I would still get the Apple one because it's colour quality. I am a designer too.

Colour quality as I always used to do printing production:
* When I use Mac with other monitors, I do not get accurate colour (this might be hard to differentiate).
* When I use PC with the usual monitors, it does the same.
* When I use PC with ACD, it does the same.
* When I use Mac with ACD, I get what I wanted on the screen.

This is not just my personal experience, it is my lecturer claiming that what industries designer does and all of us students and lecturers went testing it.

Anyway, at first I did not trust my lecturer until I read most of the articles online and personal experience.

Thanks for the article anyway, I can further doing my research. Although, the article used Windows to test. They should try using Mac also some printing production instead of those contrast and brightness type of thing which is common to me. I'm sorry.

Yes, but with all the settings I have done on usual monitors it just do not work for me. I have a DVI Dell monitor using with PC, look closely and you will see some "noise" on the display, usually it is all on usual monitors.

Well well TS, you do Photoshop (CS3 as you mention). Try to compare printings with the preferences I have stated on my previous and you will find your answer. For video editing, try to compare it with a PC and you will get your answers too. Just one thing I can tell in big difference, colour accuracy upon production.