[ASA.Ranger]

I have had three Dell's. I won't buy anything else. One of my systems crashed out of warranty because of my mistake and Dell's Customer Service was nothing short of magnificent. They researched for 3 days and came up with a solution and did not charge me. I have a great deal of respect for Gateway, don't care about Mike's politics and I hate the intern's commercials but I'll stay with Dell like I stick to my guns (CCW rules!). Get as many USB ports as you can! I agree that you should forget the floppy unless you must be compatible with a host unit (shool/work owned computer). Good Luck and happy computing!

[Truth Table]

Dell is Great! One at the office, one at home in my Den, and am buying one for my children for Christmas. I used to swear by Gateway, but Dell overtook them about 8 years ago.