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All you Dell dudes are happy with your choice?

Yes, I am. I've got a E1505. My complaints are that it's developed a pair of lines down the screen when I don't have it attached to a monitor, but I think this was due to me knocking over a martini into the keyboard last summer.

The fact that the machine survived that ordeal however makes me love Dell everso much. Didn't lose a shred of data.

(True story: when I took it into my repair guy, he asked how dry the martini was. I thought he was joking. He wasn't -- apparently vermouth really messes with electronics, whereas gin doesn't. Fortunately, I make mine extremely dry.)

Anyhow, I also love the Dell forums. They allow dissent there. Virtually any issue you have can be dealt with prior to calling customer service, which frankly can be a massive pain.

If I were to buy a new PC, I'd go with Dell again.

Odd that this thread should pop up -- I'm getting ready to order a Dell XPS laptop, the 16. It looks to me that Dell still gives the most bang for the buck although I don't recall looking specifically at HP. I know I looked at Vaio and anything that has a backlit keyboard and concluded that Dell still wins.

I just like how you can customize to get as more or less expensive as you need.

If you're interested in a XPS 13, they've got a 25% off coupon operational right now. That's the best incentive Dell ever releases.

http://www.cheapstingybargains.com/cheapster/dell/

Over the summer I ordered a Studio 15 and loved it but had to return it because of a flickering screen, and decided to wait until 7 issued. That line's cheaper than the XPS and missing just a few bells & whistles from the XPS's so you'd be fine going that route.