Interesting bit about the virus situation, would I need stuff like AVG still?, I'm looking for something rock solid in general operation/internet etc, capable of storing some photo's, & maybe a little bit of combat flight sim? Had a quick toe in the water with someone on the phone at PC world (just for costings), seems I could be up & running for as little as £550.00 ? making use of a cheap Canon printer, (only use printers for stalking permits, & anything f.a.c. related type stuff), and keeping the monitor I have now, do these Macs take DVD's / Cd Rom?