New Laptop Configuration

Any recommendations? I will use this for office tasks and surfing the Internet. Maybe some programming, audio and video ripping. I will upgrade to Vista Ultimate once I receive it. Thank you all in advance!

Inspiron 1525 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache)
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition SP1
System Color Jet Black
Memory 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
LCD Panel High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch display (1440x900)
Video Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Hard Drive Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Network Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Modem Integrated Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Combo or DVD+RW Drive CD / DVD Writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0
Wireless Networking Cards Intel Next -Gen Wireless -N Mini-card
Camera Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft Works
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security
Battery Options 6 cell battery
Warranty & Service 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
Datasafe Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
Dial-Up Internet Access No ISP requested
Bluetooth Option Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
Special Offer Staples Coupon Book
Processor Branding Intel#174; Centrino#174; Processor
Labels Windows Vista™ Basic