Switching to Mac - which one for me?

I can't find a suitable place for this question, but my son is starting a job at a tv studio and wants a mac to get into video creation and editing. Which one should he get for this purpose? He has a pc, so he has keyboard, video and mouse. Thanks.
pc right now Windows XP

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
He should go for the Mac Pro. As a professional he'll appreciate the expandability in the coming months and years. iMacs are fantastic general purpose machines and ideal for home video editing but if you're doing it day-in, day-out the Mac Pro is the way to go. They don't cost a great deal more either:
iMac
24" LCD
1x2.1.6GHz Merom
1Gb RAM (3GB)
250Gb HDD (750Gb)
8x DVD±RW DL
BT and Airport
$1,999.00
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23" LCD (with then option to connect up to a 30" too)
2x2.0GHz Xeon Woodcrest
1Gb RAM (16Gb)
250Gb HDD (3Tb)
16x DVD±RW DL (x2 or Bluray in future)
BT and Airport
$3,278.00
It's fair to say that's over a thousand dollars more but when you look at the specs and the room the Mac Pro allows for the future it's a much better bet.
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TomPerrone wrote:
I need the wisdom of the crowd...
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