@Starfoxx,
Like other have said, The Macbook pro is a win-win situation if you can afford it because you can dual boot it with Win XP and it comes with ilife.
imovie/idvd is a pretty decent editing package if you dont need high end features. I'm suprised how much they do for free bundled software. As far as learning curve goes your not going to get any better.
jeez, I sound like one of the guys at the Apple store :lol:
I'm not a zealot! I swear!