I just created an item on ideastorm. The one thing I hate about Linux on Dell is that the mic doesn't work, or is a pain to get working on some of the recent systems with the sigmatel audio. So please promote the issue, so that we can do proper VOIP on Dell/Linux laptops!
http://www.dellideastorm.com/article/show/62636/Builtin_mic_should_work_with_Linux
