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Get rid of that ridiculous new checkout system! Dell Web Site submitted by joeevil5000 06/02/07 I have worked at a Dell Direct Store kiosk for the past 6 months, and Dell's checkout system has been flawless. But now, they are experimenting with a new flash based checkout sytem. It has done nothing but create website problems, and screw up orders. Yes, it's prettyer, but the layout is confusing, and aparenty the webmasters at Dell are'nt very good with flash, because most aspects of it fail. PLEASE do not change the checkout system! 8 Comments » Ubuntu on 12.1 or 13.3 inch laptops Linux, Laptops submitted by miceagol 05/31/07 **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**
Preload Ubuntu on your 12.1 (XPS M1210) or 13.3 inch (XPS M1330) laptops. As it is now, there's only one choice for a laptop, and that choice is not a light laptop. The 12.1 inch and 13.3 inch laptops are much better to carry around than heavy 15 inch++ laptops. Make Standard-format monitors available on all desktop systems Desktops, Monitors and Displays submitted by lmoseley 06/02/07
The whole idea of WIDESCREEN monitors for desktop computers is backwards from what the customer really needs. Those of us who work WORK with our computers need to see as much as possible of a page on our screens. Same with websurfing... most websites are oriented vertically, rather than widescreen. A 19" widescreen is shorter, top to bottom, than a 19" standard format screen, making the text smaller and harder to read and limiting the part of the page that is visible. Many of the new Dell offers come ONLY with Widescreen monitor options. TheOpenCD.org should be an option for any Dell OS, regardless if Windows or Ubuntu Linux, Operating Systems, Software submitted by jorge 05/26/07
The ability to turn off by hardware microphone and webcam Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops submitted by bugmenot 02/20/07
Microphone and webcam integrated in every notebook could be very usefull but it's necessary that we can turn off them by hardware with something like the button that turn off some wireless card in some notebook. 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. See only Linux compatible components when building your own system Dell Web Site, Linux submitted by frozenfire 05/03/07 It would be nice when building you own system on the Dell site, you can tick a box and then it doesn't show the components that aren't Linux compatible. 3 Comments » Laptops submitted by jack_satan Feb 1
Dell already sells a completely functional (albeit low-end) Vostro 1000 for $399 with a 15.4 in. screen, 80 GB HDD, Windows, and free shipping. If they just offered the same computer with a 14.1 in. screen, open-source operating system, and 60 GB HDD, they should be able to sell it at $299 with an even better profit margin. Make the battery sizes an industry standard. Laptop Power submitted by rotthund 05/01/07
I remember an old Dell laptop I had for work. It had a battery bay and a media (CD-ROM/floppy drive). The batteries could be installed in either bay. Two batteries could be installed even. Air Purifier / Filter for the Dell desktop PC Desktops, Environment submitted by kyliemanders 04/06/07
Most people leave their desktops on 24/7. Since we already have a cooling fan in place why not give us a removable cleanable air filter. All Dell products should be available globally Dell submitted by hjwasson 04/25/07 **NOT LIKELY**
Consumers should not be restricted on what is available to them based on geographic location! Operating Systems submitted by dellman1 04/25/07
Im here to get honest thoughts on a possible DVR type of system for Dell to manufacture and distribute. Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Desktops submitted by cornettt 04/25/07
I know I am not the only one to run into this problem. Dell needs to make PS2 support standard on all desktop computers. Every new computer we have ordered comes with only USB ports and no PS2 ports. Environmental Laptop Based on Solar Energy/Hydrogen Fuel Cell Environment, Laptop Power submitted by gchakra 02/17/07 **UNDER REVIEW**
What's smart for the environment is smart for Dell. Dell should build units that are degradable or can be easily recycled. Sure, its going to be a little more expensive, but it will be a smart product. It will use a lot less energy. The laptops could have a solar panel or be powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The first microelectronic implementation of a fuel cell will give Dell a tremendous marketing boost. It will be incredibly popular with kids in college. Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops submitted by stdu00 02/23/07
I think the PCMCIA slot should be available on every notebook, more and more notebook have only PC Express slot, but till now a lot of pcmcia cards are not available in PC Express. Eliminate Outsourcers Paid By The Call Service and Support submitted by cooter666 04/23/07
Dell uses north american based outsourcers too, and they are just as horrible, if not worse, than India's call centers. The north american call centers are paid by the call, and push their agents to end the call within 15 minutes, most often without resolving anybody's issue. They say these very stupid scripts at the beginning and end of the call, pushing these email surveys for you to fill out about their quality of support, then stumble through some tshooting steps from an online tshooting tool, then ask their "mentors" for help a dozen times, then put you off the phone running diagnostics for the hundredth time, with no resolution in site. They lose and hire people so often, almost none of them know anything except how to play W.O.W. If your frustration leads you to escalate to a manager, they put another agent on the line pretending to be a manager, just frustrating you further. Sales Strategies, Laptops submitted by kevindication 04/23/07 Typically, notebooks are only offered in 3 main styles per product cycle: Low-end, mid-range and high-end. This makes sense until you consider that once the next product cycle comes around, the notebooks from the previous cycle are suddenly and violently destroyed en masse. Please offer the option to buy last cycle's models at sub $400 prices. I will buy one for sure. 2 Comments » 5 minute "battery backup" on notebooks to allow fast main battery switching Laptop Power submitted by hjwasson 04/23/07
I would like to see Dell notebook computers incorporate a small internal battery that would allow users to quickly swap out their depleted primary battery with a fresh one - without having to power off or hibernate the notebook first. Hibernation sometimes fails on resume (although far less often than Standby), and shutdown/reboot takes too long when you're in the middle of an important meeting. I've been told that Apple MacBooks allow you to swap out batteries without shutting down first. Operating Systems, XPS products submitted by ahtistudios 04/23/07 I read on the Ideastorm homepage today about Dell finally agreeing to package Windows XP with more of their systems, in response to the posts here requesting such an action. As an audio professional and computer enthusiast very familiar with Microsoft's continued pattern of releasing operating systems before the bugs are worked out, I'm happy to see this. I'm actually in the market for a new desktop right now, and can't use Vista, as many of my hardware pieces and software programs don't work with it. I'd like to buy an XPS410, but after having spoken with two Dell sales reps at different times (one before Dell's announcement to have increased XP support, and one today), I've found that the only XPS system to come with XP is the 710. I don't need the advanced cooling system or graphic cards of the 710. I just need a Dual Core desktop, priced competitively, running at an optimal speed (the 410 is the only one that fits my needs, without adding extra stuff I don't need). If Dell can add XP to their Dimensions, why not the XPS series in full? 1 Comment » Make Laptops more Durable & Water Resistant Laptops submitted by jrhoesly 04/23/07 Dell need to make all of their laptops more resistant to fluids and accidental spills. (keyboard, ports, etc.) Dell should really come out with a line of extremely ruggedized and high performance laptops and tablet pc's to complete with the Panasonic Toughbook. 8 Comments »  track my votes
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