Man, wish I had that sort f luxury. "Oh, my computer is frazzle snazzled. I'll just buy a new one." HA! Man, I wish I had that kind of money.... My laptop is taken VERY good care of, and I'm making it last. (I love the 6+ hour battery life.) And my dos computer, my one of two babies, is kept in the utmost of shape, with Norton Commander and advanced DOShell and everything to make it work wonders. (It has windows, but I don't use it for anything other than automatic XMS and EMS memory, and easier sound card drivers set up. I don't use it for nothing other than that.)