Originally Posted by tokyotraveler

As far a system goes, it looks like it's between:

The PC:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....prd35700050013

A little pricey but since it's a PC I know that I'll have no compadabity issues with a video camera or what-not

OR

The Mac:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-http...pple.com/imac/

Specs: http://www.apple.com/imac/specs.html

I was looking at the middle one -- the 17" 2.0 I'm honestly leaning towords this one but my #1 concern is that if I get this one compatablity issues ESPECIALLY with the camera I purchase or is it safe to say that most/all digital camera's will work with this since iMovie will take care of the compatabiltie/drivers (or whatever you want to call them -- my mind is kind of out there right now, sorry).


If I purchase the PC im' thinking of getting a "cheap" iBook just because I miss the Mac world (this pc is driving me bananas). If I purchase the mac, i'll be happy execpt for the compatabilty issue in the back of my head but as long as the camera's will communicate with the computer, then there's no reason for me to fret...I guess.

As far as the mac is concerned, 512MB should be plenty of memory, right? I'd hate to have to bite the bullet and buy over priced memory (if i'm not mistaken Apple makes it difficult to upgrade their computers).

I'm thinking of making the purchase tonight, just need to think about it and make sure i'm making the right choice since this is a pretty big investment. Thanks again for all your help!