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 *
  Marmonti David A
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2007		 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)
Senior Vice President
 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 219,910 (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) 03/26/2009 Common Stock 10,114 $ 30.43 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (2) 09/23/2009 Common Stock 20,560 $ 44.6875 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (2) 03/24/2010 Common Stock 7,721 $ 45.9 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (2) 08/22/2010 Common Stock 88,400 $ 37.5938 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (2) 02/12/2011 Common Stock 4,346 $ 22.9375 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (2) 06/18/2011 Common Stock 15,000 $ 24.09 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (2) 09/06/2011 Common Stock 4,849 $ 22.1 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (2) 10/25/2011 Common Stock 40,000 $ 25.025 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (2) 03/07/2012 Common Stock 30,080 $ 27.64 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (3) 09/05/2012 Common Stock 15,704 $ 25.45 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (4) 03/06/2013 Common Stock 18,372 $ 26.185 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (2) 09/04/2013 Common Stock 42,555 $ 34.24 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (2) 03/04/2014 Common Stock 53,205 $ 32.985 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (2) 09/02/2014 Common Stock 24,730 $ 35.35 D  
Nonqualified Stock Options   (2) 03/03/2015 Common Stock 48,545 $ 40.17 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Marmonti David A
ONE DELL WAY
ROUND ROCK, TX 78682		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ Thomas H. Welch, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact 03/12/2007
**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 830 unrestricted shares and 219,080 restricted units lapsing as follows: 2,670 units on 3/9 of 2009 through 2012, 35,490 units on 2/8/08, 38,716 units on 2/8/09, 41,942 units on 2/9/10, 45,169 units on 2/8/11 and 3,964 units on 3/26/07 and on 3/9 of 2008 through 2011.
(2) Currently exercisable
(3) Exercisable as follows: 7,852 shares currently exercisable and 7,582 shares on 9/5/07.
(4) Exercisable as follows: 12,248 shares currently exercisable and 6,124 shares on 3/6/08.

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