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Dell struggles - Huge decline in sales, revenue(Flare (Pakistan) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dell doesn’t have any franchise centre or whole sale unit in Pakistan to gratify the needs of our growing IT market and ever-increasing demands. The major cause of decline in sales and revenue was ignorance of interest in our market and lack of cutting-edge technology as its rivals are introducing Dell is reporting some success in its struggle to retool itself as a cloud and enterprise services provider, even as the company's consumer business continues to decline. The company reported modest 5 percent revenue growth in its Dell Services and Enterprise solutions and services businesses, but it said consumer product sales, which include laptops and PCs, were down 7 percent in its first quarter. Overall revenue wasn't much improved: $15 billion for the quarter, up 1 per- cent year over year. When measured according to GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles), Dell's operating income was $1.2 billion for the quarter. Dell doesn’t have any franchise centre or whole sale unit in Pakistan to gratify the needs of our growing IT market and ever-increasing demands. The major cause of decline in sales and revenue was ignorance of interest in our market and lack of cuttingedge technology as its rivals are introducing, which attracting a majority of buyers while bagging maximum share in the market. With the global PC market shrinking, Dell has been betting its future on new services and data-centre technologies, moving away from low-margin products such as inexpensive PCs and laptops. That strategy is now starting to pay off, company executives said in a press release. Dell's server and networkingproducts revenue was up 11percent for the quarter, as were sales of Dell-developed storage technology. But Dell's push into homegrown storage has cost the company revenue, as its close relationship with storage vendor EMC has unravelled over the past few years. Largely due to a decline in sales of EMC-built storage servers, Dell's overall storage revenue was down 13 percent. Once upon a time Dell was the top dog among the makers of personal computers and laptops. Then some new companies began an aggressive strategy of acquisitions that not only moved it into the top positions but also built new strength for the companies in services, storage and smart phones. According to Notebook Review, Lenovo products are the most favourite worldwide. There are some details of the top 10 notebooks: The Lenovo ThinkPad X201 is still holding onto its grip to the top position since October 2010. The Lenovo ThinkPad T410 now holds the 2nd spot; a bump up from its previous 3rd position. HP Probook 4520s (Previously at 4th position) The HP ProBook 4520s is a small and medium business notebook that replaces the older 4510s from last year. The new model bumps the configuration from the older Intel Core 2 Duo family of processors to the newer Intel Core line, including the Core i3, i5 and i7 processors. The 4520s features a more durable metal exterior cladding, improved performance, and a very nice keyboard. (16,670 unique views) Dell XPS 15 (Previously at 5th) The Dell XPS 15 with Windows Ultimate, Professional or Home Premium comes with the choice of four different-powered Intel Core i7 or i5 processors, ranging from 840QM to 460M. Also choose from 4, 6 or 8GB shared dual-channel DDR3 memory. The highestpowered battery is 9-cell, offering 9 hours and 9 minutes of battery life. (16,050 unique views) Asus G73JH (Previously was at 7th position in the world market) This 17.3-inch monster has a Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, and the most powerful mobile video card available, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870. (13,542 unique views) Asus U41JF-A1 (New to the top 10) The ASUS U41JF-A1 is a well-equipped multimedia notebook with a 14-inch screen. The thin-and-light design houses an Intel Core i3 dual-core processor (2.53GHz) and generous gaming capability thanks to Nvidia GeForce GT 425M dedicated graphics with 1GB DDR3 graphics memory. Add to that 4GB of system memory and a 500GB hard drive and you've got plenty of power for a family laptop. Build quality is less than impressive, but you might be willing to live with it since the U41JF delivers more than 7 hours of battery life. (12,667 unique views) Sony VAIO EC (New to the top 10) The 17.3-inch Sony VAIO EC multimedia and light-gaming laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional (64- bit) comes with up to 8 GB of DDR3 SDRAM and provides up to 3 hours of battery life in power-saving mode. There is up to 1TB of hard drive storage available at 5400rpm. Processor is an Intel Core i3-370M, and an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics card is available. (11,469 unique views) 9. Alienware m11x (Previously at the last place in top 10) - The Alienware m11x notebook is an 11.6-inch portable gaming notebook with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Nvidia dedicated graphics. The Alien- ware m11x is the most portable gaming laptop on the planet, or universe for that matter! (11,466 unique views) Lenovo G550 (New to the top 10) - The Lenovo G550 is an update to the Value Line G530 with the primary difference being the shift from a 16:10 to a 16:9 screen. Configurations include either Intel Pentium or Core 2 Duo processor and up to 4GB DDR3 installed memory. |