First iMac and I dont have a clue which one to buy :(

I have seen the light and now looking to buy a second hand Apple iMac 4,1. The specs are
Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 2MB L2 Cache
2GB 667MHz RAM
160GB Hard Drive
17" screen.
Tiger10.4.11
My friend wants £200 for it which seems a good deal...but i dont know much about iMac's, as I have had windows based pcs for many years.
I do a lot of video editing and my widnows PC just cant cope at all, constant crashing and performace issues.
so my questions are
Is this sutible for HD/SD video editing and what software would you recommend ? Anyone have any slow down or performance problems ?
I will have to upgrade the HDD as 160gb is far to small, whats the largest HDD i could install and is it any more difficult to fit then a PC ?
Thanks
Donna

It isn't a bad deal but it probably isn't a good deal for you. I have its big brother (so to speak) in my guest bedroom for visitors to use while they are with us. I have upgraded it to Snow Leopard and have Photoshop Elements 8, as well as Office 2008, a few games, and other programs. Back when it was my main computer, about 3-4 years ago I even did some video editing in iMovie.
But as captfred said, Snow Leopard is as far as you can take it which means in about 18 months you are likely to see software coming out that it cannot use. Already it is too slow for the newer versions of video editing software (unless you intend to use iMovie). The drive is too small which isn't a deal killer - for the last year or so I was booting mine from a 500GB FireWire drive.
But I strongly urge you to look elsewhere. The good deal your friend is offering would make a very good second computer for the household. I don't think it begins to fit your needs. BTW - Apple's refurbished computers are generally top notch. They tend to be returns as opposed to used. They come with a full year warranty and are elligible for AppleCare extended warranty just like a brand new computer.

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