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When you ask for suggestions try responding to them

Dell Community, Dell Web Site, IdeaStorm submitted by jervis961 3 days ago

This Idea is 2 fold.

First you created a website for customers to submit ideas and hardy ever give feedback. There are currently 14 ideas on the front page that haven't been tagged yet. Dell tells us that you talk about these top ideas 1 - 2 times a week. How hard is it to tag an idea after you talk about it?

Second you post an article on Direct 2 Dell about the new Dell home page and ask for suggestions. I posted a reply yesterday afternoon with links to several Ideas I had posted over the last year on the topic. Not only did I never get a response on any of them on IdeaStorm but they get ignored on Direct 2 Dell as well.

http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2008/07/02/the-redesign-of-the-new-del... Comment »

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Conventional Batteries in Laptops

submitted by penguinsa 2 days ago

My trusty Nikon d70 has an "emergency" spare battery holder. If the rechargeable batteruy goes flat, you fill it with "standard" batteries. Could we have something similar for laptops?

This couples with the idea of LED backlit LCDs. Reduce the maximum voltage, and you reduce the number of cells required. 4 cells at 1.5v each gets you 6 volts.

Disposable C cells have plenty of juice (4500mAh typical). For the uber thin crowd, you might need multiple AA's (2500mAh each) in prallel. Long life isn't the issue- use IN AN EMERGENCY is the issue here.

I like the idea of a compartment at the hinge of a laptop, with a bayonet quick release and the ability to drop in fresh batteries. 3 Comments »

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Let us give all features of a mobile phone to laptop

New Product Ideas submitted by sks405 2 days ago

Today mobile phones are getting more powerful with GPS, windows mobile 6.0 and digital camera. They are kind of trying to become laptop.

Why can't a laptop try to give all utilities of a mobile phone? That will help me to keep just a laptop with me. I need mobile phone, GPS and a better camera in my laptop.

Today, I have 13.1 inch notebook which I can easily carry in car or small bag. When I have 2 additional batteries, I can always keep my laptop on. For mobile phone, one software can be made which will mimic virtual mobile phone. There should be any easy place to insert SIM card. For GPS, today I have to attach one hardware and need to install software. It can be made internal. The web camera can be made powerful.

I am sure, when all these features are put in notebook, it will become more useful device of our modern life. It will sale more and more and more.

Regards
Sudhanshu 1 Comment »

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Add removeable drive trays to system configuration

Desktops, Dimension products, New Product Ideas, Small Business, Vostro products, Desktops and Laptops submitted by silver 2 days ago

I have two kids which combine with the requisite digital still and video cameras and digital audio to make for a whole lot of data to backup. To make life a little easier and less frustrating I've installed drive trays and secondary drives in all of our systems. To make a backup I simply turn the computer off, turn the keyswitch on, reboot, make my backup with Acronis True Image, shut down the system, turn off the drive and finally reboot the computer. This is so much faster and more dependable than USB drives. 5 Comments »

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De-segregate Laptops

submitted by penguinsa 2 days ago

In my searches of laptops, under "Home & Home Office", I couldn't find any 15.4 inch WUXGA (1920x1200) machines. I foolishly concluded they didn't exist-

BUT THEY DO. They're segregated under "Small Business" but they exist- The Latitude D830, The Vostro 1510...

WHY? If I'm looking for a 15.4" laptop, why is a WUXGA "good enough" for Small Business, but "not good enough" for home users?
When I do a search on 15.4" screens- one of YOUR default Web searches- why are the Business machines excluded?

Are the Home Users simply expected to "Get to the back of the bus" ? How do you justify the segregatiion ? 3 Comments »

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Modular laptop screens: keep your good high-res screen!

Laptops submitted by ninjagecko Jul 2

A problem with laptops:
When you buy a new laptop, you have to buy a new screen. If you want higher resolution (e.g. you're a programmer or an artist), you might have to pay $400-500 for a screen

BUT

When you buy a new laptop you'll throw that screen away! That's a big waste.

Solution:
Make changing screens as easy as changing hard drives in laptops. Don't force that person to throw it away when buying a new computer! Let the person transfer it to their new laptop.

Nice things that go along with this:
- Want higher than average resolution on a Latitude XT tablet? Then pop in a UXGA/QXGA screen from a third-party manufacturer or from your old Dell computer! (there are some forums dedicated to modding laptops, but this may invalidate one's warranty)
- Did your display die? Tech-savvy users can feel more at ease by just ordering a replacement screen from Dell. This lessens the strain on Dell customer service and repair. Comment »

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Laptop or Notebook with native support for two external monitors

Laptops submitted by techincc Jul 1

It is becoming common to use two monitors today for increased productivty. Any of the 256 MB or greater discrete graphics cards in a laptop are capable of driving two monitors.

Please offer two DVI ports (or one DVI and one HDMI port) in the rear of your higher end (XPS) laptops so that you could use it with two external montiors. 11 Comments »

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Dell - Please Step up your Game, this is rediculous!

Advertising and Marketing submitted by epic4life Jul 2

I have been a dell fan all my life, but at no point have I been on the fence until recently. I have always picked dell over Hp, compaq (when they were around) , sony and toshiba. However, recently dell has not been as innovative as their competitors, especially Hp. I shouldn't have to wait months, years, or forever, for dell to match or better an HP idea that has already come out. Here are a couple of examples.

Hp Mini - It is be probably 4-6 months before dell answers

http://h71016.www7.hp.com/dstore/ctoBases.asp?ProductLineId=539&FamilyId=2769...

Hp Touchsmart - Seriously, one of the coolest touch screens I have seen, where are you dell?

http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/desktops/IQ506t_series/rts/4/computer_stor...

Hp Mediasmart server - Centralize backups, remote access, streaming, pc recovery....dell where are you on this one?

http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/notebook/notebook_hp/home_servers/1/access...

Hp Blackbird and voodoo - Seriously, drop this alienware crapp of a company you bought and make the XPS line more intuned with modern style, with all the bells and whistles....the Alien box isn't cool.

http://www.hp.com/united-states/voodoopc/index_f.html

These are just examples of Hp vs Dell. When you start looking at other companies like apple, gateway, samsung, acer, asus, and lg, you start to wonder who is making decisions behind dell's walls. I can care less about colorful notebooks, but rather I am looking for innovations and technology advancement.

Please don't turn your company into a lowend computer manufactorer like compaq. I have never been an hp fan, but they are appealing more and more to me as dell drags their feet with the mini, the home sever and overall innovation.

For all you linux fans: I wouldn't mind seeing dell make a linux product (within reason) that mirrors their window products. For exmaple: A windows homeserver and a linux (preconfigured) home server.

Please vote for dell to make adjustments to their product line to keep them more insync with the rest of the competition and not worry about stupid things like laptop colors...... 16 Comments »

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Linux banner on Dell.com consumer page

Dell Web Site, Linux, Sales Strategies submitted by rafaelrojasc Jul 1

Probably this has been thought of before, but Dell hasn't really implemented it: Dell.com features Ubuntu products with a very small and almost undetectable mention on the menu. I think Dell should feature the Linux products with a small yet readable banner with a Tux penguin, an Ubuntu logo or something similar mentioning YOUR UBUNTU IS HERE, YOU'RE GETTING UBUNTU, etc. It's just a matter of promoting your choices a bit more prominently. Comment »

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Dell.com consumer-oriented Linux page

Dell, Dell Web Site, Linux submitted by rafaelrojasc Jul 1

I know Dell already has a Linux-oriented Web page at www.dell.com/linux but it's too BUSINESS-oriented. Dell should make a small Web page explaining to regular consumers the benefit of using Linux and their Ubuntu offering (no virus, no spyware, rock stable, choice, free as in freedom), and then direct the user to Dell's Ubuntu computers, instead of the "cautionary tale" you get when you click on the "Dell ubuntu" link which says something like "Ubuntu's not for everyone. If you want Windows, come back.".

This proposed Web page can also say something like that, but it can also feature all the positives of using Linux. I mean, Apple tells you all about Macs telling you how nice they look and are, how stable it is and they don't really care if most Users go for Windows. It's all about saying "here's a choice. You can try it". Comment »

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Show how many promoted and demoted not talking about the names..

IdeaStorm submitted by mathew_rankin Jul 1

This idea is simple. Beside each vote, show how many demoted and how many promoted...

Example:

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-10 / + 40 Votes

This will give us a better understanding of how many like the idea dn how many dont. Sure a long list of names can tell us, but its nice to have an official number 3 Comments »

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Basic tablet

Laptops submitted by couldntgetaname Jul 1

A recent idea [should be the next one down] suggests a high-spec tablet.

Why not a low-spec one? The market for sub-$500 [and even sub-$250] ultra mobiles is simply massive. People love the idea of a small, lightweight, simple computer little bigger [and only a littler more expensive] than a sandwich.

So why no tablet version? I've long since lost track of the number of articles and tutorials online for adding a touchscreen to an Eee-type laptop, at a cost of around $100 retail. Why can't such a thing be offered direct from resellers/manufacturers? So far, all of the convertible ultramobiles have a massive price premium, and the UMPC brigade still cost more than my car.

On a small laptop the TS doesn't even need to be great - they're not exactly likely to be used for high-res design or CAD work, the TS on my four year old Palm is more than sensitive enough.

I might be wrong, but I imagine the main barrier to this would be Microsoft's reluctance to licence XP versions for ultramobiles outside their UMPC definition. 2 Comments »

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Rename Dell to Vostro

Dell submitted by napa Jul 1

Vostro is an awesome name 12 Comments »

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make a desktop that actually fits on a desk...

Desktops, Sales Strategies submitted by bjizle Jun 30

Dell regular desktop is very big and ugly.if you ever opened one you would know that all of the space inside the shell is not used. and lets face it how things look and how big it is is key to getting it sold and if dell put a lil more effort in designing a better looking desktop and take that big one off the line they would get a lot more sold. because dells are real good computers... 5 Comments »

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thumbs up

New Product Ideas, Service and Support submitted by tbone22 Jun 30

develop a service that accomodates all of a persons financial info and ties it to a thumb print. This means a person with this service would be able to pay for products and services by simply providing a thumb print instead of carrying cash or having credit cards to be stolen. Add thumb readers to ATM machines that also check for a pulse and require a code. 6 Comments »

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Update Ideas in Action on at least weekly basis.

IdeaStorm submitted by mrlinux11 04/11/07

Ideas in Action has not been updated in more than 2 weeks, maybe we could a regular update (even if it sez nothing new this week) . 13 Comments »

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Voice Texting Device

Software submitted by tamika38 Jun 30 **ALREADY OFFERED**

My idea for Dell Idea Storm is a voice activated device that can appeal to everyone but especially writers and people with disabilities. This would be a device that can alleviate writing. What it can actually do is record your voice onto the computer screen and can allow for corrections as well as typing for the individual. This is more like voice texting but on the computer.


This is offered through Windows Vista Speach Recognition
6 Comments »

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ID Cards that link with SSN and Brith Cert..Ect.

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by tammylhoward Jun 30

Having a ID card from the time you are born that has your SSN and other infomation the would identify you as a person. This would limit Identity theft. You could put your high school record and College record. This would help if you get married or change your name. Any record that need to be recorded. Insurance for anything. One card that will hold all information and would be link to you finger print. Bank accounts would be good Idea for this card. If you lost it they would have to be you because they would need your finger print to get another. 9 Comments »

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Minimize foreclosures

Software submitted by solugrp Jun 30

I'm in the beginning stages of creating a real estate software that will minimize bad real estate purchase deals. This application will be housed on a pc tablet with a retractable keyboard and swivel monitor that will allow for an electronic signature with a stylus. The security of the data will be done through the buyers SS# which when entered will automatically encrypt the numbers except for the last 3-4 digits. This process will minimize the forging of signatures and the fudging of numbers in order to make the buyer qualify. This also will move us to a more paperless environment. 8 Comments »

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Can we come to an agreement to delete old ideas in negative points?

IdeaStorm submitted by jervis961 Jun 28

I think that ideas with negative points that have been given ample time for voting should be looked at for deletion. (which is the idea) The question to you my fellow IdeaStorm users is what criteria should justify deletion? How long is ample time? How much in the negative should they be?

If you feel that no ideas should ever be deleted (unless they violate rules of course) go ahead and demote. I'm just trying to find a way to clean up the place a bit. 70 Comments »



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