Dell

Why I didn't buy an HP laptop

CurtMonash — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:20:00 -0400

I just had to buy a new laptop computer. In the past I've had ones from Dell, IBM, HP, Toshiba, and other now-forgotten brands. The most recent is an HP my wife bought. I have a variety of standard issues with it (she chose an extra-wide screen, the machine gets awfully hot if you actually put it in your lap, both the battery and the Windows installation are now so old as to barely function). But I also was greatly annoyed when I attempted to deal with HP's support organization. Not that I love Dell or IBM support, but my experience with HP was a whole other level of bad.

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Hey, Dell, get off of my cloud!

Mitchell Ashley — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:36:04 -0400

Rejected! Dell gets denied at the cloud-computing goal line by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. No "cloud computing" trademark for Dell. Dell trying to trademark "cloud computing" would be like Microsoft trying to trademark "desktop computing." Too many companies use the term cloud computing to describe online services for Dell or anyone else to attempt to swoop in and trademark the term right from under the market. It would create turmoil for what is already a generalized and widely used term. Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo, IBM, HP and others all offer what they term cloud computing or cloud services.

Why would Dell lay claim to the term cloud computing?

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Is it time to move on from Twitter?

Keith Shaw — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:37:57 -0400

Forget about the issues of uptime, downtime and the fact that a lot of the A-list bloggers have "quit" Twittering (or whatever they say they're doing, I tend to ignore them). The real reason people might want to move away from Twitter is that corporations are now starting to get onto the system. And not just the cool ones, like @JetBlue or @comcastcares, which use Twitter to provide updates and to do some customer service. Today's entrant to the Twitterverse is Dell, which plans to answer questions from reporters and customers in real-time during their global news conference, which starts in about 2 hours (9 a.m. PDT, 12 p.m. EDT). Tweeters (Tweeple?) can go to http://www.twitter.com/Digital_Nomads and direct their questions about Dell's "Global Mobility Event", which will include computers with "fresh and innovative designs". If you're that excited about new Dell computers and notebooks, make sure you check out the feed.

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Dell fuels smartphone rumors

Google Subnet — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:36:04 -0400

In a recent interview with GigaOm's Om Malik, Dell chief Michael Dell admitted the PC maker was "working" on some kind of smartphone. He just wouldn't be pinned down on what kind.

When asked if he had any plans for a smartphone, Dell said the company was looking into it but users shouldn't expect anything "anytime soon." When asked whether a Dell smartphone would support either Nokia's Symbian OS or Google's Android, Dell was coy: "We’re not ready to publicly disclose our plans there…we’re kind of working on that," he said.

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Slow Decline

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:45:44 -0400

It's too bad that Dell will likely kill the innovative R&D and development that makes the EqualLogic product unique. The company has never successfully acquired a company (reminder: Alienware is an arms-length acquisition that Dell left alone). We've already seen the best and brightest at EqualLogic leave the company and everyone knows Dell can't retain any good talent (especially in the storage industry). So for a longer term investment, I would actually look to NetApp as I know they will have consistent product families and upgrades in the future.

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Finally!

Thu, 29 May 2008 08:07:52 -0400

Now we can move on to addressing crappy software ...

Huh?

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:24:15 -0400

If i'm not mistaken.. dell's offering "is" a VMware product..

Dell "gets it"

mgrey — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:33:00 -0400

Michael ... good analysis and I'm in agreement. Michael Dell was brought back to Dell to keep Dell financially viable. Dell is cutting jobs to free up money for R&D.

XP from Dell will continue

Microsoft Subnet — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:24:13 -0400

There will actually be lots of ways to continue to get XP after the June cutoff. But Dell's move to advertise that it can fire up a "downgrade" license makes total sense. If the public wants XP, resellers will continue to sell it. Resellers can do so as long as they have XP stock. But it would be better for all concerned if everyone stopped being so retro and hysterical about Vista.

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Virtualization Hasn't Hurt Dell's Revenues Yet!

Mitchell Ashley — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:42:52 -0400

I often hear reactions like, virtualization is really going to commoditize companies like Dell, and what's Intel going to do about virtualization? It looks like virtualization certainly hasn't hurt Dell's latest revenues, at least yet. I actually believe data center space, power, cooling, capital costs along with US economic pressures have been just as big an issue for many, limiting their computing server expansion needs. Virtualization isn't all bad for hardware manufactures, and in many cases it's good.

Virtualization Sells Premium Servers - The good margins in hardware aren't in the $1,200 servers Dell, HP, IBM and others can sell you.

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Equalogic

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:19:33 -0400

I hope Dell Equalogic can come out 10 Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI Storage.

Dell offers Blu-ray notebooks for under $1,000

Keith Shaw — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:57:37 -0400

If you've been aching for a new notebook with a Blu-Ray drive now that the high-definition DVD format war is over, Dell is offering a Dell Inspiron 1525 with optional Blu-ray disc playback starting at $879. The notebook also features a 15.4-inch widescreen display with 720p resolution, and an HDMI port for connecting to high-def displays or HDTVs. The disc drive is backwards compatible, playing traditional DVDs and CDs in addition to Blu-Ray discs. The notebook also includes Dell's MediaDirect feature, which lets users access media files without booting up the system. Color choices on the notebook include designs Chill, Blossom, Commotion, Sunshine Yellow, Midnight Blue and Ruby Red.

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DELL is not all it should be

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:21:11 -0400

We are using all DELL in our later-2 and layer-3 world. Personally their tech support is not up to par, their price is what drove us to buy them. We should have looked at something a bit more expensive like Cisco, or HP. All in all the DELL switches do the switching just fine, but do not support the majority of commands that other switches have in their cli.

Cisco beats rivals in 10G switch test scores

Cisco Subnet — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:48:21 -0400

Cisco came out tops in a Network World Clear Choice Test of 10G switches against gear from ProCurve, Extreme, Foundry, Alcatel-Lucent, Dell and D-Link (named in the order of their products' test scores). By far the most expensive switch tested - the Cisco Catalyst 3750E-48PD-EF Series Switch is priced* at $33,980 compared to ProCurve's Switch 3500yl. which at $16,096 is the next most expensive.

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Cisco coming out with a blade server?

Cisco Subnet — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:29:07 -0400

Cisco coming out with a blade server?

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RE: Dell sees an end to consultants

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:53:54 -0500

Clever - someone spent quality time putting this press release together. * Dell sees end of consultants * Software replicates assessment (which you buy) * Equal Logic shows up, plan in hand So the only thing you've actually accomplished is cut-down the initial assesment($time)and develope a road map of deployment faster. Cute, have them buy the software, plant the seed, an just follow.

Cisco: Look Out Below (for Dell and Open Source)

Joe Panettieri — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:45:39 -0500

What is the single biggest threat to Cisco's networking empire? Before you answer, take a look at a business deal Dell just inked with a small voice-over-IP (VoIP) company. It could provide important clues about the future of unified communications in the small and midsize business market. First, let's rewind to May 2007. At the time, I stated that there were five key threats to Cisco's networking empire. In short, the threats included: 1. No real CEO succession plan. 2. Recruiting and retaining talent. 3. Microsoft and Google. 4. Open source hardware. 5. Asterisk.

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Blog Council takes a flogging

Paul McNamara — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:43:45 -0500

Maybe the Blog Council ought to ask for a mulligan.

Launched by the likes of Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, Nokia, SAP, Coca-Cola, GM and TV Guide - this organization devoted to developing and sharing best practices for corporate blogging has been out publicly for only a few days yet has managed to generate a truly impressive body of criticism.

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Fun With Domain Names

James Gaskin — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:03:27 -0500

Let's all applaud Dell for suing cybersquatters, and use this reminder to pay more attention to our own domain names. Microsoft won judgments against cybersquatters back in the spring.

Use this reminder to check your own domain names. If your domain lends itself to misspelling or mistyping, grab those names for yourself. While it's unlikely someone will get rich selling advertising to your "almost" name, you want to make it as easy as possible for your customers and potential customers to find you.

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RE: Dell acquires IP SAN vendor EqualLogic for $1.4 billion

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:02:14 -0500

I work at Equallogic and I'm really really sad..