Then he shouldn't ask w/o specifying a reason for wanting a mac! Of course people are going to second guess, just like if someone says 'I want to buy Boris, how will it work with my projects I'm using?' If there's no plans to use the computer for anything that can't be done on any other cheaper system, people SHOULD be saying 'wait, you could be wasting you're $$'.

It's nice that folks can ask questions and be given answers without having their plans second-guessed.

He would be ridiculing Jeff for switching to a Mac. This is why it's good to have Blinky gone. (I found that I could get just as good a deal in my local store though.) If you're a member of NAPP or DVPA, you can get a discount through them, but you have to go through their web site. I've found MacMall/PCMall to be good to deal with, and they often have great deals on models that are becoming obsolete because they only have a 320 GB drive when the standard is 500 GB (or currently it may be a 500 GB drive when the standard is 750 GB). My older version of Vegas runs great on Windows XP under Fusion though, and other users seem to be happy too. You should be able to get one of those for free with an MBP purchase, and Win 7 is a supported OS for Vegas 9. I haven't dared install Windows 7 yet, but others are reporting it works fine with Fusion and Parallels. It would make a difference when running an app like KineMac though, a powerful 3D app, without the heavy learning curve of other 3D apps, that can be used to make stunning stuff for Vegas (I got mine at half off, and this will probably be available again).

The 2009 model LED screens are flat-out stunning, but the 9600M GT won't make any difference for Vegas (other than possibly for Vegas 10, I don't know if they can hold out much longer than that). One high performance (9600M GT) and one 'ordinary' 9400M for when you just want absolutely maximum battery life.

You mean upgrade to a MacBook Pro model that contains two video cards? If I spent the extra money to upgrade to the better Macbook Pro video card

Contemplating a switch from mac to pc