VSL Concert Guitar & Kontakt 2 question

Hello
As I will soon change my old Mac for a new Intel Mac, I'm investigating about music softwares, requirements etc. My main question here is :
If I choose Logic Express as sequencer, can I use the VSL Concert Guitar (Horizon Serie) through Kontakt 2 ? (VSL C.Guitar come's in EXS 24, NI, Halion or Gigastudio format)
An other question : will an iMac with 3 GB RAM be enough for say : Logic Express + Kontakt2 (with VSL C.Guit loaded) + some HAlion S. Orch ?
Many thanks for any help
Regards
eMac Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Hello WH
Hey ! Your French is good ! Can I ask a little bit more about Logic & sampling : Every day I'm reading tests, asking, looking about my (near ((-;) futur small home studio and it's quiet not so easy to adjust hardware + softyware with a modest budget ! So two main questions are still open :
1° Logic Express or Pro ? 2° How many instruments (virtuals instruments) can I have to play at the same time in Logic (Exp or Pro) using Steinberg HSO + VSL Guit ? Of course I think a full orchestra will maybe not be possible with an iMac and 3 Gb RAM !
I'm aware that having no experience in this field make's me asking some naive questions. But I have to ask and clarify things so as to be able to make the correct choice for harware & softwares... I want to use my home studio in 2 main domains : 1° composing & arranging for small or large ensembles using virtual instruments and/or soundbanks. 2° Composing with audio or - audio + virtual instr + synthesis - like electro-acoustic music. Recording is not so important to me; if I be able to record one real instrument at a time it's ok (so I think to use a simple firewire audio interface). For music writting I use Sibelius 4 (I ordered Sibelius5 and wait to get it) and one first thing I would be able to do : creating the audio for a personal composition called "Trivarnas" for an octet (8 classical guitars) using Sibelius > to midi > to Logic > audio (VSL Guit).
So you see a little what my musical orientations are. If you can give some more advices or things that I should take in account, it would be appreciated.
Here is an idea how my home sutio will look - any idea about ?
- iMac 20" - 2,33Ghz - 3Gb RAM - 250 Gb HD - a 2°LCD 20" monitor.
- M-Audio FW 410 or Solo - M-Audio audio monitor BX5a - M-Audio
midi keyboard Keystation 88es.
- Sibelius 5 - Logic Express( or Pro ?) - Halion Symph Orch - VSL Concert Guit
- others ? (later)
Regards
eMac Mac OS X (10.4.10)

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