Well, you'll be able to afford a MUCH faster system much cheaper as a PC rather then a Mac.. also there is a TON of software just not available on a mac.

Might also want to check in your area.. for parts or service on a mac system, I'd have to dricve 2 hours away highway.. the nearest PC store is 15 minutes away local driving.

Looks like you are running older or slow hardware.. that's not the platform's fault, it's the hardware you actually own.

I just got a quad core sstem with vista 64 and 6 gig of ram for under $700 Something similar speed wise in a Mac will run you $1500-$2500.

Either a Mac or a PC will get you what you want, but you do need to seriously upgrade your hardware.

Most people now are buying a quad core or a 8 core system when they want processor speed.. your system has only one processor. Also, most systems now come with 4 gig at least.. you only have one gig. (and memry is dirt cheap now as well.. you can buy 4 gb for $30 shipped for PC memory.

Yer just running severly underpowered and are resource starved for what you want to do, I think

Either a PC or Mac upgrade will get you up to snuff.

Way too many people take way too many things way too seriously.