Now, come on... TO BE FAIR.... you can hit that price point with a 12 core mac pro (what the REAL pros use in video/photo editing) if you simply add EVERY UPGRADE YOU CAN. Thats 4 512G SSDs raided, twin video cards, extra keyboards, display adapters for the macbook air you'll probably buy with it, etc etc.
It should be CAKE for commodore to walk in and snatch the candy away from the big boys, what with their proven track record and close ties with disney and all. I bet the next steaming pile to come out of disney studios (tangled, anyone?) will be done on CUSA ameeguhs.