On Thursday, Apr 15, 2004, at 20:37 Europe/London, Ted Langdell wrote: > Bruce, > > I'd recommend spending the thousand dollars on a 1GHZ G4eMac. > > It COMES with a superdrive, and all the latest software. The SPEED of > the processor will really make a difference compared to your 350 MHZ > machine. Load it with a Gig of RAM... and you're set for a while. > > Mine is working fine for using FCP4 and burning DVD's via iDVD. iDVD > comes with the package! :) Seconded, and in fact the eMac's just been upgraded to 1.25 GHz and also had the price cut $100 to $899 (less with Education discount). I had one of the more expensive 1 GHz eMacs delivered to school just a few days ago. I had hoped it would stay top of the range for at least a week! C'est la iVie. Colin McDonald