I think the warranty on the WD hard drive is 5 years actually. Have to check. And I doubt Dell puts western digital in their builds.

Dell warranty is base 1 year. The 1250 quote is with an extended 3 year warranty, bringing it to 4. That's quite a bit extra actually, think 150 or 200 was added to the total cost. Kinda a rip when you consider that most parts already have a 3 year warranty. Also I didn't have to pay for the OS. If you buy Dell you're shelling out for the vista/xp that you probably already own.