nolesrule
Senior HTF Member
I always buy minimum RAM with Dell and then max out the machine with a purchase from Crucial. Even if you can't move the unused RAM that comes with the box, you'll still come out ahead.
And you can always upgrade hard drive, optical drives or add PCI cards. The only thing that comes close to being proprietary is that certain components (sound, USB, NIC, etc.) are usually built into the motherboard, but those can be disabled in the CMOS settings and replaced by PCI cards anyway.
As for what Ron has, I wouldn't recommend running Pinnacle Studio at the same time as any other 2-3 system intensive programs. That thing is a resource hog.
And you can always upgrade hard drive, optical drives or add PCI cards. The only thing that comes close to being proprietary is that certain components (sound, USB, NIC, etc.) are usually built into the motherboard, but those can be disabled in the CMOS settings and replaced by PCI cards anyway.
As for what Ron has, I wouldn't recommend running Pinnacle Studio at the same time as any other 2-3 system intensive programs. That thing is a resource hog.