Thank you for the advice. I plan on editing video that I shot on mini DV. I have about 14 hours that I want to edit down to about an hour. I don’t plan on doing anything fancy, straight cuts, maybe some fades and music. My computer can only handle a max of 1.25 gb of RAM. I currently have 768mb. Will 1.25 gb be sufficient to edit video? The alternative is to buy a 2006 macbook from a friend who uses it for editing and has not had any problems. I am not sure how to tell what kind of RAM my computer takes – does anyone know what kind of RAM to install in the 2003 Powerbook G4?