iMac purchase

[socrcow]

Hello,
I would like to purchase an iMac for my small business, switching over from PC. We need it for basic office tasks, and for video editing. Do you knowledgeable people have a recommendation as to what would be the least expensive model that would satisfy these conditions?

Thanks!

 

[alust2013]

Ideally, you would probably want the 27" i5 quad, but if that's too much, it can be done with the i3, just not quite as fast.

 

[biggd]

The best you can get, it's a business write off
It's also a tool
Faster tool = more productivity
For a few hundred $ extra you get 3-5 years of high end productivity
It will make ur staff more efficient. Every minute wasted is $ wasted, and would be a lot more expensive then the few extra hundred for a higher end mac

 

[AlexisV]

What kind of video editing?

 

[socrcow]

We have an HD camcorder, and we'll be taking the footage, doing very basic cutting, putting it online, and at some point, making some DVDs.

 

[mrt209]

I agree with alust2013 and biggd, go for the i5 or i7 model. You might pay a bit more now, but you won't have to worry about a new mac for a couple of years then.