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Petition to Dell: Offer Video Upgrades for laptops

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dude8604

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I found this on another forum. We should all sign it. Trying to get the ATOT effect. The text of the petition:

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To: Dell inc


To whom it may concern,

We the undersigned are loyal owners of current and not so current Dell laptops who wish to get the maximum use from our substantial investments in your mobile equipment.

To that end, we request that Dell (or a 3rd party) provide purchasable video card upgrade cards for present and recent Dell laptops.

Since Dells recent laptops are all modular in design with regards to the video configuration, we feel Dell is in a unique position to provide this service to a large number of existing Dell customers, thereby shoring up customer loyalty and providing another ?first? in the aggressively competitive worldwide laptop market.

We feel that the extra investment in purchasing a laptop compared to a desktop of the same spec would be better justified if the laptops had some form of video card interchangeability with newer faster models, after all, cheaper desktops units can do it, so why can?t we?

Since most of us have already chosen Dell as our hardware provider, we naturally look to you to lead the market in this instance as you have in so many others.
ATI has released ?Flexfit?(tm) for this very reason, and with Dells already well established expertise in this area, we feel it would not be difficult for you to give us an extra reason to make our next laptop a Dell as well.

After much discussion on your own community forums, most of the requests are related to,
(but are not limited to) the following laptops:

Inspiron 8xxx series.
Inspiron 5xxx series.

The most requested upgrade is at present, the ATI Mobility Radeon 9x00/pro. Also popular is the request for the Nvidia 5650FXgo to be a purchasable upgrade for earlier models as well.

Since it is said that ATI has already done some of the work here, we ask that Dell step up to the plate and provide us, your past, present and future customers with the option to keep our laptops graphically up to date with newer technology then they were originally provided with.

Providing this service would benefit Dell in several ways.
1. An industry first. (Graphic upgrades for current AND recent laptops.)
2. Customer loyalty would be greatly increased.
3. Marketing, Dell could turn this into a fantastic marketing opportunity.
4. Profit, we are not asking that you do this for free.

Since the industry appears to be heading this in this direction anyway, we would prefer it if Dell leads the way.



Sincerely,

The Undersigned
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Let's be honest, if you buy a computer from dell, you don't need a video card upgrade. If you were a true gamer, you would build that computer YOURSELF!
 
Originally posted by: XZeroII
Let's be honest, if you buy a computer from dell, you don't need a video card upgrade. If you were a true gamer, you would build that computer YOURSELF!
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Let's be honest here...

this post is about laptops.
 
Let's be honest, you don't read very well.

Seems worth asking for. Though I wonder about petitiononline's success rate.
 
Originally posted by: XZeroII
Let's be honest, if you buy a computer from dell, you don't need a video card upgrade. If you were a true gamer, you would build that computer YOURSELF!
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Try building your own laptop Mr. Wizard
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Originally posted by: XZeroII
Let's be honest, if you buy a computer from dell, you don't need a video card upgrade. If you were a true gamer, you would build that computer YOURSELF!
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LAPTOP! He is talking about laptops. I'd like to see you build your own laptop.
 
Originally posted by: XZeroII
Let's be honest, if you buy a computer from dell, you don't need a video card upgrade. If you were a true gamer, you would build that computer YOURSELF!
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If you were smart, you'd realize he was talking about notebook computers. But since your're such a smart ass, why don't you go build one of those yourself too.
 
Originally posted by: XZeroII
Let's be honest, if you buy a computer from dell, you don't need a video card upgrade. If you were a true gamer, you would build that computer YOURSELF!
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Reading comprehension wasn't really your thing in school, huh?

 
Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Originally posted by: XZeroII
Let's be honest, if you buy a computer from dell, you don't need a video card upgrade. If you were a true gamer, you would build that computer YOURSELF!
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Reading comprehension wasn't really your thing in school, huh?
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Guess not.
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Originally posted by: XZeroII
Let's be honest, if you buy a computer from dell, you don't need a video card upgrade. If you were a true gamer, you would build that computer YOURSELF!
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Yeah, a LOT of people build LAPTOPS themselves....
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Signed!

I saw this thread on Dell's forum:

I'd love to take my I5100 from the 7500 to 9000 - maybe after the holiday spending is done 😀 Hopefully when I call they'll have the part readily available!
 
My guess as to why Dell doesn't do this yet is that allowing stuff like this inevitably leads to customers messing something up in the upgrade, calling Dell and blaming the computer. This is a big reason why Dell does not allow overclocking on motherboards as well. Just another case of the few d!pshits taking advantage of the system and ruining it for the rest of us.
 
DELL doesnt support it but a lot of ppl have had good success upgrading their video cards themselves, provided they get the 1 they wan in the same formfactor as their laptop that is from DELL
 
Originally posted by: Mani
My guess as to why Dell doesn't do this yet is that allowing stuff like this inevitably leads to customers messing something up in the upgrade, calling Dell and blaming the computer. This is a big reason why Dell does not allow overclocking on motherboards as well. Just another case of the few d!pshits taking advantage of the system and ruining it for the rest of us.
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I understand your point, however the Audio/Vid world has been doing upgrades to expensive equipment by upgrade programs. You send the piece in and they upgrade and dont screw up, for a nominal fee. I would think this could be done by Dell.
 
Originally posted by: kalster
DELL doesnt support it but a lot of ppl have had good success upgrading their video cards themselves, provided they get the 1 they wan in the same formfactor as their laptop that is from DELL
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I'm one of those people. My Inspiron 8200 came with a GeForce 4 Go 440 and I upgraded to a Mobility Radeon 9000. Installing the card was fairly simple. It was tougher to actually get the card than install it. Took me three orders to finally get it.
 
Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
Originally posted by: Mani
My guess as to why Dell doesn't do this yet is that allowing stuff like this inevitably leads to customers messing something up in the upgrade, calling Dell and blaming the computer. This is a big reason why Dell does not allow overclocking on motherboards as well. Just another case of the few d!pshits taking advantage of the system and ruining it for the rest of us.
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I understand your point, however the Audio/Vid world has been doing upgrades to expensive equipment by upgrade programs. You send the piece in and they upgrade and dont screw up, for a nominal fee. I would think this could be done by Dell.
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If dell were to offer such a service I think it would be priced at such a point to make it worth their time that the same enthusiasts would complain its too much and just sell their old machines and get new ones.
 
Originally posted by: Soybomb
Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
Originally posted by: Mani
My guess as to why Dell doesn't do this yet is that allowing stuff like this inevitably leads to customers messing something up in the upgrade, calling Dell and blaming the computer. This is a big reason why Dell does not allow overclocking on motherboards as well. Just another case of the few d!pshits taking advantage of the system and ruining it for the rest of us.
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I understand your point, however the Audio/Vid world has been doing upgrades to expensive equipment by upgrade programs. You send the piece in and they upgrade and dont screw up, for a nominal fee. I would think this could be done by Dell.
Click to expand...

If dell were to offer such a service I think it would be priced at such a point to make it worth their time that the same enthusiasts would complain its too much and just sell their old machines and get new ones.
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Precisely.
 
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