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I'm now pretty sure I'm buying a second laptop for gaming as well as media work and mostly using the Dell for schoolwork, and I'm actually leaning toward an HP Pavilion dv7. The only shortcoming of a Mac is it doesn't seem nearly as equipped for gaming as a properly configured PC. I still really want to use one though, so I'll probably end up buying either a Macbook Pro or a Mac desktop in the future. I'm thinking you're right though and it would be better to go with a MBP and another monitor than just an iMac. Thanks so much for all the advice!

Ok, thanks a lot. If it's reasonable to use both, then I think I'll get an iMac to go with whatever the PC is. Though, I might sell whatever the professional model is that I get and buy a customized Dell XPS to work better with media applications. Thanks again!

Hmm, alright. Thanks for the insight! Is there a particular brand of desktop PC that's best for this? The music store I went to the other day only had iMacs set up, but I imagine you couldn't really split your time between a Windows 7 laptop and an iMac. EDIT: I also need a set-up for video editing, which is part of why I'm interested in a Mac. The arguments that Mac offerings like Logic Studio and Final Cut are intuitive and sort of, like, user friendly seem pretty compelling.

Hey, all! So, I haven't actually gotten into the apparently daunting task of working with music software yet because I'm still working on a game plan as far as hardware goes. I'm starting college in about a month and a half and they're giving me a new laptop as part of my scholarship, so I'm kind of stuck until I get that. The scholarship computer's specs from last year: Dell Latitude E6510 http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-e6510/pd *2.53GHz IntelCore 2-Duo 15-540M processor *15.6" Full HD(1920x1080) Wide view Anti-glare LED display *250 GB Hard Drive *10/100 Gibabit Ethernet *light sensitive webcam and noise canceling Digital array mic *Intel Wi-Fi LInk 6300 *4 GB RAM *Intel HD Graphics for Latitude-D6510 *Windows7 Professional, 64bit *Dell wireless 375 bluetooth module *8x DVD+/-RW Drive This year's should be the same or better. So, a few questions. Is this computer sufficient for working with a program like Sonar and whatever else I need as a beginner? If not, should I upgrade it or buy a Mac? If so, and I use the PC, is it worth it to switch to a Mac after a year or two? Would that mean that I lose all my work or would the transfer options Apple offers allow me to save whatever I've done when I start using Garageband and later Logic Studio? If/when I get a Mac, would it be better to go for a Macbook Pro or just use an iMac desktop setup? Thanks!