Dan's updated his podcasting equipment guide for 2011 and if you've got cash to burn and want to send me an early birthday present, I'll take one of the following:

• Heil PR-40 microphone ($320), with pop filter ($40), boom ($120) and desktop mount ($35).
• Either the Mackie Onyx 1220i ($600) or 1620i ($820) depending on how many interviewees we should have on at once.
• The JoeMeek threeQ ($250).
• A copy of Wirecast ($450).

Total: $2,035USD+tax.

Oh, and my 2 year old iMac is ok but this would be great, amiright?

• Two 2.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Westmere” (8 cores)
• 12GB (6X2GB)
• 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive
• 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive
• 2TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive
• ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB
• One 18x SuperDrive
• Apple LED Cinema Display (27" flat panel)
• Magic Mouse + Magic Trackpad
• Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (English) & User's Guide
• Logic Express preinstalled
• AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac Pro- Auto-enroll

Total: $6,415CDN+tax.

Le sigh