>> Well actually three questions: (3.) Does anyone want this pile of fecal >> matter? I have seen Apple totally replace machines that had far fewer problems than this one. I suggest you call someone at Apple and tell them is is time that you got a totally new Mac. Apple is sensitive to users that get duds. And a dud like this is quite rare. Apple does not want unhappy users. You might try writing a narrative of your troubles and emailing it to steve at mac.com -Joel