I have never had a Dell computer that has lived beyond 2 years. For the most part, the video card is usually the first thing to go bad. As much as it pains me to say this, I will never buy another Dell desktop system. Based upon my past experience, I will never buy a Dell laptop. For the price that I have paid for my past Dell systems, I would reasonably expect them to last more than 2 years. Unfortunately, none of the Dells I have owned has lasted this long. I will never buy another Dell computer. After reading the reviews, I can understand why so many people rate this brand as being "Very Poor". 79.87% rate Dell as being very poor. Gee, I wonder why? Hey Dell, would it pain you to make a computer that lasts more than 2 years? Or, do you want to play the consumers for a bunch of fools?