IMac Virgin !

Hi
currently using a PC with Vista but looking very seriously to by a IMac
Mainly use it for Photo and video work and sure I'm making a good move but nervous about making "the Change"!!
Looking at:
-27-inch iMac i7
-1TB Serial ATA Drive
-Apple Wireless Keyboard (British) and User's Guide (English)
-2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
-8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x2GB
-ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
-Final Cut Express 4.0
-MobileMe
-Office 2008 for Mac - Home & Student
-Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
Any help, advice, support you can give me would be welcomed, am I making the right choice as its a lot of dosh to spend !!
Am I better buying online at Apple or in store or is there a 3rd party suppplier I should consider
Convince me I am making the right choice please, Is Apple really that much better?
Do I need a virus protector?
Please help an slightly confused Aple Virgin!!
Thanks
G

Rest assured your decision is a wise one, it sounds like you're getting a very nice iMac and software. My recommendation is to purchase from Apple but at the end of the day your support will still come directly from Apple. The only additional thing I would add to your purchase is AppleCare, however you don't need to buy it directly from Apple, many resellers (including Amazon) sell it for much less.
If you haven't already I would recommend getting youand your existing data ready by going over these sites and taking the advice given.
http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/
As far as virus protection you don't need any because there are not any OS X virus's. If you are really paranoid you can download ClamXav. You can locate it by Googling it, it's a free and effective antivirus program.
Another thing I would recommend is getting yourself an external HD to use for your Time Machine drive for doing backups.
Best of luck and enjoy your new iMac.
Roger

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