Apple?

Folks,
I am thinking of getting a laptop, I was wondering if an Apple Powerbook G4 would be able to handle the majority of astrophotography functions? I will be doing planetary stuff with webcam and also autoguiding astrophotography in the near future.
Or should I stay with a Windows XP system due to greater software support and availibility?
Advice greatly appreciated, thanks.
Ivan

Hi Ivan, I am a mac user and bought a windows based laptop for astro purposes only. It was a mistake. I would have been much happier had I bought the G4 powerbook and ran virtual PC for any windows only astro apps. Once you get used to using a Mac and the rock solid stability of OS X its hard to go back to using windoze for any purpose. Just my $0.02

Ivan -

I think you will be able to get good planetary results with a webcam and software running on Mac OS. For deep sky imaging - especially camera control - it may be more difficult on a Mac. I would check the software needed to run the camera you intend to use. The Powerbook is a great laptop. It has been my only computer for the last 3 years.

Alan Friedman