I'd probably go all out. Dual gigs with 1GB RAM (since many places will give you a free stick if you buy 512MB with it), the top-o-the-line Geforce 4, and DVD-R Superdrive. But expensive isn't even the word for it, and those iMacs with there easy to swivel but still manage to stay in place screens are pretty high on the 'ol mana's cool factor scale that I just made up.
What really entices me with Macs, though, is all the i-software that comes packaged in. I wrote an article on the new iMac, and so in researching I realized how sweet all the free software is. I mean, with iMovie I might actually buy a camera and make some stupid movies (which I also played around with in a store). Then iTunes, iPhoto, and iDVD, all things I could put to good use (though I bet iPhoto isn't all that great). Then just OS X alone...
Anyway, I'm just repeating what you guys already know. On the bad side, since I think the major portions of Macs aren't really upgradeable (unless they are and I don't know), buying a whole new computer instead of upgrading when the one becomes too old doesn't seem enticing.
What can I say, I'm torn. But I won't have near the amount of money I need until the end of the summer, so I have some time to think..
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