hmmm, I wish I could afford the i7 with say 6 GB RAM....am itching to try out the cluster stuff.....Some of my more learned Linux friends have told me that the real fun of clustering is to be tried on real servers, but heck, am not gonna get a high end server in my budget....so be it....I'll get the laptop, install VMWare player and yeah, will watch the Ghost Rider when I wanna take a break..The Harleys maan....they too are on my wishlist....dang neat cruisers.