What should i get?

if you had about $2500 US to spend, for video editing, (with final cut studio) on a mac what would you get? not including the cost of final cut.

I voted powerbook because you can use it and be mobile, but if you had a screen I would of voted Powermac, for the final cut studio, but I run it on the powerbook and it runs prety well with a gig and half of ram.

same PB sounds like all you need and more

go with your heart <3
if that doesnt work, flip a coin.

I agree, the PB would be the best of both worlds.. Maybe not as much HorsePower as a PM G5, but I think that with enough RAM it will run like a champ.. Down the road you could hook up an external monitor for the extra "Desktop Space."

Also, you may wanna change it from a iBook 15" to a 14"..

thanks, but keep it comming

thanks, but keep it comming

Get a PB 15" with the 128MB Dual link upgrade. I love mine! I would also add another 1GB RAM. Just dont order it from Apple! Newegg.com is THE place for RAM.

If it were me, iMac G5 2.0

Ibook g4 14"superdrive for portability
Powermac G5 for processing power

Powerbook, for sure.

PowerMac and Dell 2005FPW

iMac G5/ 2.0/ 17in

PM cuz its all that power, if not a iMac or Powerbook

I would go for a powermac

Ditto swanny.. you're biased though, dude!

I've got a PowerBook now, and if/when I go ahead and get a Mac desktop (its that or rebuild my Wintel box *shudder*..so much would go to waste if I didn't), there are only two options I'd consider: iMac 2.0 20" (mmm, screen space) or a dual 2.0/2.3 PowerMac. My PB is serving me well right now, but I still find myself doing my major editing on my desktop, which annoys me, because it's not running OSX.

I voted Powermac, only b/c I have a 20" iMac with 1 GB RAM and when I was rendering movies to iDVD, I basically had to walk away for a few hours and let it do it's thing. I would think that and extra power would be welcomed. I also cannot say if this is typical performance across the board for PM/PM/iMac/Mac Mini and even WinTel's as this was the first time I had done anything like that (create a DVD).

If it's normal, then I might get a 20" iMac with 1 or 2 GB of RAM if is space is an issue.

Thanks,
Ray

i voted imac over powerbook. the larger display will definetly be great with video editing. also i think that most people who edit with final cut pro don't need portability. if you're that serious about movies then i doubt you'll want to edit on a bumpy car ride. (concentration is essential) the 17" imac 2.0 gives you a large screen, and great power. Plus with 2500 you could upgrade it to make it even better.

uh, i don't think thay make 15" Ibooks as the poll shows

I say 15 in PB, why? Because I'm typing this outside under a tree.hehe

Mobility is key! Imagine shooting a short film on locastion and editing it on location as well. This is why I bought my Powerbook.