That one is tough to answer Annette. I needed to upgrade my system also in order to get much of anything done. I think at this point in time you may be disappointed. There seems to be a grey cloud hanging over Curious Labs. If I had it to do over again, I'd take the money for P5 and put it in the bank. Keep an eye out for another service release, and do read over these forums. P5 is still too rough, and the future of it is in question. If they can fix the bugs it will be worth it. Right now it is a headache.