Gee, I hate to do this, but top 10 reasons are: 10 All the super speed claims for G4 are only in PhotoShop 9 Apple sold you an old Mac in a new case 8 Apple needs the money so they left something out 7 It is really rendering faster, only in "Apple time" 6 It is really rendering so fast you didn't notice it finish. 5. It is really just saving up time so you will have an extra day at the end of the year. 4. Bill Gates has paid off all the people who build watches. 3. Steve Jobs needs the extra time for his "Next" operating system. 2. The Mac OS is so good it just needs extra time for superior results (or similar doublespeak) 1. Macs are normally only superior in speed "claims" Sorry, Sorry, but I couldn't help myself! - and I'm called "Mr. Mac" where I work (but mostly I fix 'em!)