Another thing with the institutional Dells is there are lots of inexpensive parts on Ebay if it breaks. I was involved with IT in my job and the Dells were very reliable. They were used for a specific lifecycle-I think it was 5 or 6 years then replaced. The used ones had the HD's pulled and were sold to a third party. I upgraded the RAM to max on my D630 and it runs very well for an inexpensive laptop. I should switch over to the E6420 because the screen is brighter and the keyboard is backlit. BTW-I keep all my data on an incripted, password protected flash drive and back it up to a standalone HD. I don't like keeping data on the laptop. More trouble but more secure.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT