It shipped 1 day late according to the estimated shipping date and Dell sent it DHL overnight!

Then I didn't have any sound and, using the chat on the Dell Support site, the very capable tech diagnosed and fixed the problem in about 20 minutes. Dell rules!

The slim case is kinda cheesy and I can't get used to the vertical disc loading but it's sooo quiet and fast compared to my previous. I got it with XP and it's spec'd to run Vista so it's screaming fast.

The 19" LCD monitor is killer, too. I even watched a movie last night. Now if I just could figure out how to adjust the brightness, etc. Maybe I'll dig out the manual.

In 1986 I paid $4000 for an IBM AT. 1999, $1000 for a Compaq and $400 for a monitor then $400 more in 2004 to update it. This was less than $600.

I'm in Hog Heaven!