Imac G4 Desktop Quicksilver

iMac or a G4 quicksilver could be fine for you as well. ...

Hey Ifrit, don't feel bad, I spent $950 just in the past year alone upgrading my obsolete G3 iMac, for which I originally payed ~$1300. It is now worth maybe $400. Thus is writ my folly, that some might draw a leaf. A new 12" or even 14" (!) 1 GHz G4 iBook would certainly be able to handle the applications you describe, and would allow you to trade in your G3 700 MHz...