If i was an industry pro with a degree in 3d modelling and the such then maybe high end apps would be the biscuit, but as a hobbyist, with no training, no desire to make a blockbuster movie, then poser ticks all the buttons for me. And i'm sure there are more than a few people with the high end apps who have never built a model and just import them or download them anyway....oh yes then there's the cost issue :)

OS: Windows7 64-bit Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2401 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)  6GB Ram
Poser: Poser Pro 2012 SR3.1 ...Poser 8.........Poser5 on a bad day........
Daz Studio Pro 4.5  64bit

Carrara beta 8.5

Modelling: Silo/Hexagon/Groboto V3
Image Editing: PSP V9/Irfanview
Movie Editing. Cyberlink power director/Windows live movie maker

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