Hardly. you have know idea what the man uses his computers for. I for one have no problem keeping several computers busy 24/7 with distributed 3D rendering and video. now that macs are highly capable of doing more, many of us DO have them doing more. if I could snag a few more mini's cheap to add to my render "farm" I'd do it in a a heartbeat and not feel any degree of overkill. nk On Dec 8, 2006, at 10:15 AM, keith_w wrote: > Hah! Demonstrably overkill, unless you have a family of 7! <g> > I was just harrumph-ing until you added the *three* networked printers! > > Or, have a home business...