The Dell inspiron 9300 is one of the best laptops I have come across. I purchased mine back in 2005 and it is still going strong. I have a 4 year warranty that came with the package deal and have replaced a couple parts here and there. Dell's warranty service is phenominal for the most part the replacement parts came next business day and the technicians they use are well trained knowledgable servicemen. I recomend upgrading the video card to a 128 MB instead of the standard 32 or 64 MB card that is comes with as default.
I use it daily and it is simple the on off is clear not like ones my kids have. I am not a huge computer person but I think I manuver aroung nicely. came with enough memory and havent had to update I mean add to this system since I got it, that alone is a GREAT thing.