thanks guys a bucket load. I was using PC before with cubase which was great. but i am wanting to use Logic now, hence the Mac debate.

really really appreciate it the help!

i will think about it some more have a couple of months to decide, but thanks again!

Im still bloody unsure though after all this lol.

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In short it's a device you plug on to your motherboard which allows you to install OSX without needing to hack the OS like with Hackintosh. So long as you use the same hardware as the Mac Pro you can build a highly spec'd Mac Pro for less than the cost of an iMac.

Everyone is waiting to see if they work with Snow Leopard though so you might have to wait a few months.

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Originally posted by Cryogen Check THIS out In short it's a device you plug on to your motherboard which allows you to install OSX without needing to hack the OS like with Hackintosh. So long as you use the same hardware as the Mac Pro you can build a highly spec'd Mac Pro for less than the cost of an iMac. Everyone is waiting to see if they work with Snow Leopard though so you might have to wait a few months.

very nice, had a look. damm good idea!

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Definitely go with the Intel-based iMac. It may lack the internal expansion capabilies (internal drives and optical drives), but the PowerPC technology is dated and will be no longer supported with the upcoming Snow Leopard operating system. Plus, any Intel-based iMac is going to be faster and have more power than the G5.

If I could give you one tip, I'd say that you're better off with a macbook pro instead of an iMac. Why? Because of the hard drive, besides portability. You can't upgrade it on your own on the iMac. Don't bother? Well ok, but I don't know if you won't bother still when your hard drive crashes with a defective boot sector. Every HD upgrade on the iMac means Apple tech support and they'll charge you hundreds of $$ for the HD replacement. Don't think that you'll be safe because it's Apple Hardware, they rely on manufacturers that also have their defective units (Seagate, WD, etc...). Practically, this means that every single time you have a problem on that side you're stuck without your iMac for weeks until they get it repaired.

With a macbook (pro) you can upgrade the ram and hd on your own without the need of a tech support, you simply go straight to the pc shop in the neighbourhood and order/buy a good HD Installing it in the laptop takes less than 5 minutes.

You don't like smaller screens?? That's what bigger displays are made for, and you can take anything you want, including pc screens that are a lot cheaper.

The only downside of it is that you must use external HD's for backup, and some found the use of usb hd docks a very convenient solution.

You can still build a pc, and you can even install mac os on it if its hardware is fully compliant. But for that you'll have to order pieces and you will end up paying as much as you will for a mac if you want the exact same specs.

To sum it up, in your case, it's macbook, macbook pro or mac pro, until they change the iMac range so you can replace the HD on your own, like on previous (unfortunately PPC) versions. Or the Grey Area solution, you build a pc and try installing mac os on it, and pray for it to work properly.

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Apple Tech Support are very quick. My friend had a screen failure and they had it back to him in less than a week.

Upgrading a hard drive is supposed to be quite tricky and will invalidate your warranty if you do it in the first year. Apple Care is advised which covers you for three years. Costs about £150 for an iMac which pays for itself at the first sign of trouble. Still, it's an extra cost you could do without.

A PC with the same spec as a Mac Pro will cost less than half the price too. Go to any PC component website and price up a PC using the same components used in the Mac Pro and you'll realise how much Apple rip people off.

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yeah i know apple get their pockets full from their sales. Just with the differences from me buying a new G5 quad core here in the US to Australia is 1500Aus dollars after changing currency etc etc on their top model and slightly less as we go down [honest truth - i couldn't believe it]. on the Imac's there is a 500-600 dollar saving if i get it here in the states. Crazy!

Lolo, Cryogen thats heaps for that input most informative - the macbook sounds like a good option and like u said just get a larger screen LCD etc and just run that of the laptop which, i have thought of doing. And external HD doesn't bother me either.

I know i could save a bucket load if i went PC and i am def considering it - my mate is a comp progr and he would build me one up if i wanted which, is a great option as well.

I think the MAC Vs PC debate is a life long one! I mean at the end of the day there are multiple ways to an end and they are two of them!

thanks guys - cool as

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