I have never had a problem with any piece of Apple hardware that they have not covered, you say that you baby the thing but really, none of us know how you truly treat the machine. I mean I could be wrong you might truly baby the thing but I kinda side with Apple when it comes to not wanting to replace the plastics. If you think Dell will solve all your problems go for it but you will have to deal with the biggest problem of all, Windows Vista.
Im really sick of these threads, if you dont like your Mac or you think Apple is screwing you I really could care less and the only reason that Im posting this now is to make that clear. You want to go gripe about how bad Apple is go to dellrumors.com.
As I stated above, there are plenty of people who have no problems. If you are one of those people it is good for you.
For those of us who have not had any problems we should not assume every one else has done something to deserve the problems they are experiencing. There is some cathartic benefit in posting problems and knowing you are not alone in having a less than acceptable experience. Understanding and acknowledgment of the limitations of modern manufacturing is the appropriate response, not negative comments based on assumptions not based on fact.
Give the OP a break. It is punishment enough to even consider working exclusively in Windows.
Cheers,