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One other nice part about using the Macs -- you can always run Windows XP or Vista in a simulated window (virtual machine), or install it outright using BootCamp. If you decided you wanted to learn Vegas AND FCE, or if someone sent you a file you couldn't use somehow on FCE (unlikely), then you could do so without any problems on the same machine.



That's fine and all. It also works the other way around, just requires some special hardware, knowledge and patience. I saw it on a slightly geeky tech show called Tekzilla. The moderators are Fat Joe and Nerd Jane, their guest on the matter is an androgynous beast who knows its shit. Check out the following video stream and look for their take on the issue at 09:30: http://revision3.com/tekzilla/satadock
There's no real reason not to do this if you or someone you know can do it. Skip the overpriced hardware, faggy case and lousy peripherals and get your Mac on, if you have to. It's faster, cheaper and overall better than the religion in white has to offer. You probably won't have to take shit like locked, deleted or censored threads on the official Apple forums whenever they put out some buggy new device and want to keep their faith clean.