Well, I have never owned a dell, but, I have only owned hp. HP's are of great quality,(so you are thinking: "what the hell is my point?") however, you have to speak freaken arabic to understand their customer service. That is a big negative, big enough to give em' the thumbs down.
Monster is priced way too high. I only buy Monster products when they are at discount prices. Example: $400.00 reference center for $120.00. I swooped on that deal.
I applaud Yahoo for standing strong against the Microsoft buyout. They may have @%@!$$ off their shareholders but the last thing we need is Microsoft with more control over the tech world, they already charge hundreds of dollars per license for their software.