Buying mac for first time....couldn't find better spot to post this

Hi, I'm currently a pc user (well I use my brothers pc) and I'm really wanting to buy a mac but would like some feedback as to which one I should buy. My main reason for wanting a mac is to accelerate what I do with my digital photography and am impressed by the aperture program. I also love the iWork and iLife software. I'm torn between which system to purchase though, because I've never used a mac before in my life. The mini would be an inexpensive way to join the mac family but aperture wouldn't work well on it. The iMac intel seems to be where I see myself going but money is a consideration and I wouldn't know if bigger would be better. ie. would getting the 20" iMac be worth the extra money with the increase in clock speed. I could more afford the 17" with the memory upgrade I would need but am concerned that I would not be fully happy knowing that there is a faster and better one out there. Have any of you had experience in the performance difference between the 17" and 20" models. Any suggestions on my first mac purchase even if it is a serious rethinking to a different flavour of mac would be greatly appreciated. I'll be surfing the net too, in order to see if there are any rumours about new intel chips and new apples so I can decide if buying now would be best or wait till fall.
thanks

If you can save up some extra money, go with the 20" with 2GB of RAM and 256 of video RAM. Seeing as you are a photographer, you want the biggest, best picture you can get. And, being that the new Intel based iMacs are forced to run a lot of programs in emulation (under Rosetta), and that emulation takes up a lot of RAM, maxing out RAM on an Intel based iMac is almost necessary. Speed isn't really an issue; .13GHz won't really be noticeable. However, if Aperture is processor intensive (I don't know if it is or not, being that I've never actually used it), then you may notice a difference. The big issue is screen size. I'm on the 20" right now. I got used to it, and two days ago, went to the Apple store to check out the new MacBooks. I took a look at the 17" iMacs, and was astonished at how small they appeared. I really got used to a 20" screen, and couldn't imagine working on anything smaller. Now, as you seem to know, the Mac Mini isn't really an option; it's just not powerful enough for intensive digital management. So, again, I really think your best option would be the 20" iMac, with, at the least, 1GB of RAM, and 256MB of video RAM. It's pricey, but definitely worth it. And, it'll be a very powerful machine, and will most definitely last you a good 5, maybe 6 years. Keep in mind, you can always upgrade RAM yourself (I actually suggest you purchase RAM from an external company; it'll be much cheaper), but you can't upgrade video RAM further than the initial purchase.
P.S. - Other World Computing offers very cheap, guaranteed compatible RAM for any Mac. Check it out. I got 1GB of RAM (for a total of 1.5GB) for $141 from them, including shipping. The same from Apple is $300.
I really hope this helps!

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