MacPro or wait and get the new imac that hopefully will come out soon?

[freakonguitar]

Well I need a desktop. My iBook is nice for when I am just doing some surfing of the net, email, typing and simple other tasks, but aside from that it lacks power and just doesn't cut it. So i am looking for a desktop. MacMini is out of the question cause i need to have at least 160gb hdd internal and would prefer 250gb, it also doesn't support the option of dual monitors. I need something powerful enough for multitasking.
usually will include doing this at once:
- playing music
- web, email, msn
- media editting
- just imovie sort of video editting
or - some photo editting
or - uploading photos and movies taken
- word processing or ppt

basically lots of school stuff and some hobbies but i want to get something that will be decent and i won't get frustrated with in a year. The MacPro seems like overkill but i haven't used an imac or macpro so i don't really know
Any advice would be good (i've considered just getting a good notebook too... and an external hdd and 120gb internal ....a notebook such as 2ghz macbook?? would this be a better idea or should i just get a desktop... i don't really need my notebook to be powerful if my desktop is good )

 

[apfhex]

Ya, I think the Mac Pro would be overkill. Wait and see if there'll be an upgraded iMac, or just get the iMac anyway.

 

[freakonguitar]

I would be all for the imac if they put in the conroe core 2 duo! but thats an IF. Its Apple so i don't necissarily know what to expect. The conroe is cheaper and WAY faster and desktop designed ....but so far apple had put laptop cpus in its consumer desktops..

 

[gadgetgirl85]

I say just buy now I think the imacs are great

 

[freakonguitar]

why not wait 3 or 4 weeks if i dont' despritely need it till school kicks into gear? any upgrade would be worth the wait wouldn't it?

 

[gadgetgirl85]

Its up to you whether you want to wait but from the sounds of what you do it wont be a substantial upgrade and you wont see a huge difference. Ultimately your decision

 

[freakonguitar]

well obviously an imac would do...or now ...should i get an imac or macbook? Macbooks have just as fast a processor.