Zeke, Dell is good stuff. With the exception of one university, all our clients run Dell on the desktop, if not server room as well.
Here is a good deal:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=4d51w12&s=bsd
Upgraded to 512 Mb of ram, a DC burner and a 19" LCD, it is $700.
2 things. 1.) You have to represent yourself as a small business user. 2.) Upgrade to the 19 LCD monitor. You can never have enough screen space in my opinion.