> > Today, after weeks of carefully budgeting for my future studio, I > merrily walked into the Apple store to buy an iMac 20" with all the > trimmings. However, when I told the sales guy I was planning to use it > for Logic Pro, he suggested getting a MacBook Pro (or one of the G5 > towers.) He said they're just geared towards running their 'pro' > applications, and likened running Logic Pro on the iMac to towing a > trailer with a Volkswagen. So what's the deal? Was he being honest and > helpful, or just trying to upsell me? As far as I can tell, the MacBook > Pro 17" and iMac 20" are very closely spec'ed! Volkswagens are great cars! > > Confused... any guidance most appreciated. > Troy. > I've been using a 20" iMac 1.8 G5 since they came out. It's been stable, fast and relatively trouble free except for having to have the motherboard replaced. Apart from that i think it was a great purchase. I'm doing productions with 30-40 audio tracks, a dozen or so instruments, 5 or 6 space designers etc. The only thing is there are no slots of course... HTH Michael.