Well, I'm a techno idiot, and I like Poser 5 overall. I agree that the dynamic hair is a pain...I find it slows up rendering too much to use...but I can deal with the cloth room pretty well, and and the material room is very cool. I would never say it is a perfect system, but it works fine in general for me. I suspect most people will say that if you haven't invested in Poser 5 yet, you might as well wait a little longer for Daz Studio. What concerns me about Daz Studio is that the base unit will be "free" and then it will have addons that are going to prove to be expensive in the long run, but they may allow more flexibility too so I'm going to reserve judgment until I see more. I haven't seen a software program yet that was a 100% to my liking so perhaps my expectations are lower than the people who have been so disappointed in Poser 5. Of course never knowing what I'm doing probably helps too.