I just wrote a response and somehow lost it in a sea of tabs... oops

Anyhow, to summarise:

lanceomni:
- Adobe RGB doesn't matter for us, as all of the work is for the web
- Using consumer displays makes the most sense, since that's what nearly all of our customers are using. Although, I prefer to at least step up to a M-PVA/PVA, or whatever they are. Just to get more uniform contrast across the screen
- I've never considered buying a cheap 22"er just for photoshop palettes etc. That's a great idea.
- Agreed. Apple LCD's are way over-priced, they're just a fancy case with the same panels everyone else is using (with the exception of the 30" which I think is still an S-IPS)

naquaada:
- I'm all about the fan-less, silent video cards. I consider the fastest card without a fan the best option.
- Downloaded the Lotus III track... that's great. I even forwarded on to someone who will appreciate it.

My current work machine is a 2.8ghz(C2D) Alu iMac, and I don't find it fast enough. I'd like to build a hackintosh that's noticeably faster, and hopefully just as reliable. I'm thinking quadcore at a better clock speed, and way more ram.