POWER OF ATTORNEY

	KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the
undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Thomas H. Welch, Jr. as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact ("Attorney-in-Fact") to:

		(a)	Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of Dell Inc. (the "Company"), Forms
3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and the rules thereunder;
		(b)	Do and
perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be
necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and
timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
		(c)	Take
any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of the Attorney-in-Fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of or legally required by the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by the Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as such Attorney-in-Fact may
approve in the Attorney-in-Fact's discretion.
	The undersigned hereby
grants to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do and perform
any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be
done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact, or the
Attorney-in-Fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the Attorney-in-Fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
	This
Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the Attorney-in-Fact.
	In witness hereof, the undersigned
has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the date indicated
below.

				/s/Glenn E. Neland
				Glenn Neland
				December 13,
2004