yep, the G5s are lovely !

We have been through 8 computers in the last 4 years:

PhD computer: I built this from bits and bobs I could scrounge to write my thesis on. I was actually very nice however I had maxed out the mother board and it was just old so I decided not to bring it to the states with me. Gave it to a friend of mine in the UK.

Gateway laptop..200 MHz processor and weighed as much as a small car. It ran out of steam and was given to Catherine's parents.

2 HP Pavilions (lightening does strike twice): One was a referb (given to a grad student friend of ours) and was just crap. Both had problems with drivers and kept crashing. Both given away as I really didn't feel I could sell them. One (the non-referb) was fixable however I really didn't have the time or the inclination.

iBook (frogmella) beautiful computer, but not really powerful enough for OSX, fine with OS9. Sold on eBay after I got the G4 powerbook.

G4 powerbook: Lovely, my main work computer.

iMac: Catherine's home computer. Works very well

G5: Simon's studio computer. 'Nuff said !