Thanks for all those who answered by question.  It's really a moot point with me, I'm more interested in using pre made content, I know I have no talent for modeling.  For me, the $200 is too steep for many features I can't or won't use.  The performance enhancements should follow through to patches or at least Poser 8.  I don't run a 64 bit OS, so that's little help to me.  I'm a hobbiest, no I'm not this products target market.  I guess it remains me to see how much mileage the real graphic professionals can get out of this. 

I'm a little dissapointed at SM website, it offers little information about the products or at least not enough for my tastes.  I hope they can improve upon it.