Quote Originally Posted by Jimi75
Folks, I thank you very much for so much effort and input! It's great!

Here are some more points after reading the posts.

What do I want to do:
1. Recording music
2. Video & Photo Editing
3. I never play games on the computer. Am not a gamer.
4. Surfing the internet

Budget = enough to get a 27" iMac

Important thing to be clarified:
What about my hardware like for e.g. my Midi keyboard and my Line6 Toneport. I only have a MS driver cd. Will a Mac acknowledge these machines without problems? I know I am going to lose my NI Bandstand software, but this I could stand.
For the first two points I would recommend you a Mac (I've been working with them since my PHD writings).

Garage Band is easy to use and contains an intuitive interface and is free. Your Tone port will surely be recognized by GB I use a Pro Tools mBox without worries (Mac have a Core Audio compatible)

For photo edition free program is iPhoto which has been greatly improved, if you need more power go for Aperture.

As for video editing I did prepared videos since more than 10yeras with the iMovie program and it's easy to cut and paste as wel as adding titles and fancy transitions. It is now also easy to export to the conventional Youtube or Daily motion platforms.

To be honest I also never play games on the computer