While run of the mill Dell support is pretty much shit, Alienware is much better. For that (not really) "inflated" price you automatically are dealing with dedicated Alienware Tier 2 support in Costa Rica at least.
For those who think that it still sucks, I just got a full $3700 refund on a 15 month old laptop where the video card died and the replacement part was not going to be in stock for a few weeks. Their solution, refund the laptop in full. If that is not acceptable than f off lol. I just got to use a top tier laptop and devalue it (top tier tech loses value like it is no body's business!) for free and now will get to use that money to essentially get a free upgrade to the new latest and greatest. I continue to be a happy customer of Alienware (not Dell).
Pretty much just get a business grade product or an Alienware, otherwise the support will leave you sorely wanting more