Mac peeps, what am I missing?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Yes, thank you indeed.

Of course, after all that, I'm now in the process of talking myself up to the dual proc. Powermac.

I had one important goal for whatever we end up with next, and that is that is to make sure it's not obsolete tomorrow. That's what had me looking at Macs, because while you can get a PC for waaaay cheaper than any Mac, to get one that's not just good enough for today's applications but powerful enough to keep up with a few generations of applications, I'd be spending in the $2000 range anyway. So why not look at Macs.

And while it was obvious that the extra $900 for the single proc Powermac over the iMac wasn't going to be worth much to me, it's not so obvious that the extra $1000 for the dual proc isn't. The iMac would certainly serve us well for now, but for how long? Whereas the 2.0Ghz dual Powermac, with its increased expandability would certainly have a significant shelf life.

It's only $1000, right? If that buys an extra year or two, it's totally worth it, right? C'mon, talk me into it.