iMac or Mac Pro: Editing, Vista, UT III

[TantalizedMind]

Hey guys!

I have a Single 1.8Ghz PowerMac G5. Looking to buy REAL SOON! I will be using the Mac for Photo and Audio editing, plus minor, everyday apps. I will be installing Vista for gaming.

Oh.. the dreaded Mac / Gaming wars. Haha. THEE ONLY game I will be playing is UT III. Which will require some power. I want a Mac Pro, but my bank account rather have the iMac.

I love the idea of a close look-alike G5/Pro setup, but I'd rather be proficient. I'd be getting a 20" 2.4Ghz C2D iMac with 4GB ram. Or one of the cheaper Mac Pro models.

If the iMac will be fine for Vista, editing, iWork, surfing, and being dependable for 3-4 years I'll go that road. But I cringe at the lack of expandability. [Insert whining for Apple to make a mid-range tower.] If the Mac Pro will meet my needs more, and better expandability, than I'll have to smash the good ole' piggy bank.


What is YOUR suggestion.

 

[iToaster]

I'd say you just blow it one the MP, just for the sake of having an awesome machine... but that's what I'd do, I like powa! You might be better suited with the iMac 'cause it's a fair bit cheaper. It's hardly as expandable, and from what I heat the GFX cards just suck for gaming... but I am not gamer, you are, and thus, you would know your needs better than I.

 

[flopticalcube]

Read the forums and educate yourself as to the capabilities of the new iMac. The Mobility Radeon HD 2600XT in the mid-range 20" is a very capable card and second only to the 8700m GT in the current generation mobile cards.

 

[ckeck]

Coming from your current machine I would recommend getting the iMac. You will save yourself a ton of cash...UT will run great and its going to be significantly faster than your current setup either way.