Dell build quality is maybe 50% that of a Mac. I take my old (4 years) G4 Powerbook into school every day, connect up to Smartboard, use it in my office, at home (typing this on it), take it to France 6 times a year, drop it (many times) and it absorbs it all. It looks good, has a better screen and accesses some superb software from the iLife and iWork suites - even Office for the Mac is better!