I dunno about consumer level experiences as I don't buy dell products, but in my company, we purchase "complete care" warranty for our laptops. This covers accidental end-user damage as well as manufacture defects and I have to have parts replaced constantly (nearly weekly). Usually within 24 hours they have a technician on-site to replace parts as needed. Once in a while I'll get a snotty rep but I always follow through to report his ass. 
Perhaps they treat enterprise customers differently but my experiences aren't that bad if you consider the avg experience over the sheer volume i process these.
Perhaps they treat enterprise customers differently but my experiences aren't that bad if you consider the avg experience over the sheer volume i process these.