As Dell has stopped offering XP on all new PCs, or at least every one I try to configure with the website, I can assure you with absolute certainty that I will never buy a Dell again. Vista is clearly the worst operating system by far ever offered by Microsoft, with so much DRM garbage, the ability to disable any piece of software Microsoft chooses to on your computer, tons of "all flash, no substance" enhancements, and virtually NOTHING usefull whatsoever, I will not buy any computer that can only be purchased with Vista. Put XP back on the online configurator, or you have lost me as a customer permanently. And as my entire company shares my opinion of Vista (what company would buy a brand new operating system anyway? Every company I have ever worked for waits at least 18 months before buying a single PC with a new Microsoft operating system), it's not just one user walking away from Dell here.