[Jeff Waegelin]

In my experience, Dell is over-priced and under-featured. I'd never buy a Dell simply because I can get a better machine for a lower price elsewhere. Case in point: back in August, I was looking for a new laptop computer. I shopped around, looking at online vendors and retail outlets. I finally settled on a Toshiba P4 1.7 GHz with 512 MB of RAM, 40 GB HD, and a 32 MB GeForce440. I paid $1850 for it at Best Buy. A similarly equipped Dell machine would have cost me over $2000 (plus shipping). It's just not worth it in my mind.

On a side note, I'm very happy with my Toshiba notebook. As far as retail notebooks go, you can't get a better deal. They're relatively cheap, and are much better than the HPs and Compaqs you'll find in most stores, and not nearly as overpriced as Sony. Battery life can be low on the real high-end models, but they're packed with features, and the lightweight models have excellent battery life. I'd recommend Toshiba over Dell or anyone else any day.