Thanks for the input, fellas. I have access to speedy G5s at work, and don’t need to worry about capturing or laying off. I will just be working with pre-captured media at home. If FW 400 can handle real time DV, I’m satisfied. I can up-res at work if necessary. Since I don’t need to install capture devices, are there any other big drawbacks to not being able to install cards? Can I install any more than 2 GB of RAM? Can I install the memory myself, or does Apple have to do it because it’s not a tower? Thanks again for all the help.