deci6el, I know what you mean on the decreasing items for 5Inf. At least you have infinite which probably works well on the G5, and that does have the eco-paint, right? I made the decision to stay with this machine for now. It may not have the speed of the new macs, but is still a good machine. I have no problem running any of the software I own, and runs really well. (In a way, I haven't even gotten my mileage out of it yet). And as for my 3D content, it's probably more than what I could use in a lifetime. I was hoping to get in with this last version, but if it's not going to run right, I'd rather stay with what does.