Can this Gateway 500XL 3.4Mhz be upgraded to 1GB RAM 4

Thanks to all that responded. Maybe y'all can give me some recommendations? I'm looking for a PC w-at least a 3.4Mhz processor, 1 gig RAM, 128 Meg Vid. RAM and 80 gig hard drive. A 2nd 10k RPM 80 gig HD would be nice but I think it'd be cheaper to by that on aftermarket & install it. I'd also want an 18" LCD. I'm looking to spend $1400ish.

The machine will be used for surfing, VHS video capture to transfer to DVDR w-some light video editing and maybe some gaming. My main concern is that I'm disabled and want to use Dragon Dictate to navigate-control windows as well as dictate. On my current 1Mghz Dell w-360k RAM Dragon isn't very fast when using it to navigate Win 2k. Its pretty good but I'd want something faster if I were to use DD all the time. Based on my usage, do the specs I'm looking for sound appropriate? Any idea if Dragon would work better w-less RAM but a faster processor or vise-versa? I ask because of tradeoffs I may have to make due to lo budget.

Also, what's the best chipset to look for or is it very important? Does the below mentioned Dell sys sound like a good deal? I've shopped around a lot and it seems like a good deal. I'd love to be able to build my own at sites like sysbuilder.com or cpusolutions.com but they seem a bit pricey.

Sorry for rambling. Thanks for your help!

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