Originally posted by Sier
Bad things about dells I think is that the vista cd they give you will only install on dell computers. If you get a new system later, you have to get a new vista.
Actually, that's true of a lot of manufacturers. In fact I think that Vista enforces this - an OEM copy cannot be installed anywhere else. MS try to do this with XP, too, in that they won't let you phone-activate an OEM copy if you say that you're upgrading your computer (they'll do it if it's retail). Of course, with XP you just have to say "My hard drive crashed and I'm reinstalling" - because that happens pretty often, and the MS "support" people know about it.