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Depends on how comfortable with tech you are - if you're utterly new to PCs, i guess going with Dell is fair enough. If you're at all capable though, you're better off getting your local shop / geeky friend to build it.
it may work out *slightly* more expensive, but you can specify exactly what you need and get good quality components and a clean install of the OS without any irrelevant 3rd party shit clogging up your memory.
imo, Dell computers are utter shit - crappy, crappy internals, which are inflated to make them look better (yes, you may get a 512mb of free RAM, but it'll be shitty slow RAM - or harddisk/VPU/CPU etc). Dell's business model relies on them selling a lot of units, as cheaply as possible - ask yourself, how do they do that? Answer - shitty internals.
As far as warranty's are concerned, in Europe, all manufacturers have to supply a decent one, so you should be able to rely on your local shop, or the component manufacturer's themselves. Besides, Dell can be deeply inefficient (in my experience) and they might ask you to buy a worthless 'premium warranty'.
I should point out that my experience with Dells tends to be with the