UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 5 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). ( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported ( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Kevin B. Rollins One Dell Way TX, Round Rock 78682 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Dell Computer Corporation (DELL) 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Year 1/2003 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) President and Chief Operating Officer 7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security|2. |2A. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | |Trans-|Exec- |Trans | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | |action|ution |action| | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | |Code | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | |Date | Date | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Common Stock | | | | | | |12823.000 |D | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock | | | | | | |2982.000 |I |Employer 401(k) Plan | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of |2.Con- |3. |3A. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Derivative |version |Trans- |Deemed|Trans-| rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | Security |or Exer |action | |action| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | |Execu-|Code | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| |ution | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive |(Month/|(Month| | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |rity |Day/ |/Day/ | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | | |Year) |Year) | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Nonqualified |$0.881 | | | | | |1 |4/1/2|Common Stock| | |332000.000 |D | | Stock Options| | | | | | | |006 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$0.881 | | | | | |1 |4/1/2|Common Stock| | |1831000.000 |D | | Stock Options| | | | | | | |006 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$1.446 | | | | | |1 |7/11/|Common Stock| | |1120000.000 |D | | Stock Options| | | | | | | |2006 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$27.64 |3/7/ 20| |A |500000.000 |A |2 |3/7/2|Common Stock|500000.| |500000.000 |D | | Stock Options| |02 | | | | | |012 | |000 | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$21.388 |3/22/ 2| |A |45586.000 |A |3 |3/22/|Common Stock|45586.0| |45586.000 |D | | Stock Options| |002 | | | | | |2012 | |00 | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$9.26 | | | | | |4 |7/18/|Common Stock| | |400000.000 |I |By Trust | Stock Options| | | | | | | |2007 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$10.157 | | | | | |5 |12/22|Common Stock| | |1200000.000 |D | | Stock Options| | | | | | | |/2007| | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$12.738 | | | | | |1 |3/20/|Common Stock| | |353584.000 |D | | Stock Options| | | | | | | |2008 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$21.72 | | | | | |6 |3/23/|Common Stock| | |213442.000 |D | | Stock Option | | | | | | | |2011 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$24.09 | | | | | |7 |6/18/|Common Stock| | |5000000.000 |D | | Stock Option | | | | | | | |2011 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$22.94 | | | | | |8 |2/12/|Common Stock| | |350000.000 |D | | Stock Options| | | | | | | |2011 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$28.899 | | | | | |9 |7/17/|Common Stock| | |259540.000 |I |By Family L.| Stock Options| | | | | | | |2008 | | | | | |P. | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$37.5938| | | | | |10 |8/22/|Common Stock| | |250000.000 |D | | Stock Option | | | | | | | |2010 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$30.43 | | | | | |11 |3/26/|Common Stock| | |201577.000 |D | | Stock Options| | | | | | | |2009 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$37.5938| | | | | |12 |8/22/|Common Stock| | |250000.000 |D | | Stock Options| | | | | | | |2010 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nnonqualified|$43.438 | | | | | |13 |3/02/|Common Stock| | |750000.000 |D | | Stock Option| | | | | | | |2010 | | | | | | | s | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$44.6875| | | | | |14 |9/23/|Common Stock| | |116365.000 |D | | Stock Options| | | | | | | |2009 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$45.90 | | | | | |15 |3/24/|Common Stock| | |94727.000 |D | | Stock Options| | | | | | | |2010 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Nonqualified |$44.6875| | | | | |16 |9/23/|Common Stock| | |174545.000 |I |By Family L.| Stock Options| | | | | | | |2009 | | | | | |P. | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Explanation of Responses: 1. Currently exercisable. 2. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 100,000 shares on 3/7 of each year from 2003 through 2007. 3. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 22,793 shares on 3/22 of 2003 and 2004. 4. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 80,000 shares on 7/18 of each year from 1998 through 2002. 5. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 240,000 shares on 12/22 of each year from 1998 through 2002. 6. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 106,721 shares on 3/23/2002 and 3/23/2003. 7. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 1,000,000 shares on 6/18 of each year from 2002 through 2006. 8. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 70,000 shares on 2/12 of each year from 2002 through 2006. 9. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 51,908 shares on 7/17 of each year from 1999 through 2003. 10. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 50,000 shares on 8/22 of each year from 2003 through 2007. 11. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 50,394 shares on 3/26/00 and 3/26/01 and 100,789 shares on 3/26/02. 12. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 50,000 shares on 8/22 of each year from 2001 through 2005. 13. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 150,000 shares on 3/2 of each year from 2001 through 2005. 14. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 23,273 shares on 9/23 each year from 2000 though 2004. 15. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 23,681 shares on 3/24/01, 23,682 shares on 3/24/02 and 47,364 shares on 3/24/03. 16. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 34,909 shares on 9/23 each year from 2000 through 2004. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON Kevin B. Rollins Thomas H. Welch, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact