Yeah update for me, got a laptop where I'm editing video with 8 gigs of ram I managed to scrounge up.

Up to this point I was experimenting with a controller and a brand new studio software in linux but my IMac is looking like it will be my recording and producing platform.
So far I really dig Ableton, real easy to jump into and start making things happen and all of my hardware so far just works when I plug it in.
Someone is sending me the Logic Program Suite down the line so I'll be messing around with that too at some point.
I guess all there is left to do now is to start building up my sound libraries.