In HP there's now a promotion on the HP Pavillion Elite M9600t. By $1460 you can get a PC with the new i7 processor, 8GB RAM, 1GB RAM Nvidia GeForce 9800GT, Windows Home Premium 64bits,etc.

Now, compare that with the announced $3300 of a MacPro with less 2GB... (or even with the $2600 that LCBoliou says he spent). Even if the HP is marginally slower than the MacPro (which I don't know if it is), it sure is a lot more "bang for the buck". A lot more.

Quote - "Enough said, but now I know why graphics pros prefer Macs."

I'm just a hobbyist and I believe FCLittle, the OP, also is. So, thanks, LCBoliou, you just gave us another reason to not go to a Mac... it's for professionals! :-)
Anyway, joke aside, we're not talking about "graphics" in general, we're talking about Vue!! Please, focus! :-)