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I plan on purchasing a Dell 8400 later today. I'm trying to make the
final decision between these options. I consider myself a power user
and plan on doing some video editing/DVD burning with this system.
I am trying to choose between these three options...
(1) 3.0 processor / 2 gig of 400 mhz Ram
(2) 3.4 processor / 1 gig of 400 mhz Ram
(3) 3.0 processor / 1 gig of 400 mhz Ram
I'm trying to decide if the jump from 1 gig to 2 gig of Ram is worth
it. Since I'll be doing video editing/burning I don't want to drop any
frames in processing. Some argue that the difference between 1 gig and
2 gig of Ram you will never notice. That's hard for me to believe so I
wanted to get some opinions before I made my purchase.
On the other hand, I don't know if the extra .4 in processor speed
would be more noticeable than the extra Ram. With the 20% off coupon,
the price difference between 2 gig of Ram and a 3.4 processor is about
the same.
Or I could just save a few dollars in the process and go with the
basic 3.0 process and 1 gig of Ram.
Please let me know what option you would go with, especially
considering I'm a power user and plan to do a lot of DVD burning with
this system.
-Tracy
I plan on purchasing a Dell 8400 later today. I'm trying to make the
final decision between these options. I consider myself a power user
and plan on doing some video editing/DVD burning with this system.
I am trying to choose between these three options...
(1) 3.0 processor / 2 gig of 400 mhz Ram
(2) 3.4 processor / 1 gig of 400 mhz Ram
(3) 3.0 processor / 1 gig of 400 mhz Ram
I'm trying to decide if the jump from 1 gig to 2 gig of Ram is worth
it. Since I'll be doing video editing/burning I don't want to drop any
frames in processing. Some argue that the difference between 1 gig and
2 gig of Ram you will never notice. That's hard for me to believe so I
wanted to get some opinions before I made my purchase.
On the other hand, I don't know if the extra .4 in processor speed
would be more noticeable than the extra Ram. With the 20% off coupon,
the price difference between 2 gig of Ram and a 3.4 processor is about
the same.
Or I could just save a few dollars in the process and go with the
basic 3.0 process and 1 gig of Ram.
Please let me know what option you would go with, especially
considering I'm a power user and plan to do a lot of DVD burning with
this system.
-Tracy