Hi Gang! Or should I say, Yo diminishing gang! I still use my 600mhz iBook every day and it has been a dependable trooper. However it is getting as long in the tooth as I am. In computer years I guess that would make it an elderly statesman of laptop computing. It is getting slow and much of the new software doesn't work on it that well. So I am saving up my Canadian dollars to get a new Mac of some sort. I like owning two Macs at a time, so I will be getting a new tower too. But I do wish there were cheaper Mac towers available as I don't really need an iMac style monitor. I use two LaCie CRTs for the moment and they are great for any graphics apps. But I also don't need the high speeds of the eight core models either. Owning the two Macs have saved my butt on more than one occasion. Many of my friends are still using their old iBooks that are even older than mine. So even when I get something newer, I don't intend to get rid of my old machines. I have found this list very useful over the years that I have been a member. Bill Montreal