Disappointed in Dell

I'm really kind of disappointed that Dell hasn't tried to take a leadership role in the Core Duo arena. Thinkpads typically lag way behind new product advancements, but the T60 and X60 are already shipping. And even more new models are coming soon.

Whereas Dell has introduced two (actually the same laptop in two different lineups) and that's it. I heard that they are not going to bring out the refresh of the Lattitude line until the 2nd quarter of 2006.

As anticipated, ACER is delivering with their promise to be the first to ship a Core Duo with spectacular components. By the time Dell gets their act together they'll be bringing up the rear.

Just wondering if anyone else feels that same way...

 

Dell is usally around the last to update all of them. Dell keeps up the sales by offering discounts, etc. Also when Dell upgrades their computers the price of the proc will have come down and still be in high demand because of their offers.

Dell is last, but certainly not the least.

 

Dell has others try this eval code, 6W300 - i6400lo, on the small business site.

 

Dell is milking every sale they're going to get out of the current p-M machine they can. Then they'll upgrade them all and do it all over again.

 

HP is just as "behind" in this regard as Dell if not more. They should try and upgrade their heavily aging flagship laptop...

 

Eliwood

I agree, HP is just as bad as Dell. But everyone looks at Dell as kind of a market leader - so where is the leadership?

I think Dell is making a HUGE marketing mistake here. Lenovo just introduced their own line of "Inspiron's" and I think they are going to kick some Dell butt - pricewise and quality wise!

 

I don't think dell notebooks are the best value for money either, and I think the Inspiron deisgn is very lame indeed. Almost all the inspirons have the same chasiss design, like a "Silver Block". I'm not impressed with value or design.

 

They are great for what you spend for them. Ten months ago when I bought my i9300, the 6800 was top of the market. I think that performance is made up for the style.

 

Heavily depends on what deal you get. I honestly don't think there's a better deal on the market when you can pick up a 17" notebook, core duo, 7800 go for barely above $1000 after standard coupons. Maybe there is, but this is something you can pick up several times a month.

 

The point of this thread is that I don't think Dell is trying to "lead" the market anymore. They are just after "sales", and perhaps that's been their motivation from the beginning. But it used to be that if I wanted to buy a laptop with excellent components and state-of-the-art processor, I'd look at Dell first.

Heck, Lenovo is completely on top of things and coming out with Core Duo laptops and a new "consumer" laptop. Not only that, but you can "touch" a Thinkpad (at Office depot) before you lay down your bucks. And if you buy it direct from Lenovo, I think you've got 30 days to return it.

This is NOT the Dell of old... and perhaps that's the point... Dell is acting old.

 

I never really thought of Dell as a market leader. They tend to release mainstream machines at rather discounted prices.

As for design and build quality, again I do not expect a Sony Vaio, a Thinkpad, or a Mac product, take a look at how much of a premium you tend to pay for them

Acer is a darkhorse, there machines tend to be decently built, you can see them in retail chains, and there prices are quite competitive. There designs like dell are rather bland (barring the high end like 8k series or Ferrari), and also seem to share alot of chassis again like dell. However there pricing is good, they are first to market recently with lots of things, with plenty of features, and somehow avoid putting unnessecary bloatware on there machine Only dings of note are, there support while good, is not as comprehensive as Dells...