Hi All,

I'm a .NET developer (C#) with several years developing Windows Mobile Apps. I would like to get into developing iPhone Apps and MonoTouch looks good based on reviews I've read. So I'm going to go with MonoTouch.

My understanding is that I'll need a new Mac, but as it happens I also need a new PC for my .NET windows development. My question is should I

(a) Purchase a Mac Book Pro and dual boot with Windows 7
(b) Purchase a Mac Pro and dual boot with Windows 7
(c) Purchase a good Dev PC and a slighlty less well spec'd Mac Book Pro or Mac Pro

Bear in mind I'm only doing MonoTouch development with the Mac, most of my development (approx. 80% initially) will be done on the Windows side.

My budget is approx. €3,000 / $4,000 and I'd like a good, fast development environment.It's purely for development so on the windows side installing SQL 2008/VS 2010/Office and on the OS X side installing MonoTouch. BTW - my budget excludes licensing for VS/MonoTouch/etc, I have a MonoTouch and MSDN license.

Any opinions are greatly appreciated. I'm a newbie to Mac's !