Webcams for a Mac Pro?

I'm looking at getting a decent webcam for use with iChat and Skype so I can see my girlfriend in the States! The one that caught my eye was Logitech's UltraVision (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2204,CONTENTID=118 04) but was wondering if anyone knew if this would work with an intel Mac Pro? It says it only works with Vista, but some resellers are saying it is Mac-intel compatible...
Many thanks,
Ben

+heck no!+
OK… it was just a question as many of us also have Boot Camp/Parallels. I wasn't offering your rabies on a stick or anything… then again, maybe I was.
So, the best option is to get your hands on a pre-loved iSight. I'm surprised there are more of them. As people upgrade their Macs sure there are iSights that are up from grabs. I got 2 more of them from my parents when they went with Intel iMacs from their G4 versions.

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