I am not sure if anyone can help with this or not. I may be too much of a beginner to even be asking these questions. I love editing products and want to start learning. I have to get a new computer quickly and I can get real confused.


Objectives:
Some DVD copying
Transferring VHS, Hi8 & some old 8mm to DVD
Editing and making some Decent Quality (music and special effects) DVDs out of Inputs from TV, VHS, DVD, & Photos
Budget : <$2,000, but I don't want to spend that much and not get what I need, I do not plan on spending my life making dvds , etc. so I don't want to get more stuff than I actually need either.

Dell has a good reputation about standing behind their products and good technical support. But I am curious which route or if their is another route to explore.

Thanks,


Choice of systems:

from ibuypower.com
System Board - [HT READY] AOPEN AX4PE-R i845PE CHIP 533FSB DDR333 MB w/ USB 2.0 (dr2003)
System Case - Case-AS268, midtower + 350 watt pwer + window
System power - 420 watt pwer supply
thermal display - white temp lcd display with 3x fan controller
processor - intel pentium4 2.4 ghz (533 MHz fsb, northwood 512k)
memory - 1024 mb pc2700 ddr-333 mhz
hard drive1 - 80mhz ultra ata-100/133 7200 rpm hard drive
hard drive2 - 80mhz ultra ata-100/133 7200 rpm hard drive
video - ati radeon 8500 128mb allinwonder w/ tv tuner
cd/dvd drive - 16x dvd rom
dvd drive - pioneer dvd-rw + cd-rw drive [1x/2x dvd-r, 1x dvd-rw, 4x/8x cd-r, 8x cd-rw]
sound - creative lab sound blaster audigy 5.1 w/ ieee 1394
speakers - creative labs inspire 4400 4.1 surround speakers + subwoofer
Operating system - ms windows xp home edition
included software - norton 2003 anti-virus
warranty - standard warranty plus free 1 year icare deluxe onsite service
subtotal - $1,820 .00 + shipping



from Dell
Dell Dimension 4550 Series: Pentium® 4 Processor at 2.53GHz w/533MHz front side bus/ 512K L2 Cache DA425H
Memory: 1GB DDR SDRAM at 333MHz 1GB3
Video Cards: New 128mb DDR ATI Radeon(tm) 9700 TX Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI 128ATIX
Hard Drive: 120GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive 120GP
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition WHXP
CD or DVD Drive: 16x Max DVD-ROM Drive 16DVD
Sound Card: Integrated Audio IS
Speakers: New Harman Kardon® HK-206 Speakers HK206
Digital Music: Dell Jukebox powered by MUSICMATCH MMBASE
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options: 1Yr Ltd Warr plus 1Yr At-Home Service + 90Days Dell SecurityCenter (McAfee) SQ1O9M
Dell Refurbished Monitors: Refurbished 17 in (16.0 in viewable,.25DP)
CD or DVD Burner for 2nd bay: New 4x DVD+RW/+R Drive w/CD-RW

Price :1500 with free shipping