I know this will probably get flamed but... I have an e-machine 533id2 and have had no problems whatsoever running poser, bryce and photoshop all at the same time (when I render I don't switch back and forth though) The machine is a 1.5 years old and the newer machines are bigger & faster at the same price. The time is approaching for me to replace this one and I plan on sticking with the same maker as the money I save on the computer I can spend on whatever extras I need (memory, CD-RW, wacom tablet, software, you get the picture) My current set up cost a total $900 (computer, monitor, printer, CD-RW, speakers cuz the ones they give you suck, and a few other little things) It seems to me what is more important with poser is your graphic card, memory & OS rather than the computer itself.