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Small Business submitted by erikwpotter 03/07/07
Pricing for the same item is often different in various locations throughout your site. The true mystery is when things are more expensive when purchaced with a computer! What happened to bundle discounts for a loyal customer buying more options from you? submitted by innocent12 03/07/07
Until seven years ago, I always used IBM PCs at home and work. I used them for 15 years and although performance was uninspiring, all the components and peripherals were high quality. I never had trouble with IBM components. Dell, IdeaStorm submitted by wkornewald 03/08/07 One year is not enough and three years are too expensive for some people. Please offer two years warranty. Comment » Sell PC's and laptops without Windows! Operating Systems, Sales Strategies submitted by hansv 03/08/07
Why do we need to pay Microsoft for running a free O/S on our laptops? Let the user make a _real_ choice in hardware submitted by yelo3 03/08/07
Currently the user can't do so much... Just processor, ram and hdd... submitted by unoengborg 03/08/07
Some Dell systems ship with no OS preinstalled and FreeDOS on separate media. submitted by gembla 03/08/07
Dell has good notebooks, but very expensive. Fewer products, better designed, more customization IdeaStorm submitted by bassaf 03/08/07
Dell was the king of the built to order, please take this ideastorm feedbacks to reduce your product complexity but make just a FEW REMARKABLE products, highly customizable so it can adapt to every user needs. submitted by bassaf 03/08/07 Make a deal with Steve Jobs and have OS X installed on new Dell PCs with style and affordable price, so my father can actualy use a computer without being a systems engineer. 44 Comments » Giving Dell owners discount on new machines submitted by allanjones 03/09/07
Every few years, people replace their computer. Dell should make it advantageous for existing Dell owners to get another Dell. Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Desktops submitted by lucabrivio 02/27/07
It would be nice to have a keyboard without Windows logos, especially for those that use other operating environments than Microsoft Windows. Linux submitted by jtoegel 02/22/07 I think Dell should choose Linux-Compatible components for its PCs, i.e. no components from manufacturers which are supported by the linux kernel, a GPL Driver or at least a binary driver provided for major linux distributions. That would also force manufacteres to publish the specifications of their Products, which would make Life much easier for both Linux and Windows users as well as for PC manufacturers like Dell. 3 Comments » Accessories (Keyboards, etc.) submitted by gautam 02/16/07 The Dell Axim PDA is not super-popular, but I think if it moved into the SmartPhone realm (especially in order to compete with upcoming iPhone) then it could pick up some market-share and be a great device for US cell phone providers. 61 Comments » Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops submitted by theblackcat 02/19/07 Currently most desktop PCs come with 4 slots to insert RAM. This is extremely useful since it is often much more expensive in total to buy 1 DIMM then it is to buy 2 DIMMs that are each half as large. However, DELL laptops only come with 2 slots for RAM. So if you wanted to get 4 GB of RAM you would need two 2 GB modules, which is extremely expensive (as you can see on the website). However, if the laptops were to have 4 RAM slots instead of 2 then you could have four 1GB modules and save a ton of money (close to $500 on the Latitude D820, for example). At least on the larger laptop models there is plenty of space, the RAM modules are pretty small relative to the size of the laptop and the bottom of the motherboard is mostly empty space from the looks of things. This could also be extremely useful with the move to 64 bit processors, since they can use far more than 4 GB of RAM but currently it is not possible to have more than that simply because of how the laptops are designed. 2 Comments » Linux Preinstalado en DELL España submitted by irio 02/20/07
Que el cliente de Dell España (domesticos, empresas, etc) tenga posibilidad de configurar el PC a comprar con Software Libre: Dell Web Site, Sales Strategies submitted by john_saddington 02/17/07
Dell should provide a way for customers to accrue rewards, or points, for purchases! I have bought a number of Dell computers over the years, and would love to see some appreciation for my allegiance! Stop making excuses, and start paying attention. WE WANT LINUX!!! Linux submitted by homer 02/28/07
Dear Michael Dell, We are listening, and as a result, we are working with Novell to certify our corporate client products for Linux, including our OptiPlex desktops, Latitude notebooks and Dell Precision workstations. Well you are obviously not listening. The vast majority of the Linux requests on this site are not from "corporate" customers, they are from end users seeking home computing Linux solutions. Are you listening yet? This is another step towards ensuring that our customers have a good experience with Linux on our systems. It's not a step forward, it's a sidestep shuffle. What exactly are you afraid of ... that people might actually prefer Linux to Windows? I could build and "certify" a Linux workstation in 20 minutes, without the assistance of production facilities and a team of engineers, why is this such a problem for the world's biggest OEM? Are you suggesting that Linux somehow represents a "problem" with regards to hardware, and that it's going to take a team of rocket scientists months to discover Linux compatible components? Right now, Linux works with virtually the same hardware that WIndows XP does, and considerably more hardware than Vista ... but that doesn't seem to have prevented you "certifying" Vista (a.k.a. Windows ME2). What a joke! As this community knows, there is no single customer preference for a distribution of Linux. In the last week, the IdeaStorm community suggested more than half a dozen distributions. We don't want to pick one distribution and alienate users with a preference for another. No, no, no, no. That's not how it works. This is just more excuses. At the end of the day, Linux is Linux is Linux. The distro is not that significant (other than the distinction between a commercial or community distro). Surely the CEO of one of the world's biggest companies can make a decision. Pick a Linux distro and run with it. And stop making excuses. My personal preference is for Fedora Core, but if you offered an Ubuntu desktop machine, I'd buy it, because (like I said) at the end of the day it is Linux that is important, not the distro. My primary motivation is to keep my money out of Microsoft's pockets and have an OS ... any OS ... that is not Windows. I can, and probably will, switch between half a dozen distros during the lifespan of that hardware. However, it is extremely important that you offer pre-installed Linux workstations to end-users, rather than just "OS-free" systems, because without this option, you will be helping to perpetuate the misconception that Linux is not popular. Well congratulations, you have just discovered exactly how much of a misconception this really is. Maybe you should have considered DellIdeaStorm years ago, rather than sit around waiting for point-of-sale figures that could not ever accurately reflect the popularity of something that is a free download. Trust me ... you will not alienate anyone by making a firm choice of distro support. I'm sure the tens of thousands of home users, who are demanding Linux from Dell, will be overjoyed just to have a choice of any Linux distro. We want users to have the opportunity to help define the market for Linux on desktop and notebook systems. This is just nonsensical marketing gobbledegook. Say what you mean, and stop obfuscating the truth with gibberish. You can "define" the market right now ... by selling us what we want, rather than what Microsoft dictates you sell to us. The 200000+ vote for Linux should be a clear enough "definition" for anyone ... who's prepared to listen ... and not bury his head in the sand. In addition to working with Novell, Bad move. By all means offer Microvell to any corporate user gullible enough to swallow Steve Ballmer's baseless FUD about Microsoft's intellectual property, but I think you'll find home users rather less than receptive to any distro offerings from any company that sleeps with the enemy. we are also working with other distributors and evaluating the possibility of additional certifications across our product line. This is the only promising statement in the whole response, but it sounds like a lot of hot air to me. Actions, not words. GIVE US LINUX! Are you trying to rejuvenate sales or not? Give the customers what they want. We are continuing to investigate your other Linux-related ideas, so please continue to check here for updates. Oh I'll be sure to, but I'm not holding my breath. Microsoft has you far too firmly under their thumb for me to seriously expect any positive changes at Dell. Thanks for giving us all a glimmer of (false) hope, though. 68 Comments » New Dell Retail Store! Death to Mall Kiosks! Advertising and Marketing, Sales Strategies submitted by evilspell 02/16/07 Dell should open a retail store very similar to the Apple store. I know that they have small kiosks inside malls that they try to sell Plasma TV's and a couple laptops next to a guy selling knock off sunglasses and verizon cell phone sales sharks! Very unprofessional. Open a classy Dell Store and offer Tech support right in the store just like the Genius Bar in the Apple Store. 144 Comments » Affordability and Durability for Student Laptop Initiative Education, Laptops submitted by hdrews 02/21/07
If our district was to even consider a 1:1 student to computer ratio, we would need something much more affordable than what is out there now. Money could be saved by cutting storage space, video quality, and more. What our students generally need at their desks is the ability to surf the net and work in an "office" suite. Advanced projects can be done in our more robust labs. Operating Systems submitted by pwalker 01/30/07
There was an interesting op-ed by Doug Mohney in The Inquirer yesterday, which suggested that the launch of Vista provides a good opportunity for Apple - if it licences OS X to Dell.  track my votes
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