I think it depends if you want the stuff that Dell puts on the computer. For myself, I already have all my own software I prefer using over Dell's preloaded applications. So for me, I just repartitioned my drives, reformatted and...
I have the problem of it staying at the same volume no matter what.. it's set at 5% but doesn't go lower or louder. It's rather loud too. Can you actually adjust your volume in Media Direct?
