Wait a couple of days before deciding. The new patch, which is not beta, is supposed to remove a lot of problems. However, it wasn't run through the beta tests we've been doing here at the 'sity. The big thing is that the new patch removes all the complicated security code that was in itself causing stability problems. If there's something wrong with it, you'll see a ton of posts here complaining. If it's good, you'll see a lot more P5 renders and products start appearing. P5 has a ton of new features, and I think it makes it the upgrade worthwhile, but until I install and use the new release I can't make any real recommendations. There's no expected release date or even quarter for Daz Studio. No pricing information. Only 2 screen prints I've seen. It is supposed to use OpenGL archetecture which is a very good thing. P5 doesn't. It's better to err on the side of caution...