Quote - There isn't a vendor that I trust completely enough that I can load in one of their products and press "Render" and know precisely what I'll be getting as output.

Stonemason, Aery Soul, Rebelmommy, Subgraphick

I agree, it's a short list, but there are some vendor's who I've grown to trust over time.

Lotus 123 ~ S-Render ~ OS/2 WARP ~ IBM 8088 / 4.77 Mhz ~ Hercules Ultima graphics, Hitachi 10 MB HDD, 64K RAM, 12 in diagonal CRT Monitor (16 colors / 60 Hz refresh rate), 240 Watt PS, Dual 1.44 MB Floppies, 2 button mouse input device.  Beige horizontal case.  I don't display my unit.