Step 1: Setup

What is the most basic, affordable setup an editor can effectively work with? My computer specs are listed below, but I only use 1 23" Apple Cinema Display and a cheap 32" LCD TV (reference monitor, kind of). What would you recommend to improve my "situation?"

Horses for courses. What other editors use is not particularly relevant unless they are doing similar work for a similar client base with similar expectations for cost and turnaround.
The equipment and software are just tools. If the tool doesn't do what you need, doesn't work quickly enough for your expectations, costs too much to repair and you can support the cost of upgrading, then pull the trigger on the next best thing.
For what you are going, a G4 Ti Laptop would work just fine with the appropriate peripherals.
In plain terms. Define the problem. Explore solutions. Cost out the options. Look at your business plan. Make a decision.
e.g.
Problem.
We wait too long for rendering out final video and we shoot DV.
Possible solutions.
Add more RAM.
Upgrade computer to faster processors.
Reschedule the renders so they happen overnight.
Adding faster drives will not help nor will upgrading the video card.
Costs:
New RAM
a couple of hundred dollars,
New Computer
several thousand plus the possibility of upsetting the software balance - i.e. you'll need UB software to run on an intel machine. Plus downtime to configure the system and work out glitches.
Overnight renders
no additional cost
Affordability.
Do you have the money in the bank?
Do you have the credit line if you borrow?
Will you qualify for a lease at reasonable terms?
Decision.
Work through the issues. Weigh the potential benefits and liabilities of each option. Then make an informed decision.
I'm not trying to be difficult here, these kinds of questions just read like toy envy.
Good luck.
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