I have bought 2 Dell computers in the last 5 years and they have been trouble free and worthy of commendation.
I bought a Dell HDTV however and took my losses and replaced it with a Sony HDTV.
My Dell desktops have always been trouble free. And “Vincent” in Bombay was good enough to be able to have a replacement optical drive installed in home in 24 hours when I had one go out.
I had that same experience. My latest is a 3.1 gig Dimension 8250, and it is blazing fast and has given no trouble atall. I have no complaints about my two Dells.
Also have an Apple MacBook Pro and it is a little jewel.