So xvcoffee, you're saying the PC is nothing more then a piece of junk. How little you know about it. Its not the platform, ITS THE USER! I know serious 3D Professionals in my area that if someone made them a MAC, they'd shoot it and quit their jobs. And same with some Mac people I know. Its all in the user. Its also been proven in many bench tests in the last 3 months that Windows XP Pro beats OSX hands down in terms of speed, stability, and backwards compatibility. Basically if it could run on Win98/Win2k, it will run on WinXP. I'm getting my copy in the next two weeks and I can't wait. Again, its not the platform so much as it is the user. If you're serious about what you do with the computer, USE YOUR PREFERENCE.