Simplify Offerings

Dell Web Site, Desktops, Dimension products, Inspiron products, Latitude products, New Product Ideas, Desktops and Laptops, Laptops submitted by j87b 4:48pm

There are so many offerings on the first page for either laptops or desktops that I don't even know where to start. Look at Apple-- three main laptop lines, with three flavors for each, three main desktop offerings with three base configurations. I just don't even know where to start when picking a PC since there are too many paths to go through. I end up wasting tons of time comparing the 1000s of ways to end up at the same product. 3 Comments »

The next step: DELL OS

submitted by pirv 9:04pm

I think Dell should start to develop their own OS, why keep relying on the unreliable Microsoft Windows?

Dell could keep the windows features that makes it popular and at the same time add some Mac OS and Linux like features like:

- beautiful, easy, dinamic, usable and light user interface
- an Os with only one version with full specs, not like Vista home, office, beach, school, etc... versions
- a OS runing on a universal hardware configuration by Dell, wich makes it easier to obtain support even in blogs and forums from users that have exactly the same machine/setup as you, like apple's computers.

Dell should be the leader of a new world order where the big guys are Dell and Apple. Comment »

Notebook Shells Are Plastic - Offer Metal Casings Too

Laptops submitted by googideas 02/17/07

Notebooks get carried everywhere. Shouldn't Dell offer an aluminum or otherwise metal casing/construction as an option?

If I am going to drop two grand on a laptop, which I just did, I sure as heck want it as rugged as possible. I don't care about weight or additional cost. I want it to last.

Plastic is brittle. A dent in the metal is better than a crack in the plastic. It's also easier to recycle.

What do you think? 32 Comments »

LED backlight TFT-Displays (for laptops)

Monitors and Displays, Laptops submitted by svenmeyer 02/20/07

If you use your laptop for a while, you will notice already after a few months that the brightness of the display decreases, the color changes, what was white a the beginning starts to look more blueish or greenish ... all this could be avoided with LEDs instead of flourescent lamps as backlight. Also the save power and distribute the light more evenly across the screen.
I'm not buying a new laptop until it has LED backlight (and HMDI/DVI ports). I'm not willing to spend another $2000-3000 only to see my display fade away after a few months ... 3 Comments »

Use better LCD panels in laptops.

Monitors and Displays, Laptops submitted by mlazarov Feb 26

In order for laptops to be a viable platform for graphical applications, the color reproduction and viewing angles of their displays must be addressed. Most laptops use TN/CCFL displays that suffer from poor color range and color shift. Dell should at very least offer an S-IPS/LED display option in their workstation-class laptops. I realize several of Dell's laptops already have LED backlighting, but there would a significant improvement quality if S-IPS panels were used.

Update: I thought it'd be best to illustrate the difference between TN and S-IPS displays. Below is a side-by-side comparison of a TN (left) and S-IPS (right) display from an off-axis vertical angle.

http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/10884.jpg

Having such dramatic color variation at different angles almost precludes any sort of in-field collaborative image editing or similar application. The laptop on the right is a (discontinued) ThinkPad T60p.



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Montevina laptops close to its release. DELL, DONT GET LEFT BEHIND!

Laptops submitted by theideasman Apr 25

Montevina arrives in june along with a wealth of new graphics cards to go with it. Dont get left behind dell! Make sure you have a new laptop or something ready for its launch. I dont want you to be releasing in last AGAIN! 10 Comments »

Backlit LED

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops submitted by rjrich 04/19/07

Please put backlit LED panels into laptops/notebooks. 1 Comment »

Ati mobility hd 3870 in m1530!!! PLEASE!!!

Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Broadband and Mobility, Laptops submitted by theideasman Mar 16

Unfortunately at the moment the only way to get a high performance card in a 15.4 notebook is to buy the alienware m15x. However this notebbok has a few faults to portable users. Its heavy and its very thick. Not a thin frame 15.4 at all. Oh and lets not even start on the price...
So you know what im getting at here. According to ati's q1 and q2 2008 roadmap the mobility hd3870 will be available soon (end of q1 roughly).
This card is built using the RV670 die which produces less heat and uses less power compared to the nvidias current 8800gtx die which is basically a G92 desktop die. While a 8800gtx needs a seriously beefy cooling system the ati card shouldnt, therefore meaning with a bit of luck that it may fit in a more mainstream, smaller framed 15.4 laptop. The card may not be as powerful as nvidias rival 8800gtx equivalent, but it will still be able to easily play nearly all games with maxed detail bar a few dx10 games which it could still play at near high detail. Its a performance class 1 card and is way more powerful than a 8600m gt and a 8700m gt and is also the first dx10.1 laptop card along with the rest of the mobility hd 3000 series. It would only be behind the gtx cards in terms of performance but due to its heat efficiancy could be put in a mainstream laptop.
Also lets not forget that ati cards are ususally way cheaper than nvidia cards so theres a bonus as well!
JUST IMAGINE IT. PERFORMANCE CLASS 1 GAMING ALMOST ON A PAR WITH A GTX CARD IN THE M1530!!! WITH THIS CARD IT MIGHT JUST BE POSSIBLE!!!
So please dell, make it happen!

The link for the ati q1 and q2 roadmap is below here

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9871416-1.html 3 Comments »

Hardware numberpad on all 17 inch laptops

Laptops submitted by phil.christs Yesterday

On 17 inch laptops there is plenty of space for a full size keyboard with a hardware numberpad to the right of it. All 17 inch laptops should have them. This is one way in which Dell's workstations could be better than the Macbook Pro. 3 Comments »

Use the Intel network cards instead of Broadcom

submitted by thefirstm Apr 25

I think that Dell should stop integrating the wired Broadcom 44xx card (or 57xx card for professional PCs). Since as far as I can remember, every Dell laptop has come standard with these, where the Intel counterparts are much better. Every Intel chipset since the ICH2 southbridge has come with an integrated ethernet controller, and since the ICH5 this has been a gigabit controller. Additionally, it seems as if it would be cheaper to use the Intel controller. To utilize it, all you have to do is add a PHY chip instead of a whole ethernet controller. I think Dell needs to get over its Broadcom thing and start offering gigabit controllers in its home and small business laptops by switching to the Intel integrated controller. 5 Comments »

LED Screens for All Precision Laptops; Power Options for Precision Laptops

Monitors and Displays, Laptops submitted by rjasso Apr 27

For the market (engineers, architects, etc.) that is being catered to by the Precision laptops, these laptops should have LED screens that offer better and richer colors and are less power-hungry. Further, the M6300 should have a media bay battery option as do its smaller siblings, the M2300 and M4300. 2 Comments »

gives a higher graphic card for 15 inch XPS laptop

XPS products submitted by hanlya May 6

it is better if Dell offer a gaming product with high graphic in 15 inch laptop..for example m1530..dell should offer for an additional better video card such as 8800Gt or 8700 GT..and this m1530 will be like kaboom...1 of the best 15 inch laptop ever build..so i suggest dell put additional option for higher graphic or just build a new product 15 inch laptop with gaming characteristic..or maybe m1535..with a better video card.. 2 Comments »

Offer new cheaper SSD's in XPS notebooks

submitted by redrubberpenguin May 7

Solid state drives have been ridiculously expensive for the last few years. The price is over $15 per GB of storage, as opposed to hard disk drives, which come for even less than $1 per GB of storage at times. But there's no arguing the benefits of SSD's... better performance, quicker boot times, and much better data protection all in exchange for a premium price.

Super Talent has just released a series of solid state drives that are actually AFFORDABLE. The series starts of with a 30GB ssd (120 mb/s read, 40 mb/s write)... FOR 300 DOLLARS. Compare that to Mtron's Mobi 6000 32GB solid state drive, which costs $699. Super Talent's 60GB version runs for $449, while Mtron's 64GB costs over $1000 at the moment.

http://www.supertalent.com/press_view.php?prid=ed3d2c21991e3bef5e069713af9fa6...

Note that the write speeds of these SSD's is lower than some other SSD's out there, but most consumers would agree that they were willing to sacrifice that write speed for the huge amount of money they save. Dell, please offer this SSD on your notebooks, especially on the XPS series, as quickly as you can! And readers, please promote this idea if you want cheap SSD's (and I know you do!). Comment »

Cut the cost of a 9-cell battery upgrade

Laptop Power submitted by ccpljat May 6

Yes a 9-cell is more powerful and lasts longer, but $169? Come on. It can't be that much. Cut down the price to honestly reflect the difference. I mean good grief, you can buy a 9-cell replacement for an Inspiron 1720 for $154! An upgrade is always supposed to be less.

FIX IT, DELL!!!! 3 Comments »

Do not scale back build-to-order systems

Desktops and Laptops submitted by masterr Apr 5 **ALREADY OFFERED**

Today in the news I read that Dell "is moving away from its build-to-order model to reduce costs. Dell is limiting the degree to which buyers can dictate specifications while expanding its line of prepackaged models". Please do not do this. The options build-to-order system is what sets Dell above some of the competition. By scaling this back and removing customization choices you remove some of the appeal of buying a Dell machine online. Please do not scale this back.


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AMD cpu's in servers and blade servers

Servers and Storage submitted by balle-larsen 03/03/07 **IMPLEMENTED**

Dell is loosing sales on servers because you are not offering AMD cpu's for servers.

In competition with e.g. HP and IBM for rack mounted servers Dell has no matching offer.

As Enterprises are entering into Blade systems and Virtual servers the AMD equiped servers are not available from Dell and you are missing out an opertunity to develop og even stay in that market.


Now offered on the PowerEdge M605
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Offer Raid-5 Storage on XPS Desktops

Servers and Storage, XPS products submitted by xpress247 08/07/07 **IMPLEMENTED**

Please offer Raid-5 as an option on XPS Desktops.

Explanation of Raid-5: http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/perf/raid/levels/singleLevel5-c.html


Now offered on the XPS 730
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User customized banner colors on all the Dell community sites.

Dell Community submitted by jervis961 May 3

Dell recently added a new section to Direct 2 Dell called Your Blog It’s a more open version of D2D that even allows you to submit articles or ideas for articles they should blog about. There is a great option at the top in the banner that allows the user to choose which color they want. I think all the community sites should have that option so I can finally get away from this mustard color and back to the old Dell blue. 2 Comments »

The Third Sector

Dell submitted by kathleenscott May 4

Instead of laying people off, has Dell considered donating employees time to that employee's choosen charity or cause? Dell, the Third Sector Entity, and the employee could even search for matching funds to offset the salary of the employee. Comment »

Making IdeaStorm Even Better!

IdeaStorm submitted by pmdigangi May 4 **REVIEWED**

Here are a few ideas that Dell should consider to create a better, more effective IdeaStorm Community!

1.) Define a clear process that defines for users how to identify and describe their ideas!

Provide users with templates and help guides for submitting their ideas to IdeaStorm. The current process creates the potential for people to mis-categorize ideas, or not designate categories for their idea, making it harder for the community to locate and evaluate all ideas. IdeaStorm needs to provide examples of good and bad idea postings in order to help community members submit ideas that Dell can quickly assess and adopt!

2.) Provide users with the tools for developing consensus!

Let community members have the ability to gain some consensus on controversial ideas. Consider implementing some tools that allow community members to poll each other to make decisions on how to improve the idea.

3.) Dedicate personnel to interact as an organizational representative within the community!

IdeaStorm has certainly improved on its communication with its members. The addition of several moderators has made response times quicker, but members still do not hear from the upper management at Dell about what they think of ideas and whether or not they are feasible. Dell needs to get more involved by not only providing administrative support in terms of site management, but also executive support by having a senior manager login and talk with community members.

4.) Ask questions to understand!

Dell shouldn’t just listen to community members’ ideas, but also ask questions so that the community can improve them! IdeaStorm was created to give feedback on the products and services Dell offers. The community is here to help Dell become a better organization, but in order for the community to be effective we need feedback too. Ask members questions about the ideas to make sure that ideas are not disregarded due to a poor description or presentation. If Dell does not understand an Idea – give the community this feedback so the community can help refine the idea for Dell.

5.) If you let members vote, make it count!

Sometimes members’ views on what constitutes a great product are different from Dell’s. IdeaStorm was created to expand Dell’s ability to leverage ideas from outside the formal organizational boundaries. When members vote for an idea, it should count! Even if Dell does not see it as viable at first, the idea deserves exploring. Dell needs to consider that stifling the democracy of the community frustrates and disenfranchises the community.

6.) When Dell is ready to move forward on an idea, present progress clearly and openly!

When an idea does move forward, it is still difficult for the community to track. Make sure the progress updates are clear about what the next steps are, to keep the community informed. The community wants to know the next steps in detail. If we are your volunteer ideaforce, keep us informed so that we can correct misinterpretations and perhaps provide that key piece of information that is preventing Dell from taking advantage of our ideas.



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