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/ SUSAN E. SHESKEY

Susan E. Sheskey


9/1/2006
Date