I'm not ashamed to say I use a Dell credit line for my laptops, so if you aren't restricted to that, I might suggest some builds from Cyberpower or ibuypower. At least with them, you might pay a little more, but you will get a better product. Even Acer or ASUS would be better... I would just stay away form the big 3: Dell, HP, and Gateway. All 3 build cheap and mass produce, hence why the Gov't has contracts with them all.