland you force people to use Vista leaving no other choice.

Take all these remarks under your consideration unless it is OK with you that Poles should travel to Germany in order to buy your notebooks. Hear our voice, DELL!

Signed,
Lukasz Wisniewski
student of the Computer Science
Technical University of Lodz

Links:
[1] http://miasta.gazeta.pl/lodz/1,35136,4662983.html
[2] http://www.xitimonitor.com/en-us/browsers-barometer/firefox-july-2007/index-1... 54 Comments »