So, another much heated debate. I have nothing much to add. Just my my little 0.02 dollars. Computers are like cars: you have to use them to go from A to B, you have got to maintain them in a good working order, and it's going to give you some good service. The PC/Mac discussion always turns sour with each side getting very, very, very emotive. Please, grow up. I basically am a Mac User. I grew up liking this kind of computer because I did lose less time trying to find why it did not work (or it's only my perception ?). Less pain, more pleasure is the directing principle in here. What I use on the mac is the full fledged kit of graphical tools, be them 3d or animation stuff (I might not use them to the full extent of their possibilities...), plus the usual business stuff. I use some pc's here, though, not powerful ones, but machines ok for the basic tasks at hand (word processing, business stuff, a bit of Photoshop/Painter, even a bit of Poser too, Internet surfing and downloading, html dabbling). A little bit less attractive to me, but they work. I admit I spend more time with the head under the hood with my pc's than with my macs. PC's need a wee bit more physical maintenance than macs, and the sofware to me seems less stable thant on the mac (but it might only be my perception, remember...) In both worlds, you have got to modulate the OS for the task at hand and the memory requirements (not to mention disk space, and the used program version). Most of the major programs developers have ported them on both platforms very successfully (maybe less true in the 3D realm...though...). So what's the problem ? If you're happy to use a Mac, then fine, use it and stop the bitchin' about the Wintel users. Same goes with PC users. Hardware and software are TOOLS, first and foremost, and not status symbols. Yasser and Ariel have hordes adopting their self-righteous attitudes, and this is not a pretty sight. Please stop the insanity... I'm happy to be a Mac user because I feel I can get results (or: get things done) faster with a Mac than with a PC. But if you are PC user and just feel the same about your relationship with your machine then fine. 'nuff said, back to lurking... Purplehayes