<p>I have a lot of Dell systems too and they all work, even the ones that are 10 years old. We had a ton of failures on Dell systems at the office though.</p>
<p>I have two Dell Core i7 systems that I bought refurbished for under $600 each. These are quad-core hyperthreaded systems and they absolutely smoke on performance. I think that component prices are higher now than when I bought that system.</p>
<p>I also have a 27 inch iMac that I got for the kids at school. Wonderful system and I love using it for work but never get the chance. If I were to replace my current aging desktop at home (from 2004) I’d go with an iMac.</p>
<p>The article that I linked indicated problems with their business systems.</p>
<p>I’m on another notebook forum for Dell laptops and the numbers of problems that people have had with faulty Dell laptops and issues over customer service are unreal. There are very long threads with hints and tips on what to say to CS reps to try and get problems resolved.</p>