I have had nothing but wonderful experiences with Dell. I am the only one in my family with something other than a Dell laptop and the network we run at work is 100% Dell.
It is my understanding that the dual core processors are really for gaming and that for your uses they are more computer than you need. That being said, the techies I hang out with LOVE the dual core processor and it isn't a huge step up in price.
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