What needs improvement with Dell Enterprise Desktops and Laptops?

It is very difficult to answer which advantages Lenovo has over Dell Business Laptops; it may be that the brand is not advertised so well on the market. Most of my customers come with questions about Acer, ASUS, and these normal commercial brand notebooks, and they then say, why not choose a brand which has business notebooks, for example Lenovo ThinkPad that is a business computer, and they have the Yoga, which is commercial for private use. From what I see from the quality, if you take one ThinkPad in hand and one of these Yoga models, the quality is totally different, and if I am not wrong, one of the problems is that Dell Business Laptops may be a little bit heavy. I cannot tell you about AI enhanced performance features such as noise cancellation and high-quality webcam since this model does not have any AI features installed, and I do not need it for that. It is already a few years old and I am not sure if it would support everything. I think from the quality of Dell Business Laptops, there is no need for any improvement; perhaps if anything, it would be from the weight of the notebooks. I can understand that you make notebooks which can last very long and are not so easy to break, but they are heavy—heavier than other ones from other brands.

My current machine does not have the pointing device in the middle as the mouse or trackpad. My newest enterprise Dell is probably two years old, so I am still using Windows 10. The camera has very good quality, and the overall quality is very good. However, one of the things that is common in the industry is that all notebooks are becoming less fixable or more tricky. When I compare it with a Mac that I have, the only thing I can say about Intel or Dell notebooks is that the battery is the main issue, though that is a CPU issue and not necessarily a Dell issue. MacBooks are in another level when compared to Dell notebooks. I am very used to working with Windows and have never had problems with that computer, even with the old one that I have had for probably ten years or more, which is still working after some repairs. I do not have much to complain about. The one that I have now is an i7, so when the CPU is running at high levels, it is a little noisy, or I feel the cooler starting to work.

Dell can do better with their charger because the charger is a little bit big. If they can reduce the size of the AC charger, that would improve the experience.

I am not getting the chance to use the AI-enhanced performance features such as noise cancellation, high-quality webcams, and fast boot times. I am not getting the ProSupport service provided with Dell Business Laptops. Basically, I have ProSupport only for my server and the data center. For the PC support, normally, I do not take any ProSupport from Dell. I have my own team, so they are doing the repairing and only the parts we always get claims and we get replaced from the local distributor. Regarding Dell Business Laptops, when I compare a 10 year or five year before laptop bill of material with what I am receiving now, the quality has degraded. I am talking about the plastic of the body. It does not feel the same before. I have been using the Latitude series for a long time, more than 10 years. Out of this, if I say the last three years, we are getting the product quality, talking about the body, is not the same as the previous version. If I give an example, when you unscrew from the back to open to repair or to clean, sometimes the screw hole gets torn. The bill of material is not the same as before. They should take care because the Latitude series used to provide robust performance. As for performance wise, it is okay, but the bill of material of the outer box should be improved. The pricing of Dell Business Laptops is always competitive. It is not high, it is not cheap. Of course, when you are talking about Dell Latitude, it has a higher end price, so it is okay. I would like to see more battery life as an additional feature in the future to make it better.

I think that with the new laptops, they're too heavy, way too heavy, and that's causing issues from my side. I would appreciate this changing for the next versions.

What I did not like was the quality of the touchpad. Dell Enterprise Laptops handled the workload I had initially, but over time it got really slow when I was in a Teams meeting and had to open some Google Sheets or Excel sheets at the same time. I do not think that has to do with Dell Enterprise Laptops itself, but I think that has to do with the resource allocation which Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Excel are doing at the same time. That was really frustrating as it took an enormous amount of time. That is when I reached out to IT to see whether we could do an update with additional memory, and that is when I got advice to switch to something else. If you would have asked me two weeks ago that question, I would probably have said that I really appreciated Dell Enterprise Laptops. But in the last couple of months, I ran into a lot of problems from a resources and memory perspective, which I do not think has anything to do with the device. It is more a Microsoft resources allocation thing. The funny thing is that I was given another device which runs a different OS, which performed faster and better with less memory. I do not think it is a hardware problem. I used to sell hardware myself, so I am completely convinced that it has to do with Microsoft and allocation of resources. I was very happy with Dell Enterprise Laptops, but my current device is way faster. I am not sure if Dell Enterprise Laptops will need to improve their hardware in some way to keep up with the others because I do not know the Dell hardware well enough. If I was given a device, I looked into that. But if I would look at what is the story with regards to what I thought, if I would have taken my old Dell Latitude and I turned it around, I looked at the bottom and I could see 'memory upgrade here,' I would probably have taken a screwdriver, opened it, added an NVMe chip or something else to it, and it would probably have boosted it again. Now I looked at it and I thought this is something I really need to start opening systems, which I am not going to do. If there is an easy-to-use memory update and upgrade possibility without an engineer or screwdrivers, then that would definitely have helped me because then I most likely would not have reached out to my team and I would go on a marketplace or Amazon, look for a memory module which would have fitted, and I would just have bought it personally without my HQ department interfering and I would have added the memory, and I would have been good to go again. Now I looked at it and I thought I am not going to solve this; I need to reach out. Then you reach out, and they say 'Okay, listen, we are kind of converting to MacBook Pros now; we will send you a MacBook Pro.'

For Dell Enterprise Laptops, it seems fine, and we don't have any adjustments needed. It would come in handy to have a better quality webcam, as it's not bad but not the greatest. It's not the greatest in sharpness; it's a little pixelated sometimes. For personal use, I also have a MacBook, and in that, you have a 1080p webcam and you definitely see the difference. So that could be better.

When considering ways Dell Enterprise Laptops could be better, one area that would be helpful is gaining more insights into the laptop's health and battery health. I know HP has done this considerably better than Dell at this moment. Obtaining more insights would allow us to be proactive—for example, if a laptop is running low on battery, we could proactively change the battery or replace the laptop before issues arise.

I would rate them a nine, as there is always room for development and improvements.

In areas where I think Dell Enterprise Laptops could be better, I would prefer to see a bigger range to choose from because if you want a bigger keyboard, you need to step up a bit higher price range. It might be better to have something in the middle as the price is different. Perhaps if you have five more range in the Latitude. To make it a 10 for me, I think a better camera would be necessary. The camera is not bad, but I work a lot with Microsoft Teams and the camera is not that good for conversations mostly. I think this laptop is three years old, so perhaps it is now better, but I cannot say that.

Battery life is an area that could always be improved, particularly for laptops. Users have complained that battery duration is shorter than in the past, but this is also due to applications such as Teams consuming more energy, which is logical.The laptops function as expected, so I am uncertain what else could be improved without transitioning to a different product line, since Dell has different lines for other purposes. For the purposes needed, the current model performs well.

Dell Enterprise Laptops could improve, particularly in the battery life department, as it has been observed that some competitors use small chips that consume less power and provide more battery life.Mostly, Apple is utilizing very small chips that enhance both battery life and performance, which is an area Dell could potentially improve upon, as seen with smaller ARM chips that perform significantly better for battery life.To achieve a perfect score, improvement in battery life and a bit more power in the smaller devices would be necessary.

I have plenty of complaints regarding throttling and overheating laptops because the cooling system in Dell Enterprise Laptops is not sufficient enough. What I notice is that the thermal paste used in the laptops is different across the platforms. I understand the difference in the pricing between Dell Enterprise Laptops Latitude series 3, 5, 7, and 9. However, using the same thermal compound should provide long life for the cheapest models, which are used the most. Right now, currently in the company, I am struggling with the whole finance department struggling with throttling because the laptops are overheating due to very poor quality thermal compound. I am replacing it with PTM right now and the laptops get a new life. It's not very professional, but you need to have some knowledge about what to replace and how to disassemble a laptop. Of course, the smaller laptops are easier to disassemble than the bigger ones, mostly because of the size of the cooling system and how it's built. In some laptops, you can just remove the fans. In some laptops, fans are integrated with the copper, so you have to remove all the elements. Don't try to be similar to MacBook or Apple. Don't try to copy MacBooks. It's not the way. I love Dell Enterprise Laptops because of their unique design. There were plenty of things that were impressive, where I thought, "Wow, that's a new Dell Enterprise Laptops model. I want this one." I can't afford it myself now, so I'll buy it later when I am replacing the laptop. But for a really long time, the keyboard was a super feature in Dell Enterprise Laptops. It was super smooth to type on. The battery, screen, speakers, these were all quite good. I never used a cheaper model of Dell Enterprise Laptops. Now I am struggling with some models purchased by previous IT in the company with the series, I think 7330, which is the most oily laptop I ever touched in my life. It's already peeling off the top coating layer. But older models were much nicer. I think in terms of overheating, the design has changed because Dell gained a bit more space in housing for cooling. I don't mind them being thicker, but don't go the MacBook way. It's not the way.

In my opinion, Dell Enterprise Laptops could be improved by offering color options such as pink. Pink is a nice color that I think would enhance the aesthetic. Dell Enterprise Laptops are not currently available in pink. My advice for someone considering Dell Enterprise Laptops based on my experience would be to experience them, and if you do not like them, talk to your account manager or vendor, as it is the best way to see if they are suitable for your organization.

The performance of Dell Enterprise Laptops is okay, although sometimes the builds change a little bit with tiny alterations each year.The changes could be good and bad, such as alterations to the mousepad that are perceived as not working very well, or issues with the materials used or the coating of the laptop; we sometimes have to swap the laptop lids due to problems with the coating.I think with the newer versions of Dell Enterprise Laptops, since we have them quite recently, it usually takes approximately a year or maybe a little more to see if the surface gets damaged with scratches.

It's nice that you offer it now, but I don't have that screen; money-wise, it was not in the budget, and I don't need it.

To improve Dell Enterprise Laptops, I suggest maximizing everything, as now everything is mostly touchscreen. If they can make Pro Maxes thinner, that would be great. I know they're heavy, but I don't know how that's going to work with the actual parts that are moving. Making it more lightweight would be beneficial, but it's going to be tough.

At the moment, probably nothing can be improved about Dell Enterprise Laptops. The weight and size are pretty good for what we use them for, though a better warranty instead of having to buy an extended three-year warranty would be beneficial.

As far as appearance, a little bit of a splash of color might be helpful on Dell Enterprise Laptops; perhaps a different form factor that might distinguish it from other competing brands might be helpful in bringing in a new set of customers. Access to a lot of pre-installed software on Dell Enterprise Laptops might be beneficial; in the mid to late 90s and early 2000s, you had a lot of bundles that were already built into the hardware, so going back to that model would be super efficient for us. I actually think Dell Enterprise Laptops should be marketed a little bit better; I think we all know who one of the leaders are, and they are great at marketing, and I think some more creative ways to market Dell Enterprise Laptops might be helpful.

I think Dell Enterprise Laptops could be improved by placing the microphone on the outside of the unit for when people use their laptop at a desktop and they close the shell. I would also like to see a mute button or a mute light actually on the keyboard, as that would help. We still need both USB-A and USB-C ports, as there is a lot of legacy USB-A still out in the environment. We would like to see an improvement in the naming convention, as we're used to the 5, 7, and 9 series, and we find that the Pro, Pro Plus, Pro Premium is really confusing.

I do not have specifics on how Dell Enterprise Laptops can be improved at the moment. If we want beefier, stronger laptops, it would just be a matter of ordering the next model up, which we do have those options between Pros and Pro Maxes. The machines do get a little hot. I believe that has been worked on in the current models based on a presentation I saw about how the new models have boards that have been manufactured to better the airflow on the laptops based on the overheating issue that many people have spoken to Dell about. From personal experience, we are still dealing with overheating issues. While I did see the presentation about how Dell is combating the overheating based on the airflow of the laptops, we do not currently have that, so we have not put that theory into practice.

The only improvement I would suggest for Dell Enterprise Laptops is to make a model that competes with the LG Gram. Some of our user base wants really light machines because they are traveling extensively. The lighter the better. Everything else has been really perfect for the most part.

The laptops can always be lighter and faster, but I think they're pretty sufficient right now.

Dell Enterprise Laptops could be improved with better quality assurance and quality control. I found issues with this current laptop I'm using. When I tilt it 15 degrees, the screen goes blank, and I have to close it and reopen it for it to come back on. It goes to sleep, and I've checked several times that it doesn't seem to be a Windows setting; it may be something internal. Other models we have experience issues where the camera disappears in the middle of a Zoom meeting, and you have to reboot or reinstall the camera completely. We have other issues where it would stop charging from all Thunderbolt ports, and we either have to have the motherboard changed or change certain power settings in the BIOS. Quality assurance or quality control could be improved.

Battery life is one aspect that can be improved in Dell Enterprise Desktops and Laptops. Battery life is the most important feature for me.

They can be improved by having fewer problems and requiring less support, as it would save money for external support. There are very few cases of issues, and they work normally without major problems.

Pricing should be more competitive as compared to other vendors available in the market. Recently we procured 10 laptops from Lenovo due to the fact that the hardware specs were much better than Dell and at the same price range. We went ahead with the 10 laptops. Around 40 or 50 laptops are about to expire in our organization. If the support experience from Lenovo turns out to be good, then definitely we will replace our existing infrastructure with Lenovo. That is not the case right now. It just might be the case after we have time to evaluate the services.