Tell us what WiFi chipset a laptop has.

Broadband and Mobility, Dell Web Site, Linux, Laptops submitted by tonyb2006 08/29/07 **UNDER REVIEW**

Tell us the WiFi chipset used in a laptop before we buy it so we know if the WiFi chipset supports a feature we want, or if it supports Linux or another operating system that we intend to use. The WiFi chipset being like "Intel ipw2200" or "Broadcom BCM4306", or "Ralink rt2500".







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USB connector at keyboard for extension...

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Broadband and Mobility submitted by mauricio_martins Jun 30

It might look as I'm trying to promote my previous post: http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66299/Simplify_USB_wiring_redesigning_s...

Well in these days I bought a bunch of things to attach to USB like USB externam memory, video capture cards and a bluetooth... It comes in my mind the ancient idea S*n and A**ple had: Why don't Dell add a USB mini hub in its keyboards just to improve connectivity?

I know the "word of order" today is wireless... but some devices will perform better wired... Well, to simplify my wires at my desk, I hacked my keyboard to add a 2 port hub inside of it... I hade my mouse cable shortened by a half and now, KB and mouse works attached to the computer via 1 wire... The hardest part of this task was to find a space to accomodate that hub. :) Think that! :) 2 Comments »

Put a physical bluetooth switch on laptops

Broadband and Mobility, Laptops submitted by badblood 10/30/07

So you can easily switch it on and off and see that it's on or off.... 9 Comments »

Make Gigabit Ethernet Standard on Notebooks

Broadband and Mobility, Laptops submitted by techsage 02/24/07

This should be a given at the least for Small Business and above notebooks. Another option would be to at least allow an option for this with an additional charge. This feature is very important for those wishing to do quicker backups via the network (since this is faster than even via USB 2.0). Apple and Sony, if not others as well have this as standard at this point.

NOTE: I know that this is standard on XPS systems, but that is not good enough. 7 Comments »

Wireless and Bluetooth Hotkey

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Broadband and Mobility, Laptops submitted by pepejose Jun 4

I saw it in a asus laptop (I'm not sure).

When you press the bluetooth and wifi hotkey, it changes the configuration:

Wireless and bluetooth off

Wireless off bluetooth on

Wireless on bluetooth on

Wireless on bluetooth off

It's very interesting since in my inspiron (for example) there is only one hotkey for this.

Or make available one hotkey for wifi and another for bluetooth 1 Comment »

Offer bluetooth on all Dell computers at no extra charge - make bluetooth standard.

Broadband and Mobility, Sales Strategies submitted by badblood 09/17/07

As in Free Bluetooth.

Make it a time bound promotion if you can't or are unwilling to sustain it.

After the promotion, make bluetooth a standard on all computers. Integrate the cost in the price of the computer - and reduce the cost while you are at it.....(Kudos jmxz) 9 Comments »

Make HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM an Option on All Laptops

Broadband and Mobility submitted by badblood 05/26/07

Support triband UMTS (HSDPA):

Support quadband EDGE/GPRS/GSM:

Data, voice and SMS.

850/900/1800/1900 and 2100 MHz 6 Comments »

InCar PC

Broadband and Mobility, Laptops submitted by roderic8 Jun 30

This is a PC like system that is larger than the IPODs, Blackberries or NAV Systems with all the functions. This system would replace these current handheld/portable systems with a PC that have more capabilities than window mobile systems. The InCar PC system would have a small keyboard that would has a docking station that is incorporated into current and new car models. The three systems listed above all require separate operating systems, the InCar PC will have one operating system, portable, and offer music, E-mail, PC functions with Keyboard and NAV. With InCar PC you will have a NAV system, a Music Jukebox, in hand Internet, and a PC operating system while in your car or on the street. 15 Comments »

Make GPS an Option on All Laptops

Broadband and Mobility submitted by badblood 05/26/07

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Dell SignalUp

Broadband and Mobility, Laptops submitted by helmecj01 09/03/07

I know what dell can add to laptop is
This technology strategically positions two PIFA antennae on the notebook's top panel to generate an omni-directional signal sphere for superior wireless reception. 1 Comment »

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. 7 Comments »

Add This Product: Wireless Headset Supporting VoIP -- Bundle For Road Warriors

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Broadband and Mobility submitted by howardnyc 03/22/07

quote:
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Motorola Talk and Tunes HT820 Bundle
. The Motorola Talk and Tunes Wireless Internet Calling Kit with Stereo lets you listen to music wherever you go.

Motorola’s Bluetooth® HT820 Stereo Headphones offer amazing sound quality and fit comfortably.

Certified and designed to work with Skype™, the Talk and Tunes kit includes the Motorola Bluetooth® Stereo Headphones HT820 and the Motorola Bluetooth® PC Adapter PC850. Comment »

Tablets or UMPCs

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Broadband and Mobility submitted by wmercer 04/21/07

I would like to see what Dell can do in this market place. The halfway size between a PDA and a laptop it perfect for the really mobile warrior. Comment »

Home Storage Solution From Dell

Broadband and Mobility, Desktops, Servers and Storage submitted by i_own_dell 02/16/07

an external hdd connected with your home wireless router using an ethernet powered by external power source....just stores all my data in one place...without me having to maintain an entire desktop for this reason...just a plain hdd...accessible to alll connected with that network....wow.... 4 Comments »

External PCIe x16 for laptops

Broadband and Mobility, Laptops submitted by pdonket 02/16/07

With the arrival of the new ASUS XG gaming station, it would need some alteration...but something to think about is that dell starts putting PCIe x16 on the outside of laptops, like an express card slot. Then creates a dock station for desktop graphic cards. This is in my opinion a great idea for a gamer who also would love mobility. For example, say in a M1210, even the top graphics option is not exactly a power house due to size constraints. Well with this system, when you need mobility you simply un-tether the station for the GPU, and re-tether to game at home. 1 Comment »

External wifi antenna connector

Broadband and Mobility, Laptops submitted by cromo 02/17/07

I came into this idea some time ago. The idea is simple - to put an external wifi connector on the back of the laptop and a button to switch between internal and external antennas. There are loads of different solutions for laptop users that need better signal reception for their wifi cards, most of them simply increase transmitting power (thus exposing us, the users to higher radiation) while all the problems could be easly solved by adding external connector and some some cheap and small external antenna. It would be nice to see such connector on the replicator port, too. Considering the forthcomming WiMax that will be mostly used by ISPs to provide internet connection I am sure such external antenna connector is even a must for the laptops that will come with integrated WiMax card. 6 Comments »

Laptop & Desktop Boot in seconds from Flash Drives

Broadband and Mobility, Desktops and Laptops submitted by reg 02/19/07

Have laptops and PCs that boot quickly & quietly from fast internal flash drives,
and run the whole OS and application programs in RAM.
The New Dell PC will boot from internal Fast USB 2.0 flash drives in just a few seconds.
The Hard drive can stay powered down, completely off, unless the user needs to store some extra large files (video, photos).

Laptop Battery life is measured in days, not hours.


Have 2 Recessed USB 2.0 Slots.
Two USB Flash Drives would fit neatly into the laptop.
In this way the whole OS and Apps run in RAM, and stores data files on an 8 GB flash drive.

The 8GB is used transparently as the 'On Line' Storage, with a hard drive acting as secondary storage.
This gives desktops and laptops much greater speed and power savings.

<font> On-Line/Near-Line Storage Model for Laptops</font>
1. OS and App all run from RAM (so the machine should have 2GB+ of RAM)
2. Modified files are worked on in RAM, and stored on the Flash Drive
3. Older (non-system) files, that are 'inactive', get pushed down to the hard drive,

Hard Drive files are stored with on-the-fly hardware compression / decompression (back to RAM), with the flash drive file replaced with a pointer to the hard drive file.
Data is always safely copied down to the hard drive on shut down.



The flash drive is removeable and upgradeable, so later if someone wants to upgrade to a 32GB flash drive, just unplug and plug in the new one.

On-line / Near-Line storage works great on very large data servers, where data is mostly write once, read infrequently.
(Also known as Write Once, Read Mostly - WORM drives.)

It's time such ideas are put into practice for desktops and laptops.


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DELL XPS M16 Renegade

Broadband and Mobility, Gaming, XPS products submitted by icarus75 Apr 13

Inspired by the XPS 16-inch concept at CES 2008, but thinking about something a little more powerful, I'm hoping for a perfect blend of mobility, gaming, and native 16:9 high-definition viewing.

The DELL® XPS M16 RENEGADE
Shipping Q1 2009 - $4999 as listed

CORE SYSTEM:
Intel® Core 2 Extreme QX9500 Unlocked (2.80 GHz, 12MB L2 Cache, 1066 MHz FSB)
8GB Low Latency DDR3 1066 SDRAM (2 x 4GB SoDIMMs)
160GB SATA II Solid State Disk – 1.25Gbps (128MB/s Write, 160MB/s Read)

GRAPHICS / VIDEO:
16-inch Full-HD 1920 x 1080p LED Display (400-nits, 2000:1 DCR, 98% Color Gamut)
2GB NVIDIA® GeForce 9900M GT Graphics with Triple Monitor Support (1080p x 3)
6x Slot-Loading Blu-ray Drive (BD/DVD/CD Write) with BD Profile 2.0 Certification
Integrated ATSC/NTSC TV-Tuner (Full-HD 1080p Capable, <2% CPU Load)
Integrated 2MP HD Webcam (1920 x 1080 Still Images, 1280 x 720 Video Recording)

CONNECTIVITY:
2 x DisplayPort Out, HDMI Out with Audio (v1.3), 3 x USB 2.0, 7-in-1 Media Card Reader
FireWire 3200 (Powered 9-pin), eSATA (Powered), Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mb)
Bottom Docking Connector with Triple Monitor Support

AUDIO:
Integrated SoundBlaster® X-Fi Mobile (Hardware) with OpenAL and ALchemy Support
Triple 3.5mm Jacks for Analog 5.1 Surround (Alternate Dual Headphone / Mic Mode)
Dual Integrated Microphones with Stereo and Noise-Canceling Modes
Coaxial Audio Out (Dolby Digital Live / HDMI Audio Down-Conversion)

MOBILITY:
Integrated GPS Tracker with Google Maps® and Microsoft Streets® Compatibility
Integrated Intel Wireless 802.11 b/g/n with MIMO Technology
Backlit Keyboard and Trackpad with Ambient Light Sensor
9-Cell High Capacity 112WHr Lithium-Ion Battery
Available GSM/CDMA Wireless Broadband Card (EVDO 1.0b Capable) Mini-Card
Available Wireless USB / Bluetooth 3.0 Mini-Card

SIZE / WEIGHT:
Somewhere between an XPS M1530 and XPS M1710 (nowhere near The Beast!) 9 Comments »

Enhance the XPS M2010

Broadband and Mobility, Operating Systems, XPS products submitted by pumi 02/21/07

The XPS M2010 is a quite impressive machine and I would like to go for it if it would have:

- a choice of one of the brand-new AMD EE processors
- either no Microsoft OS or a free Linux OS
- build-in WLAN
- higher screen resolution

Hope it comes! 2 Comments »

Make AM/FM receiver optional on all Computers

Broadband and Mobility submitted by badblood 05/06/07

To listen to your favorite local progams, especially when there is no internet.

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