Yes, yes, yes! My father and I have bought nothing but Dell Outlet systems for about 5 years - it's the way to go. And my Dad buys a new state-of-the-art Dell every time his current machine gets dusty, so he's got lots of experience.
LOL! I was dating a sort of "nice" girl that rode a hog a few years ago. Supposedly she worked with a big guy that bought a MAC. He didn't know what to do. After I spent 9 hours fixing her computer and another 9 hours doing you-know-what, she asked me to help this guy out. I told her to tell him only fags bought MACs and he got screwed.