Dell has berry berry good to me.
My Dell 4300 (2001), using as a backup server now.
Dell Inspiron 1500 Laptop XP (need for work) since 2005
Dell Vostro 1000 Laptop W7 daughters since 2006 High school and college. She does graphic designs with it with upgraded memory.
Dell Inspiron Desktop Quad CPU 2009 Love it
Had great customer service through the years.
I guess I have to say, go Dell!