RE: I bought two and they makesed light work of the keyboards falling to bits. nt gunna go with the dell!
Re: mac laptops if you're not bothered about gaming...consider a macbook (2nd hand from ebay). pros: great battery life more funky no anti virus (so internet is faster) no viruses no annoying pop up messages from anti virus protection no bugs no windows no crashes no stupid errors no lengthily updates no patches and fixes required no waiting forever for updates no frustration you will have more hair left cons: a few dollars more not for gaming
Got 3 in our house! Mine's a D600 (belongs to work), son's got a Inspiron 1300 can't remember what the wife's is, I've had this one 4 years, had a new keyboard and new HD (I dropped it). Son's had his 3 years, had to have a new screen, wife's had hers 2 years (second hand) never had a problem. All the desktops and laptops at work are Dells. All-in-all I'd say they're ok.