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Skully, that's exactly it. If I needed a high-end system I could have easily compiled the components for far less than any of the manufacturers would have asked, but I just needed a basic system that will be stable and reliable. I bought something equivalent to the Fender MIM Standard, and it suits me just fine. When I find a good deal I'll max out the RAM and be done with it.

The vista gadets were kind of cool, but not cool enough, I guess :)