Well I found the perfect solution. I have both. I invested the big money into my Macs (yes that's Mac with an "s"). But with the market putting out so much more on the PC platform, and most of my clients were on PCs, I had to go out and purchase a PC. For one, it was fairly inexpensive in the greater scheme of things, and I had the money at the time. So I have the best of both worlds. Now I wouldn't even try to sell a MAC to a PCer, but I would encourage a MAC owner to get a PC. Of course if it's possible (money wise). And before I get replys stating that "Who has that kind of money!?" I have to say, I'm on low fixed income from Social Security and have very little money, but I scrimp and save to get what I need. I also have a few extra jobs that when I do, all that money goes to computer equipment and software. I know many of you can't afford to have both, but if you can it's well worth it, so you can do what you can on both platforms. James PS: I still will never be able to afford Maya, LightWave or 3D MAX.