One thing is for sure, I'm definitely waiting for the Carrara 2.0 demo before I consider buying it. $199 is inexpensive, but only if the product is usable. If I find C2 buggy, I'm just going to plunk down the cash for C4D and not look back. I have the C4D demo, and it looks like a lot of work to learn, but it's not crashing or misbehaving so far. I'll be trying it out all week and doing the online tutorials. -Adam