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Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by -walle- 02/28/07 I'd really like to see some smaller power adapters with dell notebooks. The pa-12 is small compared to a pa-10 or older powersupplies from other manufacturers. But it's about twice the size of the powersupply that my lenovo laptop uses and they have almost the same powerspecifications. Comment » Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by mechman25 02/18/07 On 17" laptops put a seperate number pad. There is room for it. 3 Comments » I don't want to hear a whisper! Make them silent! Use watercooling and passive heat sinks Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by mahei 02/19/07
Make them silent! Don't limit these new possibilities to just the US Sales Strategies submitted by vamp 02/27/07
I've been reading some great ideas and hearing some positive things about what Dell is doing with this feedback. standardized power cords that work with all laptop models Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops submitted by alcassi 02/25/07
It's frustrating that a power cord purchased for one Dell laptop won't work with a different Dell laptop. In the tangle of wires in our home office, it's easy to grab the wrong cord in the last minute rush to pack up for a business trip. OS choice (Windows and / or Linux) Operating Systems - Multiboot submitted by mikeweb 02/23/07 A choice for Linux takes down the total price. There must be a choice. No Windows and just Linux or both with a dual boot menu. 1 Comment » Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by echohead 02/21/07 Instead of the restore disk that installs all kinds of extra software--include a regular Windows disk. 2 Comments » Service and Support submitted by john_saddington 02/19/07 Dell should provide a Replacement Battery Program that would enable portable customers to have a cheap and effective way of replacing batteries. The fact of the matter is that replacing batteries is not cheap. It's expensive. If there were an option, say, to pay a life-time fee for replacement batteries, that would be cool. Or a subscription program to cut the costs of new batteries. Anything to lower the cost for people who are using their computers for a long time! 2 Comments » Environment submitted by towap 02/21/07
I think Dell can be the first to encourage people to incorporate the power consumption of their new PC in their decision process. Having a power consumption as low as possible has several advantages: 1) your PC needs less cooling = more silent, 2) you'll pay less, and 3) better for the environment. Provide complete specs for hardware Sales Strategies submitted by benasselstine 02/21/07 The subject says it all. If the NIC is onboard, then it should SAY that somewhere in the quote. The price quote should include all pertinent information -- just not the purchasable options. 4 Comments » Service and Support submitted by joeaguy 02/19/07
Include a hardware diagnostic CD. Put it in, boot up from the cd, and it will scan that all your drives, memory, cards, motherboard, etc, are in working order. Some tools to check and repair NTFS, FAT, and etx3 file systems from the disk, and/or scan for viruses would be great also. Hard Drive Manufacturer and Model Number Dell Web Site submitted by codemonkey 02/20/07 When buying a new PC on line I would like to see the hard drive manufacturer and model number instead of some vague description of the RPM's. Your web site already supports this for video cards but not hard drives. Comment » Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Desktops and Laptops submitted by maco 02/19/07
All of my school's computers are Dells. They all have those infernal Dell keyboards that feel kind of squishy. In the past, I've described this as "they press funny" or "they press wrong." Anyone who has typed on a keyboard from the 1980s or early 90s knows how a keyboard should feel. When you press, you should feel and hear it click. As far as I'm aware, HP keyboards still feel like that. That tactile feedback, the feel of it clicking into place, lets you know your keystroke has registered and you can keep moving. There's a rhythm to your typing. You click and move on. Dell (and other squishy) keyboards result in thinking you pressed it because you made the motion to press it, only to discover your keystroke never registered (resulting in lots of typographical errors). To combat this, the typist might press harder, only for the key to register 2 or 3 times (not to mention the extra effort involved). I have an electric typewriter. That's how keyboards should feel. Typing is a breeze when you don't have to check that your keystrokes registered. You know they did because you felt it, and you heard it. Dell's "QuietKey" keyboards are the worst at this. IdeaStorm submitted by sanguinemoon 03/01/07
My idea is simple. Don't delete user's ideas that you don't Thunderbird instead of Outlook Software submitted by yesmathew 02/24/07
Thunderbird delivers. Enjoy safe, fast, and easy email, with intelligent spam filters, quick message search, and customizable views. Brought to you by Mozilla, Thunderbird makes email better. Operating Systems - Multiboot, Desktops and Laptops submitted by gpd 02/20/07 Could be great to have a dual boot OS, like Windows XP and Ubuntu. With a partition for shared data. It's not easy to do it on your own. 39 Comments » 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 » Ubuntu & Win XP Dual boot; Open office and Firefox /Thunderbird Linux, Operating Systems - Multiboot, Desktops and Laptops submitted by bsteff 02/20/07
Sell desktops (and yes laptops) with dual boot of Ubuntu AND Win XP. My particular work environment cannot tolerate Vista and I don't like the control Microsoft is attempting to exert over my PC. Consumers are NOT mindless idiots!!! GEt rid of DRM. I will gladly pay for digital content and I will not sell/give it to a friend or acquaintance (read pirate/thief). GWA is bad enough with threats from Microsoft to crank up the pressure on non-genuine PC's. I am a physician and I control, to a large extent, at my hospital system what type of software we get in the form of PACS (computerized x-ray digital image viewing on local PC's - thin client) Almost all of imaging is now digital. Remove: "Dell recommends Windows Vista™..." from any publication Advertising and Marketing submitted by tho.meier 02/21/07
It would be nice to see advertising without any Micro$oft, from Dell. I think there is enough advertising for MS from MS it self. Off sound switch before startup in laptops Operating Systems, Laptops submitted by socunasindria 02/19/07
Many times in silent places i've got to plug headphones in my laptop just to avoid the startup windows sound.  track my votes
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