Need 2 new desktops and a laptop

We are buying 1 Desktop for gaming
and 2 Desktop mostly for video editing.
Kids are probably paying half so they treat it well.
Both Mid-range price up to $900.
Windows 7 on all three

The laptop is replacing the slow one that work provided that is now broken.

Desktop 1- Teen who plays World of War-Craft & The Battle for Middle-Earth & more.
We have one flat screen monitor already.

Desktop 2- Teen who does video editing, photos and music. (He would prefer a Mac but we don't want to pay for that)
Wants to do a little more than average user does for video editing.

Laptop- Durable
$600 plus

We would love 1 Mac but don't want to pay the price.
I don't mind building one desktop although I've not done this before.

What would you buy?

 

Desktop 1 - I would go with a decent video card and cpu.
Desktop 2 - I would go the same as well.

Two of these pc's will be good http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227182 Quad core cpu 4gb ram and a decent video card.

Laptop http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146609

 

Okay here are some Aussie references for you to ponder (being so far away from everything we have become "very resourceful"):

General PC suggestions:
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=rmp_sg_whirlpoolpcs
Gaming:
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=rmp_sg_whirlpoolpcs_gaming_configs
Video/Editing:
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=rmp_sg_whirlpoolpcs_multi_tasking_configs

You haven't mentioned whether you will build or have pre-built?

Will look into some laptops if you can define "what you need it for".

-Pricing will vary (country t country),
-I5 is good for "most gamers",
-ATI is the only one with Dx11 atm (used w Win7)
-Intel may perform better for $,
-SSD must be a consideration.

Ask more questions for more answers.

 

Thank you both for all the help!

Since I posted last we have been offered 2 free Power Mac G5's in a few months.
If I have figured out the specs right they have
Mac OS X 10.4.11 on both
Power Mac 11.2
1 GB memory
160 GB hard drive
PC2-4200U-444 speed

Power Mac 7.2
2 GB memory
150 GB hard drive
PC3200U-30330 speed

I don't know much about Mac's but I do use Adobe Photoshop 6.0 (professional) on my own desktop.
So I don't know what we can run on these 2 macs.

If my son used one of these mac's for video editing and photoshop I would think that it would be fine. He wanted to buy final cut pro.

As far as the laptop goes.
I'm not sure what I will use it for.
Typical internet and email use.
Excel spread sheets.

Some light to medium gaming.

So, I think we could buy a laptop.
Use both Power Mac's
May have to buy a desktop for the
this one.
Desktop 1- Teen who plays World of War-Craft & The Battle for Middle-Earth & more.
We have one flat screen monitor already.


Does this sound right?

 

1 GB ram is fine for lite use however for video editing 2-4gb is more standard. You stated he does a little more then standard video editing. However as it seems like Final Cut needs a Intel mac to work.

Also for gaming Windows is a better setup imo. Mac doesn't have very many games on it. WoW does run on mac however I'm unsure if those other games support mac. You probly can use windows on the mac to run those games. However once again 1gb ram is low for gaming. 2-4 GB is more reasonable for games.

The CPU in the mac's is old and may show signs of it's age in apps. However for lite use it should be just fine.

Hope I was able to help

 

How's this one sound for
Desktop 1- Teen who plays World of War-Craft & The Battle for Middle-Earth & more.
We have one flat screen monitor already.

HP Pavilion Elite e9260f $949.99
http://www.shopping.hp.com/store/product/product_detail/NY556AA%23ABA

 

The video card is low end. If you are going to spend $950 on a computer I would look somewhere else for a better deal or spend a bit more on a better system.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227188 tho they are out of stock will be a really great gaming pc.

May also want to look at http://ibuypower.com

 

It seems that HP are having "huge" clearance sales in Australia and I would certainly be shopping around if considering them:

http://www.graysonline.com/Computers-and-Electronics/Computers-and-IT-Equipment

All the pricing is in AUD.

 

It says Australia-wide delivery only so I think that means it's for aus only.

 

I think you miss the point they are probably doing something similar in the US........normally we are treated as a "backwater" and it is probably last years stock. I am sure you would have many online Auction/Clearance sites in the US as well (apart from that moronic joke called ebay).