Listen the XPS/9100/5150/5100/1100 are Ugly and Huge mostly the XPS/9100 but i dont see a single problem with the 600m's design and that is pretty similar to the 8600's except smaller. I think my laptop (600m) is great looking (better than a 1450 or what ever that predicesser was). The 8600's case is basically a large 600m case so i see no problems. they do look prettier (600m and 8600) when seen in person!!!
come on everyone: don't judge a book by its cover!
i have to say there's nothing wrong with i8600/9100/xps in terms of appearance. i actually like the blue rim around the keyboard and the silver chassis. but i have to say that the design is a little bit outdated. the current design first appeared with the new latitude d series more than a year ago (if i remeber correctly... not too sure about that actually). and i think it's time for a fresh make-over. as for the new designers, how about the fab-five? (nah, just kidding.)
??-----Inspiron 8600-----?? Pentium-M 1.6Ghz 1Gb RAM 60Gb 7200rpm HDD DVD+RW (NEC) ATI Radeon 9600 PRO TURBO 15.4" WUXGA+ Win XP Pro Dell TrueMobile 1300 WLAN etc etc etc
oh, i forgot to mention. i9100 and xps only looks good from the top for me. as for the side views - ughh! it makes me ask myself "why is i8600 sitting on an 8cm thick heatsink!
I was at my friend's computer store today and had a chance to look over an Acer Aspire 2000. It looked much, much, much better than the new Inspirons and the build quality was very good. Does Dell even have a design department?
Yeah they do, but I think they might take too many "smoking" breaks and thought it was actually cool, eg:
Designer one: "hey man, why don't we make this thing really big for, like, secret compartments for our stash or something"
Designer two: "Dude, you're on a roll today... can we put in a cup holder too?"
Designer one: "What do you think I've been using the CD tray for?" *laughs hysterically"
Well, that's my opinion on how this horrible design may have occured anyway.
stu
Hey, Dude! This portability thing's highly over-rated. Let's make 'em big like the 7500 was five or six years ago - only BIGGER! Oh; the 7500 could accomodate three hard drives; but nobody needs more than one hard drive anyway - and bigger is better; right?! Totally retro, man!
Sterlin254
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February 27th, 2004 16:00
Listen the XPS/9100/5150/5100/1100 are Ugly and Huge mostly the XPS/9100 but i dont see a single problem with the 600m's design and that is pretty similar to the 8600's except smaller. I think my laptop (600m) is great looking (better than a 1450 or what ever that predicesser was). The 8600's case is basically a large 600m case so i see no problems. they do look prettier (600m and 8600) when seen in person!!!
UWguy
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February 27th, 2004 20:00
Papa Smurf
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February 27th, 2004 22:00
come on everyone: don't judge a book by its cover!
i have to say there's nothing wrong with i8600/9100/xps in terms of appearance. i actually like the blue rim around the keyboard and the silver chassis. but i have to say that the design is a little bit outdated. the current design first appeared with the new latitude d series more than a year ago (if i remeber correctly... not too sure about that actually). and i think it's time for a fresh make-over. as for the new designers, how about the fab-five?
(nah, just kidding.)
??-----Inspiron 8600-----??
Pentium-M 1.6Ghz
1Gb RAM
60Gb 7200rpm HDD
DVD+RW (NEC)
ATI Radeon 9600 PRO TURBO
15.4" WUXGA+
Win XP Pro
Dell TrueMobile 1300 WLAN
etc etc etc
Papa Smurf
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February 27th, 2004 22:00
oh, i forgot to mention. i9100 and xps only looks good from the top for me. as for the side views - ughh! it makes me ask myself "why is i8600 sitting on an 8cm thick heatsink!
peace out!
RandyB
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February 28th, 2004 02:00
sakor1
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February 28th, 2004 06:00
"Does Dell even have a design department?
"
Yeah they do, but I think they might take too many "smoking" breaks and thought it was actually cool, eg:
Designer one: "hey man, why don't we make this thing really big for, like, secret compartments for our stash or something"
Designer two: "Dude, you're on a roll today... can we put in a cup holder too?"
Designer one: "What do you think I've been using the CD tray for?" *laughs hysterically"
Well, that's my opinion on how this horrible design may have occured anyway.
stu
RandyB
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February 28th, 2004 13:00
Hey, Dude! This portability thing's highly over-rated. Let's make 'em big like the 7500 was five or six years ago - only BIGGER! Oh; the 7500 could accomodate three hard drives; but nobody needs more than one hard drive anyway - and bigger is better; right?! Totally retro, man!
Sterlin254
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February 28th, 2004 14:00
Designer 4: Oh Man i can't see my secret stash in my 8600's CD tray!!!
Designer 5: Oh i have an idea put another on top and add an inch to each edge?
Designer 6: you know that's not a bad idea, many of the worlds people need a desklap like that!!!
Message Edited by Sterlin254 on 03-24-2004 11:30 PM
Sterlin254
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March 25th, 2004 03:00
Designer 5: Cause i mean Dude who is actually going to design a new laptop when we can just double the size of a pre-existing one!!!.
Designer 6: That's the best idea you've gotton yet