Dell spends billions of dollars on R&D—BILLIONS. R&D expenses were $4.4 billion for Fiscal 2018 and $2.6 billion for Fiscal 2017. With a budget like that, some interesting things can be done, and Dell is doing them. One of the areas the company has been exploring is gaming, and the Alienware group has come up with a handheld device … Read more
Better screen, battery-life, and ergonomics
HP has been pushing on design as well as technology to find their competitive niche. The company’s new consumer laptops with wood finishes are a delight to see and hold. Now comes the commercial version and along the way they’ve lost a little weight and gained some time. The new 13-inch Elite Dragonfly notebook weighs less than a kilogram (~ … Read more
China owns considerable market share in world markets and these days, the country is capturing even more mind share, but what is China’s ultimate goal? It’s possible China wants most of all to own its own market.
Following on the heels of the big Samsung deal, AMD got another boost on Monday when Apple announced the Mac Pro workstation based on AMD graphics AIBs. Apple has about 8% market share of a 5.5-million units market, so the company can look forward to something north of 500k high-end (high-margin) AIBs being sold to Apple. If you’re interested in … Read more
A noted Apple watcher, Ming-Chi Kuo recently posted (and was echoed) that he thought Apple would among other things be introducing a 31.6-inch 6K monitor. A few of my display-expert friends and I speculated on what that might look like. For example, what would be the aspect ratio and hence the resolution parameters? If offered in a conventional 31.5-inch monitor … Read more
Having it all: The new Dell is much more than a company selling computing equipment. It has three major divisions Infrastructure (ISG), Client (CSG), and VMWare. (Source: Dell presentation) Usually, when a company goes private it’s because its fortunes have shifted and not in a good way. That was partially true for Dell when the company went private in 2013. … Read more
Dell emerges with an end to end story, unlike its competitors
Multi-function feature rich mobile PC
Dell sold its first laptop in 1989, and it still looks good today. Dell's first laptop, the 316LT, 1989 For the past 30 years, Dell has made lots of laptops, notebooks, and tablets, so it’s learned a few things. Its also learned about user’s wants and needs. And, the company has stayed at the leading edge of technology. All … Read more
We have been evaluating Dell’s S718QL projector, and what an amazing piece of technology it is. We used the machine with our 120-inch high-gain screen, and placed it on the floor, 9-inches from the screen. The 4k HDR laser projector is extraordinarily bright—5,000 ANSI lumens (~1,460 Nits). For video projectors, 1000 ANSI Lumens is the minimum that a projector should … Read more
Based on Intel’s 8th gen CPU, and Nvidia—no AMD, no surprise When Intel introduces a new CPU series, shortly thereafter, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, and others announce a new product line based on the new CPU. Dell is usually the last of the bunch to do so, and again with Intel’s 8th gen this is the case. Saving the best … Read more
