spend extra few hundred and get something that lasts.Dell are soft and shitty and thats why they are so cheap.
You could spend 500 - 1000 on a decent machine that will last years or spend a small ammount on something like dell that wont last as long.
Not only that you will be after rplcing the dell alot sooner than the other so youll end up spending the same ammountin the end anyway.
Youll get a real decent machine for 500 - 1000.

You pay for what you get,
Westside.