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>   Hello everyone. I have a bit of a question. I at a position where my 
> p.c.
> is at it's max. I have a 1gig P3 with 512mb ram and 2 hard drives with 
> Win
> XP. It just can't handle my mixes. For some reason It's hardly able to
> handle a whole lot anymore. I'm not exactly sure what the problem is 
> and I'm
> tired of playing around with Windows systems. My qestion is 
> this.....If I
> buy a Mac will I have to endlessly mess with it and tweak it to work? 
> How
> easy are they to set up? How often do they crash? Do I need to have 2 
> hard
> drives?

It's hard to give you a "definitve" answer, but I would have thought 
that the mac would be very good for you compared to the 1 Gig PC.
You don't say what soundcard you'd be using, and this is likely to be 
the cause of most of your problems, or most of your joy!
I'm planning on getting a G5 sometime soon, but currently use an old G4 
450.
Under OSX 10.2.8 with an RME Hammerfall Multiface audio card (which I 
can highly recommend), I have a very stable (but slightly slow) system.
As for the two drives - it really depends on the kind of work (and 
track count) that you do. Obviously, it's better to have 2, but you may 
find one enough. You could always add it later I guess.

One last thing - I'd really wait a couple of weeks. There have been 
many rumours and signs that the G5s are about to be refreshed. You may 
find that the dual 1.8 becomes a dual 2.4 for the same money in a 
matter of weeks. If that's likely to upset you, wait a week or two!