[Ducimus]

Only two major reasons why i went with dell.

1.) Can still get them with WinXP.

2.) last i checked, cases used (not the slim BS) were ATX form factor compatible.

To the best of my knowledge, most prefab systems use a prepriotary form factor, which is the major reason i never bought one in several years.

I already know the first thing ill have to do with this system is change out the PSU. Garunteed they put the minimal in so it barely runs without a CTD. Other then that, not sure why Dell would get bad marks. Compared to other prefabs ive seen over the years, they seemed like the better one.

edit: Too late for second thoughts now, those guys are quuiiiiicccckk. Suckers already shipped. Whatever the problems are with dell, i think It would take nothing short of a hardware failure to get me upset. I mean, hell ive been building PC's with cheapo parts made in china, and VIA / MSI Mobo's out of PC club and running them on a not so legit copy of WinXP Pro for a few years now. Can't get any worse then that !