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Purely from a manufacturer perspective, I would go Lenovo. Ive had more problems with Dell hardware than with Lenovo hardware.
In terms of what can run, both are capable. I'd lean towards more ram in general, and the 4 laptops I have are lenovo workhorses, the newest of which is ~5yrs old, the oldest ~10yrs old, all happily chugging along just fine.
So I'd vote Lenovo.
i was going to say the same thing -- my years in IT have made me aware that dell is only good if you buy the most premium ($$$) of support tiers from its eco system.
yup