Buying Apple - which one

[jimwww]

I am looking at getting and apple soon to work with my DVX and (in the future) a HVX and I am wondering what I should look for harware wise given I would be using Final Cut Pro for the editing. I cannot buy brand new..

I have an opportunity to buy an Imac 20" with 2ghz intel with 2g of Ram for 1500.00 cdn inclu the FCPro 5 (registered version) from a friend or should I go to a G4 or G5 tower (min - 1.25 hz for FCP - prefer dual processor) and go that route.. not sure because I do want to get a lot more into editing from those cameras - not hvx yet.

thanks in advance for advice..

[filmguy123]

The newer intel iMac will be better than the G4 or G5 tower.

[Prodigi Pictures]

Whatever Mac you buy, go to their refurb section. Just google refurb mac and you'll find the link on the Apple site.

Same computer. Same software. Same warranty. 30% lower price.

[jimwww]

Thanks guys.. I did buy a dual G4 Ghz this morn with 2mb ext memory, 160g hd, NVideo card for 400 dollars. I will make the money of this one to buy a more powerful machine later this summer.