I won't be moving there permanently but I will likely spend a few winters in CR again. This winter I'll be in Hawaii.<br><br>

well, the times for chipsets and processors certainly give Apple a reason not to hurry with Leopard, the iPhone not withstanding.<br><br>

ask yourself<br>do you need to have more than 1 graphics card(note you can have 2 monitors on 1 card)?<br>do you ned 4 internal hard drives?<br>are you crunching huge amounts of Math?<br>Are you ready to invest in 2x as much ram as processors in the box?<br><br>If yes, then a Tower is for you. If not the iMac is for you with external storage and multiple display capabilities and dual core.<br><br>

Carp country.<br>I like Hawaii. I've had quite a few friends retire to Hawaii.<br>My favorite island would be Maui.<br><br>

hey nutty, it's me sean just using a new name here.<br><br>i know i need a tower for the video work i do. but, i am in no hurry so i'll wait for the next tower release.<br><br>

Yes I need a tower, and the Mac pro would be ideal...<br><br>that is if it would run OS X while a GeForce 8800 is installed :P<br><br>I want multiple internal drives because I want dedicated drives for OS X and windows (I will be using it as a 3D workstation, but also doubling as a game machine, I'll have drives for each)<br><br>When are we gonna get that? :)<br><br><br><br>Hey I'm an F'n Jerk!®

[color:blue]"that is if it would run OS X while a GeForce 8800 is installed"</font color=blue><br>I'd kill for a GeForce 8800 series card.<br>My money says the next card is ATI's HD 2900 XT.<br><br>

I like checking this site !!<br><br> Mac Buyer's Guide <br><br>lots of info and insight... <br><br>anyone's prediction, but it lays it ALL out.<br><br>David (OFI)

That card is the main reason I've held off. <br><br>I don't see the reasoning behind building a whole other PC when the MacPro would do so nicely. But once I found out they wouldn't boot with the new GeForce boards installed, that kind of killed it for me. I'm just slugging along until a new revision is released, or... hopefully an update when 10.5 comes out.<br><br>Or maybe I'll just get the Mac Pro with a Quadro card, and build a separate PC for gaming.<br><br><br><br>Hey I'm an F'n Jerk!®

[color:blue]"maybe I'll just get the Mac Pro with a Quadro card, and build a separate PC for gaming"</font color=blue><br>People think and rightfully so that the Mac Pro is a workstation computer.<br>That is why the Mac Pro does not have the best high-end consumer cards in it.<br>People argue that the Mac Pro was never intended for gaming.<br>The problem is there isn't an Apple computer made that is good for gaming.<br>A lot of people and I mean a lot of people are doing what you are thinking of doing and that is buying a second computer albeit a PC just for gaming.<br>There are some (Apple) people that are buying PCs and saying to heck with Apple.<br>There is no reason that the Mac Pro can't be both a workstation computer and a gaming computer all-in-one.<br>Why isn't Apple smart enough to know that they can do just that by adding a top of the line nVidia card as bto for the Mac Pro?<br><br>Want to have a laugh? I've actually had people recommend the iMac for gaming.<br><br><br>