Hi, I'm Nikita, a California girl. I have never ran a Poser program in my life, so in some ways I'm not spoiled. I don't know what's difficult or what's easy. I wouldn't know one operational set-up from another. So, theoretically, I can learn just about anything without being hindered by the set-ups, environs and habits of a previous program. So...since Poser Artist (Poser 4 under a new name)with the Pro-Pack and the Poser 5 program are about a +200 hundred dollar commitment apiece, I have to make up my mind. I have a mid-range computer: P.4, 1.8 ghz, 256 meg RAM, 32 meg video card, 60 gig hard drive. Is it strong enough for Poser 5, or am I going to crash? By unanswered e-mails, Curious Labs obvioiusly isn't going to tell me. What were your initial experiences with Poser 5? Are the renders in P5 superior to P4, enough so that you were impressed and wanted to run naked through the streets telling all who would listen? Is Poser 5 really that hard to use or is it only because you're used to Poser 4 and Poser 5 confuses you because of it? (be honest here) O.K., I can let you take a breath now and we can start here. Thank you to all who respond. You guys are angels. Ciao, Nikita