Looking for a new computer need advice

[IndiEP]

mac mini:
Processor and memory
1.25GHz or 1.42GHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine
512K on-chip level 2 cache at full processor speed
167MHz system bus
512MB of PC2700 (333MHz) DDR SDRAM, expandable to up to 1GB5


Not bad at all. I'm gonna have to push for a mac too. Where you're gonna be limited is the in the game department, I've got an NES emulator w/a ton of games but thats as far as I get into them.
I don't see why you can't get a F.W. card though if you go PC though.