Yea the reason I bought from Dell is because my last computer was a Dell and it's a tough old workhorse... whatever I did to it it was cool with it yet both my brother's had the same Compaq model and they BOTH broke down... for one reason or another. Last night though with my new computer I tried installing a hard disk but I couldn't do it... the case is really crap and my HD is thicker than 1 inch so it isn't fitting.... it's lucky I have a network and I can just access the hard drive through there but man I am dissapointed with Dell.