Dell Printer, Ink, Toners and Accessories

Dell is a multinational information technology corporation founded by Michael Dell in November 4, 1984. Its headquarters is located in Round Rock, Texas, United States. The area it covers is the whole world. The industries where it plays include IT services, Computer Software, IT consulting, Computer Peripherals, and Computer Systems. The products the company has developed and continues to produce or manufacture are servers, desktops, netbooks, notebooks, printers, peripherals, scanners, televisions, smart phones, and storage.

As of 2010, the revenue of the company amounts to 52.902 billion dollars. Its operating income is equal to 2.172 billion dollars. The net income is 1.433 billion dollars. Total assets reached 33.652 billion dollars, while the total equity is equal to 5.641 billion dollars. It has a total of 96,000 employees worldwide. By 2009, the company has been selling software, network switches, data storage devices, computer peripherals, servers, and personal computers. Also included in their products being sold are cameras, MP3 players, HDTVs, printers, and other electronic products that were built by other manufacturers. If ever there is something the company is well known of, it is their innovations in electronic commerce and supply chain management.

In 1985, Dell introduced to the world its own designed computer. It is called “Turbo PC” that was sold for 795 US dollars. The computer runs at a speed of 8 MHz. It contained a processor that is intel 8088-compatible. The systems were advertized by PCs Limited to national computer magazines. It said there that the units can be sold directly to consumers and that each ordered unit can be custom assembled. This offer gave consumers the option to purchase one unit at a lower price. This process had also entailed greater convenience to consumers. With this, the company was able to earn more than 73 million dollars in just a year.

In 2000, the company started offering notebooks with Linux systems. Though it is more expensive than their counterparts such as the Windows 98, Dell managed to expand. With this, The company is the very first major manufacturer that offered Linux across its line of products. But then, the company disbanded with Linux in 2001. Last February 26, 2007, however, The company announced that they will be selling Linux pre-installed computers. But it was retracted by December that same year.

What is good about Dell is that they have different market segments. For example, they manufacture and market OptiPlex for office desktop computer systems. Other examples include n Series for notebook and desktop computers that are shipped and installed with FreeDOS or Linux, Vostro for small/office business notebook and desktop systems, Latitude for business-focused notebooks, PowerEdge for business servers, Precision for high performance notebooks and workstation systems, PowerVault for network-attached storage and direct-attached storage, PowerConnect for network switches, and many others.

So there are the products being sold by Dell. It cannot be contested that Dell has pioneered in manufacturing computers. That is why Dell is among the trusted brands in computers.