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It's confirmation bias fanboyism. A good brand would create a quality well built product at each price segment. Dell has wreaked nearly every desktop market segment of theirs by dangerously cutting corners and building in as many proprietary roadblocks as possible, even on their premium Alienware and XPS lines. At the same time they've started using a lot of deceptive marketing, support, and bait and switch tactics.

They have a history now of maximizing profits at the expense of their own brand and it shows on even their high mid range products, not just their bottom of the barrel stuff. Average consumer best avoid Dell at this point.