So i've been thinking bout an imac
 

I've been eying a 24" 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme
* 2GB memory
* 500GB hard drive1
* 8x double-layer SuperDrive
* ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
$2,299.00
but its so expensive.

I just found another pc that looks interesting

* Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processor
Q6600 at 2.4GHz
* 8MB L2 Cache
* 1066MHz Front Side Bus
* 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz
expandable to 8GB
Motherboard:
* Asus P5N-E SLI Mainboard
Drives:
* 320GB SATA II Hard Drive
* 18x DVD+/-RW drive with Double Layer Support
Graphics:
* 2x NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT
512MB Video Cards
Communications:
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
802.11g Wireless Network Card
Audio:
* 6-channel surround sound
Keyboard & Mouse:
* Logitech Keyboard
* Logitech Optical Mouse
Ports:
* 6x USB 2.0 ports (2x front 4x rear)
* RJ-45 (LAN)
* 2x Audio Jacks (front)
* 1x IEEE1394 (front)
* 4x DVI Port
* 1x Parallel Port
* 1x 1394a connector
* 1x S/PDIF Out Port
* 2x PS/2
* 1x External SATA connector
* 6-channel audio I/O port
* Media Card Reader
Operating System:
* Microsoft® Windows Vista Home Premium
Power Supply:
* 600 Watt
for $1,199.99 Shipped

I'm going to use this mostly for photoshop what would you go with. I have a 22" wide screen so if i got the imac i would do dual screen but i don't really care bout dual screen.

imac ftw
get bootcamp and dual boot the bitch, os x 10.5 and xp ftw

add thermalright extreme 120 heat sink and you can oc that q6600 2.4GHz to 3.4GHz without even breaking a sweat.

ok so i guess your vote goes for the pc.. and yea the pc would be easier and cheaper to upgrade. the imac is all built into the lcd which worries me.

I personally will never buy a computer that's attached to a monitor. I'm a Mac junkie, but not an imac junkie.

I just bartered with my boss to get a mac mini core 2.0 core duo. It's got a gig of ram, and does what I need on photoshop just fine. I don't game on my computer anymore, and I'm not doing video. I have seen however the 2.66ghz quad Macs in our office run crazy fast on windows.

I'd get the PC, though the instruction upgrades on the upcoming chips are some of the biggest since '04 and if it's not needed I'd wait for SSE4/SSE5

SSE4 and SSE5 wont do much until 1.2 years after they are implemented.

G0 core on the new Q6600 ROXORS!

I bought a macbook for general "web surfing" purposes, it gets the job done.

i bought a dell vostro for the same reason but it only cost me $379+tax