Everything Apple (the Mac heads thread)

i'm really sorry if this has been asked before (i really can't face trolling through 14 pages of posts...) but i have decided to buy an imac but have no idea which one to get.... do i go the whole hog? i will mostly be processing large (raw) photo files and doing bits of video editing.... also thinking of getting and eizo screen. any advice very welcome.....

also, someone told me if i sign up to do a part time course, i can get a huge student discount on software - is this true?

get a mac pro.
more drives for scratch/ storage
more ram
better graphics card
expandability
e-sata for fast in/out of video