Michael Dell founded the Dell Company in 1984. The success of Dell is based on a simple concept of selling computer systems directly to customers. With direct interaction with customers, Dell could best understand their needs and efficiently provide the most effective computing solutions to meet those needs.

The direct business models prevent price escalation by excluding retailers. It also saves on time and costs and helps in the company's understanding of customer expectations. This model allows the company to interact directly with the customers and takes orders to offer each of its customers powerful, richly configured computer systems at competitive prices. It also allows the company the freedom to introduce the latest relevant technology much more quickly than companies with slow-moving, indirect distribution channels. It also aids in turning over inventory every four days on average.

The computer products and services offered by Dell are: Workstations, Dell Precision desktop and mobile workstations, intended for professional users who demand exceptional performance to run sophisticated applications, such as three-dimensional computer-aided design, digital content creation, geographic information systems, computer animation, software development and financial analysis. Dell has been setting the standards of excellence in providing computing solutions, with its innovations and commitment to service.

Dell is offering a new range of laptops. The Dell Inspiron 1420 is a new 14? Intel Santa Rosa platform-based laptop and the smallest in the range. It comes with a wide array of processor options, from the Core 2 Duo T5350 to the Core 2 Duo T7500, removable drive options up to and including a Blu-Ray drive, wireless-N internet, integrated or discrete graphics chipsets, and more such features. It is meant for the home user, those seeking a powerful mobile platform or a gaming capable platform will also find it useful.

The customization option unique to Dell offers a variety of options like lid color, processor, operating system, amount of system memory, graphics card, removable drive, hard disk drive capacity, wireless networking, cellular networking, support options, and pre-installed software.

The latest of desktops offered by Dell are the Inspiron range. These desktop computers come with a wide variety of components and two attractive cases. Every customer can order a computer that suits the configuration they are seeking to meet their budget, tastes, and computing needs.

The new range of Dell's Inspiron 530 and 530s PCs have Intel's latest G33 chipset that features a speedy 1,333MHz frontside bus. The other two models of the range, the Inspiron 531 and 531s, feature AMD processors on Nvidia's MCP 61 chipset. Prices in this range start from $349 and increases with the upgrades. A wide variety of CPU options are available. Memory power ranges from 512MB to 4GB. The Intel-based models offer both low end Celeron and dual core Core 2 Duo processors, while the AMD-based models offer both low-end Sempron and dual-core Athlon 64 X2 processors. Another good option is the Wi-Fi card, which save you the trouble of using an Ethernet cable. The user friendly range of desktop computers and laptops offer the best quality at highly affordable prices.