> I’ve heard bad things about dell quality. The thing I'd say about Dell is that they're like Ikea in that they produce a wide variety of products at a wide v

> I’ve heard bad things about dell quality. The thing I'd say about Dell is that they're like Ikea in that they produce a wide variety of products at a wide variety of price points. High end Dells (XPS, Precision) IME have good to excellent quality. Lower end dells (inspiron) have mediocre quality as pretty good prices. If you're paying very little for a dell, don't expect it to last. If you're paying a lot for your Dell, it _will_ last. I'm still using a 10yo precision tower and everything about it is great. 13" dell xps w/ Ubuntu would be on the list of Dells that I would trust to be of high quality.