Dell Computers Opinion?

I get a decent discount on Dell and Hewett Packard PCs here at work. Daughter wants a desk top to go to school with. What are your opinions of Dells in general?

 

Dells lately have been made a little more inferior, but IMO all PCs lately have been going that route. Dells got pretty good customer service as well.

 

I can get this for right at 500.00
Heck I might get two. One for the daughter and one for me

Intel®Pentium® dual-core processor E2160 (1MB L2,1.80GHz,800 FSB) Operating SystemGenuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Video CardsIntegrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 Video Cards
Memory2GB Dual Channel DDR22 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs Memory2GB Dual Channel DDR22 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
Hard Drives320GB4 Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Monitor19 inch S199WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor with TrueLife*
Optical Drive16X DVD+/-RW3 Drive Optical Drive16X DVD+/-RW3 Drive
Security SoftwareNo Subscription (only 30-day protection) Security SoftwareNo Subscription (only 30-day protection)
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed)Microsoft® Works Plus 2008
Warranty & Service1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone Support

 

I like Dell because their online support is excellent. Customer support is good too, but I've dealt with it mainly on the server side.

 

Not bad overall. Check to make sure what if any expansion slots it may have. That would be key to me. While the PC is okay now, the ability to add video cards, memory, etc in the future helps to sell me a machine. That insures it'll last more than a year or so.

 

You could just upgrade everything up front and be done with it.

 

is this for college? If so, why not a laptop?

 

i have less than that pushing vista and i have not too many issues.

 

I asked her that and she doesn't "currently" see herself taking notes with a laptop in class. She has always been the type to study at a desk and would prefer a desk top. That and there seems to be several computer labs at CofC where she can pop a jump drive in to work if she doesn't want to walk back to the dorm

 

I am reluctant to a system with Vista but I guess I need to come into the 21st century eventually