need a new puter, what to look for? help

[who me?]

Hi all,
My puter has died on me :'( I need a new one and I am looking for suggestions on what to look for and what to avoid ie...is dell good? gateway?
This is a dell xps 400
$639.00 XPS 400 Pentium D - 2800 Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005, 250 GB EIDE Hard Drive (7200RPM), 1000 RAM, DVD-ROM;DVD-ROM, 256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache
does this sound like a good deal or is Dell trouble? :-\
Help me please need a new one ASAP!!!!  :(
 

[zo!D]

anytime someone asks about computers or are shopping for a new pc, and ask me.

i always recommend this place:

www.cyberpowerpc.com

i buy all of my computers from them, they have really great prices, and you can completely customize every part that goes into the pc, getting only what you want in the machine. 

i wouldnt recommend any dell pc, unless it is in their XPS series.

[harley89]

I have had my Dell for 5 years it was built to my specs and never had any problems. 

[hades]

think ill check out that site and see what they have

[nanners]

I have a Gateway..no problems here..

[krispy]

i have a dell and one i built. both work very well.