Thanks to all who chimed in on this subject - My wife will place the order Friday afternoon and try to explain to the purchasing agent that she wants the upgrade if the Ti/1 GHz is discontinued. I didn't mention that this was an Educational Institution and that she is purchasing this from grant funds specifically for computer purchases. I don't think that she can fork over any cash to make up any price difference (she would probably lose the tax-exempt status) but maybe they'll just send her the low end 15-inch replacement and give her the rest of the money to blow into the ether.... Thanks again, Peter -- A little computer haiku: I can't remember the last time I restarted I love OS X This message sent with Eudora 6.0b24 on Mac OS X 10.2.6