HELP:  Newbie needs advice regarding Photo Editing Software

I'm brand new to Apple therefor I'm brand new to its' software... I am looking for a thorough Photo Editing Suite that isn't going to cost me $600. Is Adobe Photoshop my only choice? Aperature seems a bit to "high-end" for what I want to do. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

You do not specify your image editing needs. Pro shooting DSLR RAW? Occasional point-and-shoot digicam JPEG photos? Other?
Point-and-shoot folks may suffice with iPhoto.
If you are a professional DSLR Photographer you do need Aperture for RAW image management and organization; and you also need a separate image editing application because Aperture's image editing is quite limited.
If you are a professional DSLR Photographer needing to edit images Adobe Photoshop Elements ("PSE") is IMO the application that you are looking for. It is reasonably priced and provides most of the utility that a photographer (as opposed to a graphic designer) needs from an image editing program.
There are many other image editing apps, even some free ones, but unless you are totally broke they are IMO a bad idea. You are much, much better off with a well established professionally supported application like PSE. And you will be working in a workflow similar to the full $700 Photoshop app, which is the right direction to be going in.
As you become familiar with PSE you will be able to immensely benefit from the discussions on the Adobe PS, Photography and PSE Forums such as at <http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?14@@.ee6b362> and <http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?14@@.3bb41392>.
Every so often Adobe offers PSE owners special deals on upgrading to full PS, so be sure to register PS Elements with Adobe. Hardware vendors sometimes offer PSE as a bundle with their hardware, so if you need a scanner you might get a free copy (e.g. with the excellent new Epson V700 scanner).

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