please make it available Dell Dock for Window XP user

Desktops, Dimension products, Latitude products, Operating Systems, Software, XPS products, Vostro products, OptiPlex products, Desktops and Laptops, Laptops submitted by helmecj01 2 days ago

please make it available Dell Dock for Windows XP user 2 Comments »

"don't forget your tablet pen!" feature

Latitude products submitted by ninjagecko Jul 2

Problem: some people accidentally misplace their tablet PC stylus pen.

Solution: Make the tablet pen a semi-necessary component to closing the a tablet, so that it is impossible to forget the stylus. (Semi-necessary because it would stink if one actually lost the pen and was unable to close one's computer because of it.) 2 Comments »

Latitude XT Battery Slice improvement

Latitude products submitted by koshea331 Jun 10

We are in the process of installing new Latitude XT tablet computers, so far we are impressed with the units. The one main suggestion I would make is that the Battery Slice should allow you to pass through connect to the base. It seems silly that they only way you can run the XT in the base and recharge the slice is sepperatly. I seems that it would just need a pass through connector that would allow for both the XT use in the base and to recharge both the main and the slice batteries.

Thanks,

Kevin O'Shea 1 Comment »

Give Us The Option Of Ubuntu On The XT2!

Latitude products, Linux, Operating Systems submitted by aikiwolfie May 30

Dell please don't make the Latitude XT2 a Windows only device. Please give us the option of Ubuntu on the XT2.

And remember to keep the price reasonable this time around. 14 Comments »

Latitude X2 (fanless ultraportable laptop)

Latitude products submitted by nojooim May 14

Revive the Latitude X series with latitude X2 laptop. It's a shame that Dell has no fanless ultraportable laptops available anymore, since X1 is no longer available.

The old X1 design with 12" inch widescreen and 1.1ghz 5 Watt TDP Pentium M ULV was quite perfect, as reviewers and many users noticed. It was rugged with magnesium alloy body and spill protected keyboard, also battery life was excellent.

It should be brought back to life with Intel Atom CPU (2 to 4 Watts TDP) or Core 2 Solo ULV (5.5 Watts TDP) CPU and SSD for completely silent operation, that would not bother with noise, even at middle of the night.

With fanless cooling and SSD it would have no moving parts at all, so it could be sealed to prevent dust and moisture entering the machine, which should improve reliability. With 9 cell battery and LED-backlit screen it should have quite amazing battery life.

It would not be ultraportable, but ultra-ULTRA-portable :) 3 Comments »

Make Penryn processor available on Latitude D530

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Latitude products submitted by cestuila Apr 18

Hi,

I would be interested in buying a 4:3-screened laptop. The D530 is one of the only options left on the market with a non-wide screen, and I know it would suit my needs. BUT, there is still no Penryn Processor on these, and that's a BIG obstacle...

I would definitely get one if I could get it with a T8100 processor...

Most of your laptops now have the Penryn option, why not the D530? 2 Comments »

$2500 base price is outrageous for the XT Tablet

Latitude products submitted by jervis961 12/11/07

I can't believe Dell would shoot itself in the foot like this. After people waiting so long on Dell's tablet only to get a watered down spec list and huge price tag.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/11/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-is-official-sexy/

"12.1-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) in CCFL ("outdoor display," up to 400cd/m2) and LED backlight options

Capacitive touchscreen(!!) with palm detection (this, if anything, could enable that supposed multi-touch), and active digitizer.

Intel Core 2 Solo or Duo ULV at 1.06 and 1.2GHz, respectively
ATI Radeon X1250 UMA Graphics
Up to 3GB memory, runs Vista Ultimate or Business
40GB or 80GB 4200 RPM drive, 120GB 5400 RPM drive, or 32GB or 64GB SSD
HSDPA or EVDO rev A., 802.11a/b/g/n options, Bluetooth 2.0, and gigabit Ethernet connectivity
ExpressCard54 and SD slots, 1394, VGA, (3) USB 2.0
Scroll wheel, biometric reader, TPM 1.2, super low profile power adapter
Up to 5 hours battery life with standard 43WH pack, up to 9 hours with extended 45WH pack; Energy Star 4.0 compliant
3.57 pounds (presumably without battery), 1-inch thick"

At least offer a version without the multi-touch to lessen the cost a bit. I am still in shock that this comes with only 1 speaker.

I'm still waiting for a 13.3" tablet with usable specs like the following...

http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66820/Put_some_attitude_into_the_Latitude 43 Comments »

Offer the 8800M in Latitude

Dell, Latitude products submitted by zanlok Jan 29

The graphics cards in these latitudes are amazingly outdated. I personally want the option of non-Quadro card in my Latitude. The 3dMark06 performance of the 8800M is amazing compared to those lame Quadro NVS 135M / 140M cards. If it doesn't conveniently port, then do a motherboard/cooling redesign for the Latitude D640. But, offer it ! 7 Comments »

Put some attitude into the Latitude

Advertising and Marketing, Latitude products, Laptops submitted by jervis961 05/04/07

Dell needs a new Latitude model for people who need a stylish notebook for work but want it to be capable of play activities also. It should have a LED back lit 13.3 inch high resolution/contrast ratio trans reflective screen that swivels like a tablet but without the touch screen (touchscreen could be an upgrade). The option of a non-glossy screen would be available.

Media buttons on the monitor would be helpful for times when the screen is turned around and wouldn't be accidentally pushed when resting the notebook on your lap. A good example would be when you're on a plane watching a movie, the notebook would fit better in this configuration allowing you to see the screen easier.

Dell should use a design like in this leaked photo of an upcoming ultraportable.



It needs to have options like Dual core processor (Quad core when available for mobile), DVD burner, fingerprint reader, SSD, 5-1 card reader(with a cover so the card doesn't fall out), HDMI, Dolby Certified sound as well as a video card that is DX10 with at least 256mb of RAM(perhaps use cards from the Precision line for things like video editing) . It needs to be dual hard drive capable, 2 headphone jacks, built in microphone and the option of a built in camera 2MP or better. A WiFi hot spot finder would be helpful. Don't forget the docking port and gigabit Ethernet. Please, Please, Please do not skimp on bandwidth, only the newest technology please.

A LED light that can illuminate the keyboard in dark rooms and media connect must be standard. I would actually recommend using a black light over the keyboard as the white letters would pop without using a very bright light.



Vista Sideshow could be an option as well. At least a small monochrome screen with basic information so you don't have to power up the system.


I think there would be a large market for this type of system.

The advertising would be a great boost to Dell's image. Showing how your "new L-attitude" has changed your life. I've always looked at the Apple VS PC ads and wondered why can't I have both. I think Dell can supply the notebook that finally brings work and play together in a stylish but professional looking package.

What other options do you think should be added? 53 Comments »

Latitude XT Specs

Latitude products, Sales Strategies submitted by ccpljat May 31

Why is is that with the Latitude XT, which is the only Dell computer that I have seen that is a touch screen tablet, you can't get any higher than a 1.33 GHz 533 Mhz processor? Shouldn't this laptop be allowed to be customized with the same options as the other laptops? I would think about getting a convertible laptop like that, but I don't think it would run what I need it to run. Please consider adding more powerful processors to it.

Also, you can't go above 3.0 gig of memory. There should be an option for more than that.

A bigger hard drive would be nice too.

How about dedicated graphics option? Comment »

Docking Station for Vostro

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Latitude products, Vostro products submitted by coachcg 07/21/07

Vostro looks like a good system and has some strengths over Latitude like the enhanced integrated sound, longer battery life, and better screen option, but lacks docking capability. So I went with Latitude, but I could really use those features mentioned. Could Dell look into adding those options to Latitude notebooks or adding a docking option to Vostro?

9 Comments »

Put both PCMCIA(Cardbus) and Expresscard 54 expansion slots in laptops.

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Latitude products, Laptops submitted by mandarinka Mar 23

It's a bit silly that most addon cards available (like TV tuners, controllers, network adapters and mobile internet connection cards) are made for the Cardbus (PCMCIA) interface, now that a lot of laptops is phasing it out in favor of the expresscard bus. I agree that the future lies in the latter and newer expansion slot, but it would be great to still have some backwards compatibility in the years to come.

Therefore I would like to see laptops with both types of slots (just 1+1 probably), at least in the Latitude line. I guess it shouldn't be a big problem, at least in the 15,4" form factor. I have seen some Acer machines that supported this, but that just aint Latitude.

P.S. It would also help if these were not in rack (one atop the other) beacuse the cards tend to have this external thingie that is often bulkier and prevents the insertion of other device in the slot atop it. So give it a thought if it wouldn't be possible to put them in lateral possibtion, next to each other - under the motherboard or under the keyboard... That would be great, I'm sure design-conscious people (well, the practical ones, not teh apple stuff, I fear) would apreciate that. 9 Comments »

Please No more Explosions

Latitude products submitted by alishulli 02/18/07

I had a Latitude D800 which I loved very much But I had to get rid of it as it was a danger for my saftey as you all know the first ever laptop to explode was a latitude D800 although when I took the saftey check it was not in danger, but still when the first laptop exploded there was no saftey check.

PLEASE NO MORE EXPLOSIONS Comment »

Get some Precision, Latitude models displayed in retail.

Latitude products, Sales Strategies, Precision Workstations submitted by jmxz Mar 28

Dell's brand image in most consumer's minds is typically that Dell is a low-end discount computer vendor with rather clunky designs - or, a smaller number of people think of Dell as also having a gamer angle with flashy-xtreme-geek Alienware and XPS lines. People get those impressions because those are the Dell models they typically see.

What fewer people seem to notice is that Dell makes some extremely nice serious computers in their Precision and Latitude lines - that have the sleekness, style, and quality to directly compete with the IBM(now Lenovo)'s and Apple's of the world in the high end.

Seems Dell could elevate their brand image considerably if some of the higher end Precisions and Latitudes were displayed in more places where people are introduced to Dells. Maybe not in WalMart; but certainly places like Staples and Best Buy I'd imagine the higher end Dells would make quite an impression. Once people could actually see and touch such models more easily, I imagine a number of business people especially would get those higher end models instead of vostros or inspirons. (I would have preferred a latitude to my inspiron, but you didn't have any with an OS I could use at the time of my last purchase.) 4 Comments »

You updated your Windows Latitude to the D630, but not the F/OSS Latitude where you still sell the D620

Latitude products, Sales Strategies submitted by jmxz 05/24/07

Here: http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/latit?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&~
I can see you have upgraded the Windows Latitude D620 to a Latitude D630.

However on your Dell Open-Source Notebooks page you're still only selling the D620
http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/nseries_nb?c=us&cs=04&l=en...~ Windows D630 starts at $899.
Your FreeDOS D620 starts at $1035.

And in some cases your $899 Latitude has significantly better hardware than your $1035 F/OSS Latitude (1.8GHz CPU, etc; and a CD-RW/DVD vs a CDRom). Configured about as identically as I could (2GHz CPU, etc)
Your Windows D630 costs at $1301 configured as I'd want one
Your FreeDOS D620 starts at $1381 configured the same way.

It's a three part idea:
1. Please update your F/OSS D620 to a D630 like you did for Windows.
2. Please bring them closer in price - ideally making the F/OSS one at least as affordable
3. Please replace FreeDOS with Ubuntu --- I still can't believe you have better FreeDOS driver support or more customer demand than Linux. Comment »

Ubuntu on the Latitude D630

Latitude products, Linux submitted by jmxz 05/24/07

Based on advice from dell_admin1 in this thread: http://ideastorm.com/article/show/67329 who writes

Re: no OS on other models - you might want to pick a model you'd want to see added to Dell's n-series, and then post an idea specifically saying that. (unless you already have) Just a thought.

it sounds like Dell is suggesting it's useful to submit IdeaStorm ideas on specific models.

But dell_admin1: no, I don't really want the D630 "added to the n-series", where it seems computers often cost more for the same hardware - I want Ubuntu as a choice on the standard D630 which seems to have excellent price/value right now. 1 Comment »

Media card reader on latitude Series

Latitude products submitted by handrianto May 16

Until right now, I'm still wondering why Dell Latitude Series (except D430) have no support for internal Media card reader (SD, MMC, Memory Stick, etc). such thing as media card reader is already common to use nowadays. while latitude design for office workers, most of employees must have digital camera, pda, etc which utilize media card.that's why even latitude model should hav media card reader embedded. 1 Comment »

Lutitude Laptops Needs Lager Screen

Latitude products submitted by deanb 02/17/07

I have been waiting for a larger screen to become available for the Latitude laptop series such as the 820. I would like to see at least a 17" wide screen. Comment »

Incorperate some of the Latitude ATG specs into your other laptops.

Latitude products submitted by jervis961 06/28/07

Why not incorperate the options of 500nits transreflective screen, LED lit keyboard, spill and dust resistant keyboard, high durability paint and docking ports into more Dell notebooks. I think customers will be happy to purchase some or all of these upgrades if they were offered on your more affordable systems. 1 Comment »

Latitude ATG tablet

Broadband and Mobility, Latitude products submitted by jervis961 09/20/07

Dell needs to design an ATG tablet. The tablet could be marketed to emergency workers, military and others who need a reliable system in the field or in their vehicle that can stand up to the constant abuse. The tablet touch screen would interface with programs already in the industry and help improve documentation and accountability that is currently done on a clipboard. The swivel screen would also enable a passenger or driver to easily view the screen as needed. Commercials of Emergency workers using the ATG in the field are also a great way to improve the image of Dell by showing the sturdiness of their products. Comment »