Dell laptop. Never again!
I've never owned anything but Dell laptops and I love them.
However, the one thing I do before using them is to wipe the drive and install Windows using my own copy and my own license.
Gotta get rid of whatever Dell installed on it before going anywhere.
After doing that, they run like a dream.
Please tell me why you said:
"Dell laptop. Never again!"
I might be shopping for a laptop and according to consumerreports dot org, Dell Inspiron E1705 is a "quick pick".
Thanks