Alex,
Thanks for the quick response!
I’m considering an HP Z220 for at-home use because I need a workstation to learn AfterEffects. So this would not be mission-critical projects. I’d need to add at least one more drive, as you say and more RAM would probably help, right? The bottom line: as long as this box can run most AfterEffects functions and I can get some experience with the software, I willing to forego 3D or 4K.
Does that make sense? Thanks! John