simply put: bucks. my current software/hardware rig works fine, but I need a G5 for better/smoother FCP editing. true, down the road, the macintel will be vastly better, but for that to happen means that I must spent vastly more bucks to get there. those vast bucks aren't here for me right now. nk On Jan 14, 2007, at 6:35 AM, Neil wrote: > I'm trying to figure out why it would be so important for somebody to > get a > PPC Mac as opposed to a MacIntel, especially months in the future when > there > should be even more universal software. Do you still need to run > Classic > software?