Logitech cameras and Mac?

I am kind of new to the webcam stuff. I have been told that the Logitech quick cam pro 4000 is compatible with my Mac. Is this true? If so, what do I have to do after I get the camera?
My friends are all PC users. I have already downloaded Messenger. Will this work?
Thanks

There are a handful of Logitechs that work fine on 10.4.8 using the 8.0.1 drivers (Even though they claim only 10.2 support.) Unfortunately, Logitech has a really annoying habit of issuing new camera models with the exact same name as previous models.
The QuickCams that used to work with the Logitech supplied 8.0.1 drivers were the 4000, the Zoom, and the Notebooks Pro. But, as I mentioned above, there are some new cams with these same names and the new ones aren't supported. You can see what I mean here:
http://www.buy.com/retail/searchresults.asp?querytype=home&qu=QuickCam%AEfor+NotebooksPro&qxt=home&display=col&dclksa=1
You can see that there are two with the same name. The one on the right is the older one that works. The new one doesn't.
-Ken

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Dear Blair:
Because you and I are in similar
circumstances, I decided to add
your thread to my active list.
You can see my writing in Goat's
thread, "choosing a camera," to
recognize the similarities and
differences in our positions.
In a nutshell, I am gearing up
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custom order for bands and for
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but the recommendation regards
audio quality.
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L2 cache, not the 2mb. I think 4mb
is standard, but check it out.
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the cache does not have the chance
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would in, say, web surfing, where
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a nuts and bolts presentation they are more
likely to respond to as opposed to drawing
attention to the technology, which to them
simply represents more unwanted investment.
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