In the words of John Derbyshire: >> What is this obsession with no noise? Why is fan and drive noise a problem? What doo you mean with "Obsession?" Noise stresses me out. At work I sit next to a howling windtunnel G4, a 2000 W air cleaner and a growling aquarium pump. Damnit, I have to lean under the table to hear the speaker. Here at home there's just my next-to-silent Cube. Bliss! :-) I can only hope Apple adresses the noise issue in future designs as well... And let's hope the current G4 towers were a terrible mistake. http://www.nonoise.org Magnus Stockholm