Just as a thought: if I'm correct, USB 2.0 is backward compatible, so it doesn't matter whether people have new or old systems, or whether they're comp literate or not. It woulda still worked.
In addition, if I'm right, USB 2.0 is not a "licensed" technology, but is a market-wide agreed specification that anyone can use without licensing.
Maybe I'm wrong on both o' these things... but I dinna think so.
;)
As far as cost vs value... in almost every aspect the Dell is a high quality unit. I have never believed in cutting corners just to lower cost. "The pleasure of low price is forgotten long before the pain of poor quality." -- Me