Well, nuts. Last spring, in the eleventh hour of Applcare, my CD/DVD failed. Good timing, I thought, and sent it in for repair. Well, it just failed again, leading me to believe they did not use a mint component. I'm considering an upgrade to G5, so I'm curious to know if anyone has found a cheapo replacement strategy. I do not require either DVD or burning capacity. Cheers, Erik -- ########################### Erik Ness <erikness at tds.net> 608-242-7604 Urban Outfitters: http://nrdc.org/onearth/04win/reviews.asp Dirty Minds: http://www.gristmagazine.com/books/books121503.asp