http://www.dellideastorm.com/ en-us 40 Articles voted on by andrewski Having done tech support professionally over the past 7 years, I've gathered people's opinions of various computer brands.<br/><br/>I think the general opinion of Dell is that their laptops are boxy and unattractive. A lot of people are not interested in purchasing a Dell because they don't like the aesthetics and believe that the build quality is poor due to the outer appearance. I also think a lot of people don't care for the "dude" image.<br/><br/>Being a power user myself, I appreciate owning Dell laptops. My current Inspiron may not be as sleek as my MacBook, but I go for functionality over form. I like that my Dell laptops have been easy to upgrade, usually have the latest cutting-edge technology available, provide options for user input (dual pointing devices), come with a full install of Windows so I can wipe out all the junk that comes preloaded and have different screen options (resolution and glossy or matte) among other reasons.<br/><br/>I think Dell should focus on designing an ultra thin laptop with smooth lines. This would give users who value aesthetic appeal a very good reason to purchase a Dell laptop. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:52:50 PDT http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/63113/Super_Sleek_Ultra_Sexy_Dell_Laptop http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/63113/Super_Sleek_Ultra_Sexy_Dell_Laptop undoit 37 Laptops http://www.dellideastorm.com/article/trackback/10063113 The MacBook Pro is probably one of the best laptops on the market. There are only the following reasons, why I don't buy it:<br/><br/>- ATI graphics card with poor linux support <br/>- only one mouse button <br/>- I have to buy a MacOSX license, which I do not need. <br/><br/>I would suggest to build a laptop<br/><br/>-like the MacBook Pro <br/>-with nVidia graphics card <br/>-with 3 mouse buttons <br/>-with a non-glossy display <br/>-with a "no OS preinstalled" option (a "Linux preinstalled" option maybe difficult, because there are so many different Linux distributions...) <br/>-without stupid "Microsoft Windows XXX compatible" stickers or "Intel inside" stickers, they are just ugly! (guess why the MBP doesn't come with an "Intel inside" sticker...) Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:04:28 PDT http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/64918/Build_a_MacBook_Pro_but_better http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/64918/Build_a_MacBook_Pro_but_better horstbrack 25 Laptops http://www.dellideastorm.com/article/trackback/10064918