Yes I agree with you there Cheers. I love new advances in technology but have learned (the hard way) not to be TOO FAR ahead! I like to see a technology around for at least a year before I will jump on it. Windows 2000 has gone through a lot of seasoning and is very good and very stable. Win XP MAY BE fantastic too, but I'll wait for a year there too to see how it shakes out... Same with P4 chips, I am ready now buy a fast Dual P3 system because all the major bugs are out of them, and all the major software works o.k. on them. P4 may yet be a bit risky, plus RAM for them is VERY EXPENSIVE right now. But because of the looming P4 releases, it will then DRIVE DOWN the P3 prices as "old technology", making a Dual P3 a very attractive and relatively inexpensive purchase...