Dell

Back in 2007 when Acer bought Gateway, rumor was that Acer was shooting for the #2 position in PC sales. Since Dell had fallen off of their perch as #1, replaced by HP, Acer has been steadily climbing the PC sales ladder. With Gianfranco Lanci behind the Acer helm, the Taiwan based company is quickly [...]

Dell has announced that the bucks are flowing and cites their involvement with Twitter for making some $3 million in sales attributed to the social networking site. In fact Dell says on their blog that:
We’ve surpassed $2 million in revenue in terms of Dell Outlet sales, but we’re also seeing that it’s driving interest in [...]

Over at the Direct2Dell Blog they have announced the retirement of the Dell Mini 9 Netbook. The Mini 9 was Dell’s first stab at the pint sixed Netbook market. According to the blog entry they claim that the Mini 9 was a success and that it was being replaced by the new model.
The blog entry [...]

Just a quick note about a very good deal for a Dell 19″ flat panel for only $89 and free shipping. Dell describes their product as:

Affordable Widescreen Technology

1440 x 900 Resolution
16:10 aspect ratio on a 19-inch widescreen

Lightning-fast 5 milisecond response time (typical)

The low-priced DellTM S1909WX monitor delivers excellent widescreen performance and offers a large work [...]

windows 7, microsoftRumor has it that Dell is reporting that the pricing for Windows 7 could be higher than previous versions such as Vista and XP. If true this could cause a buyers backlash for the new operating system. In a time where the economy is in the crapper, when unemployment is approaching an all [...]

Dell appears to have a site that is designed to attract the ladies to their computers. The distinctive look of the site does have a flair, mainly in the colors and designs being offered, to attact the female consumer. But some are claiming that Dell is going to far in sterotyping woman. Some are saying that [...]

Yipes. I hope this is not true since I buy some of my stuff from TigerDirect, but the allegations from Dell are many. It seems that at one time TigerDirect was a reseller for Dell computers, but was also buying Dell computers from other sources. This is where the lawsuit stems from.
Dell alleges the following:
In [...]

As more and more products come to market, and as the recession weakens consumer enthusiasm, the major OEM’s are lowering prices in the hope of attracting new buyers. But will this new pricing strategy be enough to attract you the consumer? According to a recent article at the Wall Street Journal they suggest that these [...]

According to what is being described as a ‘leak’, Microsoft has dropped their copy of Windows XP to OEM’s of netbook computers to under $15 a copy. The Redmond software giant is trying to undercut the use of Linux on the pint sized netbook computers that have become so popular. With netbooks selling for less [...]

THIS SALE HAS ENDED !
Dell has what appears to be a fairly good deal on their 19″ flat panel monitor for only $99. The monitor retails for $179 so the savings is about $80. The monitor also comes with a 3 year warranty. On their site Dell describes their monitor as:
The SE198WFP 19-inch Wide-screen Flat [...]

My buddy Charlie [aka Goose] had asked myself and my other good buddy Denny [aka Bugsy], what laptop he should buy? He wants to buy a unit from Costco since they provide an extended warranty plus their pricing for laptops is competitive. He sent us an email yesterday with a HP model he was looking [...]

Psion is claiming that it has a trademark in effect for the term ‘netbook’ and that no one is allowed to use it. The company, which stopped producing a CE powered ‘netbook’ back in 2003, is threatening that the use of the term must stop by the end of March 2009. If anyone, which includes [...]

Dell may have stumbled onto a new lucrative business model in which twitter users are being steered to the Dell outlet store. Dell seems to be offering those who join exclusive deals which Dell claims are super deals. Over at TechCrunch they state in an article that:
The new marketing program was, of course, announced on [...]

Dell is slashing the price on their Dell Mini 9″ that comes with Ubuntu. The pint sized computer comes with only 512 MB and only 4G SSD drive. Even though this might be a light weight netbook, this unit would be great for those who wish to use it for surfing the net and sending [...]

Intel originally came out with their Atom CPU and thought it would be used in Netbooks in the 10″ or smaller models. But now some OEMs are going to use the midget processor in their new 12″ models. Both Dell and Samsung have plans for new 12″ Netbooks which should be released soon.
So why is [...]

The NY Times is being sued by a company called Gatehouse Media who states that the Times illegally linked to their site. The law suit alleges that the Times violated copyright infringements using the links.

In an article from Real Tech News it further states that:

“You’ll recall that earlier this year AP took a hardline stance [...]

Over at the Washington Post they have an article which is part rumor, part speculation and part assumptions that the new Dell Adamo may be as thin as the Mac Air. A recent article about the new computer which described what the new computer will be has mysteriously disappeared from the Internet. However, other sources [...]

I just got finished reading an article by Jesus Diaz, in which he claims about the sloppiness of todays hardware and software. He complains about products such as the iPhone, Vista and other stuff being rushed to market. That we consumers than end up with unfurnished or half-baked products that need to be fixed on [...]

There are numerous articles being posted on the Internet concerning Dells new Mini 12 netbook system, which some are comparing to the MacBook Air. Yes the Dell Mini 12 is sleek and thin and yes it is a whole lot cheaper priced at $599, but it comes with Microsoft’s Windows Vista. Which makes me ask [...]

I have noticed that I am still receiving comments from readers to two previous articles I have written. One back on December 16, 2006 about Dell adapters not staying connected. The second about two wire Dell adapters that won’t charge the on board battery. Both of these are adapter problems are for Dell’s laptop computers.
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