Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Hooper Joan S
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/25/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DELL INC [DELL]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE DELL WAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Principle Accounting Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ROUND ROCK, TX 78682		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 22,826 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Nonqualified Stock Options   (2) 11/03/2013 Common Stock 200,000 $ 36.46 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (3) 03/04/2014 Common Stock 22,740 $ 32.985 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (4) 09/02/2014 Common Stock 25,460 $ 35.35 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Hooper Joan S
ONE DELL WAY
ROUND ROCK, TX 78682		       Principle Accounting Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Thomas H. Welch, Jr. Attorney-in-Fact 03/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents 3,115 unrestricted shares and 19,711 restricted shares vesting as follows: 3,289 shares on 11/03 of 2005 through 2009 and 3,266 shares on 11/03/2010.
(2) Exercisable as follows: 40,000 shares currently exercisable and 40,000 shares on 11/03 of 2005 through 2008.
(3) Exercisable as follows: 4,548 shares on 3/4 of 2005 through 2009.
(4) Exercisable as follows: 5,092 shares on 9/2 of 2005 through 2009.

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