hey Landshark and TBS-Saosin,

thnx for the feedback. the grfx card on the iMac is ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB memory. is this better than the nvidia geforce fx 5200 128mb iv got on my pc? i understand i can run all windows programmes on a mac with bootcamp software (and a copy of windows) which is now included on all mac's. is it worth goin for the next one up for £150 more as it has a better grfx card and more hdd space? ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory and 320gb hdd vs 128mb grfx and 250gb hdd? does it really justify the extra 150 quid? for now, im only goin for 1gb ram but will be lookin to upgrade it later upto the max 4gb. apple installed ram is very expensive. im sure i can get it cheaper and install it myself as its a doddle. if i want apple to do it, itl set me back £540. if i got crucial memory, itl only cost me £115. wt a rip off!!