I'm upgrading my desktop soon (a MacPro from close to 3 years ago) and I'm going to switch to PC. I won't go into why - and I'll be the first to admit I might go right back (or switch to Ubuntu), but I'd like to get some opinions on the two systems below. The HP has more bling and is cheaper. But I was a Dell customer for a long time and their support kicks butt. I can remember every hardware issue I had being corrected - in person - within 48 hours or so. So I'm tempted to do Dell even though the system is a bit pricier and doesn't have the BluRay or 2TB drive. Anyway, I'm sure everyone will have one opinion only and will make this easy for me.
First the Dell...
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And then the HP...
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The price for the HP is 2498.