one more thing to tack on, I want to heartily second Eugene's suggestion to look at Apple's refurb units... it's actually the first place I go when considering new Macs..excellent value, that machine has been QC'd twice, and qualifies for apple care. a very good idea to consider seriously... N -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 354 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x4u/attachments/20080219/0c3341f8/attachment-0001.bin