i've started to understand why people might want 2gb/4gb or more in RAM. i converted a 1 minute section from DVD into an uncompressed AVI, and the resulting file is 1.7gb! and then to do anything with it, whatever program you use (eg adobe image ready) tends to open the whole file into memory! (in fact, the system is using over 2gb of memory now... i've only got 256mb physical ram so the rest is virtual) crucial sell ram. (couldn't have a post without a link!)