Lighten up child . It's not me who drives you nuts. it's Windows.

Anyways, to answer your question about which one to go for (since Mac is not your kinda machine) pentium processor is indeed less of a headache. Especially if you want to run things like Reason or Cubase. Since I'm not a dedicated MAC fanatic, I also use PCs. However, the only one that I don't mind using for music is my IBM ThinkPad (XP). It handles things pretty well, but there are some minor issues. Beyond that, I can't say much right now. I do however have a couple of PC fanatics around here, so I will ask.

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