Dell Recognized as Most Reliable Notebook and Desktop Manufacturer in North America

For the second consecutive year, Frost & Sullivan has presentedDell (NASDAQ:DELL) with its CEO Choice Award for the most reliablemanufacturer of notebook computers. This year, Dell also received theCEO Choice Award for the most reliable manufacturer of desktopcomputers in North America.

Frost & Sullivan's latest poll of company CEOs and presidentsranked Dell notebooks as most reliable by a margin of almost two toone, while Dell desktops received, in the same measurement category,more than three times as many votes as the nearest competitor.

Dell notebooks and desktops placed No. 1 in several measurementcategories, including overall quality and price vs. performance. Dellalso took the top spot in notebook customer service, receiving fourtimes the number of votes as the nearest competitor.

"These results indicate the preference of the leaders of theprofessional world using, as well as recommending, Dell notebook anddesktop computers," said Katerina Konstantinou, research executive,Frost & Sullivan. "The 2005 CEO Choice Awards recognize the company'scommitment to quality, reliability, performance and customer serviceat a reasonable price."

Frost & Sullivan, a leading growth consulting and market researchcompany, conducted its most recent CEO Choice Mobile Computing andPersonal Computing Surveys in early 2005. The surveys assesspreferences, views and opinions on a range of performancecharacteristics in mobile and personal computing.

About Dell Enterprise Client Products

Dell offers a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise clientproducts addressing a full range of business requirements and customerusage models. These systems -- from the sleek 2.5-pound(1) Latitude X1notebook to the next-generation OptiPlex GX620 desktop -- integratesome of the latest technologies to deliver outstanding performance,reliability and security.

Dell adheres to stringent quality and reliability levels. Forexample, computer systems under development undergo thousands of hoursof testing to validate designs that help protect against a variety ofbumps, drops and shakes, temperature extremes and even liquid spillson keyboards.

Technical specifications and product information for Latitudenotebooks and OptiPlex desktops can be found at www.dell.com/latitudeand www.dell.com/optiplex.

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has beenpartnering with clients to support the development of innovativestrategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertiseintegrates growth consulting, growth partnership services andcorporate management training to identify and develop opportunities.Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global1000 companies, emerging companies and the investment community byproviding comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a uniqueglobal perspective and combines an ongoing analysis of markets,technologies, econometrics and demographics. For more information,visit www.frost.com.

About Dell

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is a trusted and diversifiedinformation-technology supplier and partner, and sells a comprehensiveportfolio of products and services directly to customers worldwide.Dell, recognized by Fortune magazine as America's most admired companyand No. 3 globally, designs, builds and delivers innovative, tailoredsystems that provide customers with exceptional value. Company revenuefor the last year was $52.8 billion. For more information about Delland its products and services, visit www.dell.com.

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