[windexh8er]

I will say here that the 5510 is a far cry from a perfect machine. Dell replaced mine 4 times over 6+ months where I went weeks to a month at a time with an unusable machine. First machine would shut off whenever the laptop was moved while running. They "fixed" that machine over 1 week, got it back and it did the exact same thing. First replacement machine was different specs than the unit I sent them and it also had a blemish on the display panel even though it was brand new. After arguing with Dell for over a month regarding this machine they replaced it with another that would crash randomly, but reliably over the course of the day. Machine was sent back, "fixed" and returned over multiple months 3 times. Finally replaced again after letting the machine sit and collect dust for months after buying a replacement.

Dell has horrible support and while the product is "pretty" and feels well built - it is, IMO no better than anything else on the market today. I would NOT recommend a 5510. In fact there are many horror stories in their forums around it. Which is probably why they dropped it so fast for the 5520.

It is a great machine when it works right, but YMMV on quality.

[brudgers]

In the US, Dell Precisions have a three year next-business-day onsite warranty (after remote diagnosis). Curious where you are located.