Aye, it does... We've been playing with a lot of silly volumetrics lately....! I understand the concepts behind your logic, Rayraz, but it's not realistic. I've played with Macs, a LOT, waaaaaay too much. I also can make decent toast, and can even cook breakfast on occasion! My iron is top-notch, and I never, ever use it. Macintosh's are for people who don't want to deal with the bullshit, and are wiling to sacrifice power for ease-of-use. That is why many low-end graphics companies use them, nobody wants to pay extra to train for tech support. As far as the mathematics go, though, it's just simple algebra. Macintosh users, like the pathetic $50K Sun Sparcstation users before them, feel that a few words will make up for years of statistics and research. Simple or Complex? (SISC vs. RISC) It's not so. A good, well-equipped AMD or Intel chip will blow away any Mac, I've done the benchmarks for years. We all know what $3K will buy us in terms of Apple hardware. One machine, if you're lucky. My entire network costs less than that. It's like buying a Corvette, vs. a Nissan Skyline. Sure, the Corvette looks cooler, but which one performs better? It's really quite cut-and-dry, once you remove your biases. Toys belong in schools, for the kids. Back to ART, though. A 500 dollar sable brush in the hands of an idiot will never equal a toothpick in the hands of a master! Render away...!