Dell Inc is an American company, based in Texas, which manufacturers a wide range of technology products like desktop PCs, laptops, servers, storage devices, network devices, different peripheral devices, mobiles etc. Having approximately 80,000 employees, Dell has evolved itself to be one of the largest PC sellers of the world. Dell is considered to be at the 2nd position in the specialization of computer hardware after HP. It was founded with a name of PC’s Limited in November 1984 by Michael Dell; a student of University of Texas at Austin. The capital amount available for the PC’s Limited was $1000 and after that, Dell has achieved remarkable success in the field of computers and technology.
Dell started itself as PC’s Limited¸ selling different computers, built from stock components, which are IBM PC compatible. The idea of selling computer systems straight away to the customers was perfect in a way that it helped building a strong relationship with the customers by understanding their needs. Soon in 1985, after its foundation, Dell manufactured its 1st computer which was called as the Turbo PC. Turbo PC had an Intel 8088 processor with the clock speed of 8 MHz. It continues providing computing solutions to its customer according to their needs and options given to them. At the end of its very first year, PC Limited grossed over $73 Million. The company soon started to grow nationally and internationally. In 1987, the company started operating in UK. PC Limited evolved with the passage of time and by 1988, it became the Dell Computer Corporation. Another interesting fact about Dell is that it is the largest PC seller in the USA with revenue of more than $25 billion; reported in January 2000.
Dell is mostly recognized because of the its computing products but it has also started manufacturing different digital products like Handheld Communication Devices that serves both as a mobile phone and a PDA, digital audio players, TV, printers etc. Dell also provides its consumer different office and networking solutions. Dell usually categorizes its products into home products and business products. The major products of Dell, specifically in UK, are:
- Desktop PCs
- Laptops
- Handheld PC Gadgets
- Computer Accessories
- Servers
- Projectors
- Keyboard & Mouse
- Memory
- Speakers
- Storage Devices
- Wireless network solutions
- Peripheral Devices
- Printers
- Scanners
- Monitors
- Mobile
- PDAs
Products that support Memory Card: Many products of Dell come with their built-in memory and supports different extended memories. The most common Dell device that comes with its own memory and supports extended memory is the handheld gadget. Dell offers an excellent collection of handhelds and tablets that serve different communicational purposes. The handheld devices of Dell provide services of a mobile phone and a computer. The handheld devices of Dell come with different names like Dell Axim, Dell iPAQ, Dell X series etc. All of these devices come with their own memory but since it is usually not sufficient for the users, it supports different extended memory cards like SD card, SDHC card, MMC and MMC Plus cards, Mini SD card etc. Almost all of the devices at least supports SD card. Some of the examples of such devices are:
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