This must be a case of YMMV. I've had a good experience with Dell.

>Because, everytime I have speced a job, and then been overridden by others and forced to use Dell, the job has been a f***ing headache, peformance issues, weird lockups & freezes requiring bios, driver & component updates/replacements.
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>The equipment is built to a price, not a recipe.
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>My reply these days if asked to use Dell is, fine go for it, but don't ask me to install or support it.
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>I just stick with Intel components, you install with very few problems, and virtually never return.
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>You get a good name when all your clients associates Dell equipment is constantly playing up and your doesn't.