most folks here can prbly still hear in their minds the glowing terms used to describe the G5 unveiled in 03... how it was the fastest, most powerful desktop computer in the universe, or something like that. now, on day 1 of intel-based Macs, they're using verbage like "twice as fast as before." having worked in advertising, I'm quite familiar with license taken with descriptive language, but JEEPERS, that's some 180! (BTW, I am not at all sad to see the coming of Intel macs, esp. if they are really faster, and less power-hungry) nk