I agree. Upgrade, upgrade, upgrade! I'm running on a dual-1Ghz, and a project I just finished, (that needed DP support, character animation, indirect lighting, AND caustics!) I re-ran one section just to see how faster it was: C1.1 on 9.4 - 27 sec animation with 8 lights, EVERY object reflective, spinning, motion blur, multi-level transparency, and DOF - 54 hours 47 minutes! C2 on OSX - same settings - 26 hours 15 minutes! Worth every damn penny! Too bad it didn't arrive BEFORE I had to finish that project. I'm gonna re-do it (the "Director's Cut") and I'll report on how the bones do.