From: "jonathankek2000" jonathankek2000@yahoo.com > Also, Intel seems to be the future for Mac CPU processors, Not just seems to be, of course, it's official. > so any Mac > you buy should probably be one that hosts the Intel processor. Only if a) everything you need to run has been updated to run on Intel; and b) a laptop or Mini will work for you. The full-powered desktop machines haven't been announced yet. None of the Intel Macs holds over 2GB, and that's not enough if you're running lots of EXS. I personally couldn't move my studio over to Intel yet, and I suspect a lot of people are in the same boat. And while I'd be afraid to pay over $3500 for a quad, the reason isn't that the Intel Macs are coming, it's that it's a lot of money for a computer. The situation right now isn't really very different from what it always is: faster machines are coming, and the one you buy today is going to be long in the tooth in two years. What is different today is that you can keep old machines and have them run plug-ins and instruments. Nick Batzdorf, editor/publisher Virtual Instruments Magazine - the world of softsynths and samplers www.Virtualinstrumentsmag.com 1-877 VImagzn (846-2496) 818/905-9101, cell 590-9101