APPLE MACS ARE JUST CRAP -OSX is great if your 7 years old and need to look at big colourful icons.
I use SGI's because they are just so stable, especially when rendering in maya. My sgi O2 r12k is fairly fast at most 3d tasks. My WindowsNT machine is about equal in speed for ££££££ less - but it is not as stable.
I do most of my modeling on the o2, but I network render with a SGI octane (running si graphics - so its not too good at texture mapping)
SGI's are very expensive but you should try renting one. I hired an SGI fuel for 2 weeks. Well worth it (too hire - not buy)
I use SGI's because they are just so stable, especially when rendering in maya. My sgi O2 r12k is fairly fast at most 3d tasks. My WindowsNT machine is about equal in speed for ££££££ less - but it is not as stable.
I do most of my modeling on the o2, but I network render with a SGI octane (running si graphics - so its not too good at texture mapping)
SGI's are very expensive but you should try renting one. I hired an SGI fuel for 2 weeks. Well worth it (too hire - not buy)