A typical Dell-based home workstation: note the black flat-screen monitor and black tower.
Scope and brands:
The corporation markets specific brand names to different market segments:
Business Class: including OptiPlex, Latitude, and Precision, where the company's advertising emphasizes long life-cycles, reliability and serviceability:
OptiPlex - office desktop computer systems
n Series - desktop and notebook computers shipped with Linux or FreeDOS installed
Vostro - small-business desktop and notebook systems
Latitude - commercially-focused notebooks
Precision - workstation systems and high-performance notebooks. Some of them includes Linux preinstalled.
PowerEdge - business servers
PowerVault - direct-attach and some network-attached storage (NAS)
PowerConnect - network switches
Dell EMC - storage area networks (SANs)
Home/Consumer Class: including Inspiron, and XPS brands, emphasizing value, performance and expandability:
Inspiron - consumer desktop and notebook systems
XPS - enthusiast and high-performance desktop and notebook systems
Alienware (XPS Extreme) - high-performance gaming systems
Peripherals: Dell has also diversified its product line to include peripheral products such as USB keydrives, LCD televisions, and printers.
Dell monitors LCD TVs, plasma TVs and projectors for HDTV and monitors
Services and support:
Dell On Call - extended support services (mainly for the removal of spyware and computer viruses)
Dell Solution Center - extended support services similar to Dell On Call for EMEA customers.
Dell Business Support - a commercial service-contract that provides an industry-certified technician with a lower call-volume than in normal queues; it covers hardware and some software support.
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