[jhipp]

Let me start off with this - I am a video editor[though no big renders yet], I would be using FCE to edit. I just need something that would be good for editing, anything better than what I have now(Dell P4 1.7GHz).

Now, I was originally planning on buying a 12-inch PB used, probably an older model(1.33GHz), because I would like official support for screen spanning and also a pretty powerful video editor on the road. I am aware that if I decide to go this way I should wait until MWSF, where supposedly new IntelBooks will be released.

However, portability is not super important to me, though it would be nice. I was originally going to get a laptop so I can edit at my Mother's or my Father's house(divorced parents), but my Father recently purchased an iMac G5 20" with 1GB of RAM, and it's a beast, so I would only need something for my Mom's house.

I have about $1050 to spend and right now I am looking at these:
1 - If IntelBooks are a good price, then I could get one of those.
2- If the IntelBooks fail, I could fallback on a PowerBook.
3- An iMac G5 17", 1.8GHz or around that.
4- Dual 1.25GHz G4 PowerMac

I would also eventually max out the RAM on these.

Thanks!

-Jacob