How would you change Dell's XPS One?
By Darren Murph 
posted Jan 25th 2008 6:30PM
posted Jan 25th 2008 6:30PM
If you were given a round-trip ticket to Texas with keys to the XPS One's design laboratory, what would be your first (and second, and third...) order of business? Are you honestly satisfied with the graphics performance? Is the built-in display that you're now stuck with up to snuff? Does it really look as good in your humble abode as it did in a classy New York City furniture store? Of course, we fully understand that Dell must have done something right here for ole Walt to highly praise it, and while we're sure the current incarnation of the One may suffice for many, we want to hear your vision of One.one. Shout it out below!
Lower the price!
Better yet, make it free so I can have one.
Make it un-ugly
at least make the Red (charity one) same price as black
I saw it at Best Buy and I was surprised, because pictures don't really do it justice. It actually looks much better in person. It's subjective, of course, but I think it looks much better than the iMac, mostly because I hate the iMac's huge chin.
The only real problem is the price. The base configuration should start at $999. That would actually be a fair price, and would undercut the iMac by $100.
have you even seen the Gateway One in person? people complained that the iMac had a big chin, but that thing is ridiculous.
Make it run OSX and paint it white.
that was fast.. I knew some fanboi was going to say "make it a mac" but damn I wasn't expecting second post...
Make it filter out fanboys from Engadget's comment section, that would be what I would recommend most.
I'd recommend a filter to get rid of posters who can't take a freakin' joke.
"Make it filter out fanboys from Engadget's comment section, that would be what I would recommend most."
They have the technology that already does this!
http://m.engadget.com
I'm sorry for not realizing that was a joke Fred. I wouldn't have commented if I had known, however to a fanboy a comment like that is fapping material.
I imagine that in the ultimate MacBoy fantasy, all of the Vista users of the world are herded into "re-education camps" where they are inundated with images of Bono and Steve Jobs hugging, and a giant, scragly face with a black mock-tutrle is highligted on a 10 story monitor speaking loudly about the benefits of the Mac-ster race.
Eventually you'll have to proclaim your love for feline derived opperating systems or face the forced march from Cupertino to Redmond where you will be forced to gaze upon the ruins of a once mighty software company, just so Steve Jobs can get his rocks off to your expression of dissapointment.
So... what your saying is that you'd rather pray to the Golden Gates statue instead?
I'd rather that neither got treated like more than what they are: companies.
Fanboys on both sides of the fence are ridiculous, however I will say when it comes to corporate leadership I much prefer the man behind MSFT than the man behind Apple, on a personal level.
That could all change when Ballmer takes command though.
In summary: Neither company makes my knickers moist.
This one will really burn you then, Nathan. Vista users don't need re-education they're already using OSX. (OW!)
Zing!
I was expecting a mock-fanboy post to the opposite effect; "jack up the price and slap an Apple logo on it" or something. Since it seems it's the Apple haters who bring the company into every conversation possible..
Look... it is possible to port OS X using OSx86 but Apple restricts OS X to be used on its own computers.
OS X yeah, but white... maybe???
i want it to buy my groceries for me and make me sandwiches
Sudo make me a sandwich
Bundle it with a Macbook Air.
Turn it into an iMac.
NICE ONE! ZING!
Whether you like a Mac or not, you have to admit the iMac offers impressive value over this.
So lower price or definitely increase the power.
ALso a bigger screen with higher resolution.
Of course anyone can set bootcamp as their main drive.
I'll admit what is true, but I still consider it unethical to financially support Apple. Meanwhile, Dell is going out and doing awesome stuff like this:
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/segments/gen/client/en/ubuntu_landing?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs
The next model on their full Ubuntu rollout is actually the XPS laptop.. I'm waiting for the XT tablet with a 8 or 16GB SSD.
Instead of making a PC + Monitor combo, make a thin PC that is compatible with mounting hardware on the back of every widescreen monitor you make, that way I can move on up to the west side when I get some dough without having to scrap/sell/give away the whole kit & kaboodle.
I think this would be the best of both worlds as I personally wouldn't take a chance on an entire computer going TU when the backlight on the monitor burns out or something of the like. Modular is better baby.
Dell already does something like this for their small form factor Optiplex's, It's actually not that bad looking and yes, you don't "have" to be a business to get one. ;)
Charge half as much for it, and it's a winner.
I would just change the fact that the computer is made by Dell. Not because the computer is bad at all, but because that means you'll have to deal with all of the idiots over in the customer service dept at some point in owning this machine.
Thankfully it's an XPS so you have dedicated U.S. support.
Don't charge an extra $300 for a RED edition.
Red isn't $300 more. It has Vista Ultimate and Office home and student. That's 300 bucks of software. It's the only XPS One with ultimate on it, actually.
So from what I have seen it looks ok. i dont often buy premade computers i am a huge fan of build your own. So i guess better video card.. better hdd.. maybe a ramdrive or somm sdd's price maybe?
I have to agree I would hate to have to mail this whole thing back for a tiny problem and What if I did want to upgrade like say when the curved moniter comes out
Definitely make it cheaper. Give us a copy of Office along with it, or at least not Works 8.5. Come with less junkware (or none!)
That's what I mainly want to see.
HD 1920x1200 screen.
cheaper with more programs like Word and Ofiice
1. True2Way
2. 1920x1200
I've had better luck with Dell hardware than Apple hardware, but I prefer the Unix guts in OS X. I'd throw OS X on that sucker and call it a day.
1.) 1920x1200 resolution
2.) At least a mobile version of the 8800gts if not the 8800gtx
3.) How about a 24" version as well
4.) DDR2 800
5.) Bring on the 45nm chips, I mean come on... E8400, yes please!
I agree with your sentiments about a higher powered graphics card, but i just don't see them fitting one of those beasts in there. not to mention being able to cool it. but you're right they should definitely be able to get more power into the thing. A 24 inch version would be nice.
Nothing! It's perfect! Where does Dell get all these amazing ideas!?
The must have "emulated" Apple? Right? It's not like other companies has all-in-ones before Apple? Right guys? Right!?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PET_2001
No. The thought never entered my mind. Why would you say that? Weird.
*link to every goddamn all in one
corona ftw, bitches.
Damn your commenters are fast - I was going to say Make it a Mac and don't charge $300 more for a red one but it's all said and done!!! Ah, we are all so quick off the bat us engadget readers!!!
Lower the base price to $1199 or less.
24" version with 1920x1200 res.
Better mouse and keyboard.
You mean like one with a number pad?
I would change the XPS logo for the entire line. The typeface is very "Robocop"