I've been editing for a while with a PC. Today Mac announced the new dual 1ghz G4's. Is Final Cut Pro the only thing that seperates PC's and Mac's for editing? What makes Mac's "so good?" I'm thinking about getting one but don't know a thing about them.

Also, what can I take from my computer and put into a Mac? Are my IBM 60gb ATA100 hard drives compatible with a Mac? What about the RAM? Mac uses SDRAM. Is this just standard RAM I can use out of an older PC or do I have to buy it through Apple?

I know most people in here are PC users...so please don't hate me for asking the question. Just something I've been thinking about. Thanks.

Perhaps your question would be better answered on an "apple" forum. As you said most folks around here are pc heads. I would like to know the same things you asked so if you find the answer come back to us and post a link.

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I went looking for head to head benchmarks of a PC and Mac. THey used quake 3 and Photoshop for the comaprison. In most cases the PC was twice as fast as the Mac. Other times the PC was about 10-15% faster.
I am not sure but I think only a hard drive and Ram are Mac compatible. But not positive. The Mac users like to say that Mac beats anything for editing and creation (video, image). I personally think thats a myth. Also, there is WAY more hardware available for PC and more programs etc.
You pay a premium price for Macs, and I just dont think its worth it. Do search on google for "mac vs pc" and see what you come up with.

year 2010: Intel? Whose that?

well i would personally like to see some benchmarks of the upcoming g5, it looks to be quite nice. any pc133 ram is compatible along with hdds and i know a few people that are using pc agp cards in macs. well the thing with macs are, it's not obsolete in 6 months. i know plenty of people that are still humming along nicely on beige g3's. they are considered to be less "hassle" where you can worry about the work you have to get done, not trying to be a hardware tech. it's all subjective really. i know designers and musicians that swear by macs and i know just as many that swear by pc's too. pcs crash, macs crash, neither is perfect. just like any other trade, the computer is a tool. each has it's strengths, it's weaknesses. it's up to you to decide which best fits you and your workflow and no matter which one, gets the job done for you.

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