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I own two Dells, have swapped out hardware on both (new HDs in both, new CD burner in one, new memory in one, new video card in one) as they've gotten older/less up-to-date, and haven't had any problems. One of the things I love about my Dell compared to other computers I've dealt with is that mine is incredibly stable. I have had very few problems with overall system stability, even compared to friends of mine who are running the same OS (XP). It's also highly energy effecient. My case fan runs maybe 5 mins. a day--compared to other computer this is nothing, and it's so quiet when it does run I rarely notice it's turned on.
I've had the Dell I use day to day for 3 years now and have had no problems whatsoever with it. Because I'm getting into heavier gaming, I'm going to upgrade some components, but that has nothing to do with the quality of the system I received from Dell--that has to do with my change in needs.
I got a barebones Dell for my parents' use last year and we have also had no problems with that computer--I've upgraded a few things for them on the cheap (CD burner, more memory, video card) but the computer itself is perfectly stable, runs well, and also quiet. Furthermore it's a computer my parents can handle themselves--they don't need me running up every month to fix something on it. THAT is the most important thing.
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