Man, you guys are on a different level. My 5 year old emachines computer just blew the pwr supply and motherboard, so I'm just thinking of hitting the Dell site for an Inspiron 531 with the Athlon x64 dual core processor.

As much as the 19" LCD monitor looks nice, I think I might save the $200 and reuse my 5 yr old monitor. That way I can still justify buying a pair of M3's this month.

would you guys get the MS office installed from Dell, or just buy it retail? I'm not sure if they preload it and dont give you any literature or discs with it?