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Well, Mark, for serious horsepower you'd need the 64-bit dual opteron processor - neKo64 with Dual Opteron 64-bit 1.4GHz/512MB RAM/80GB HD/CDRW/Touchscreen - a minimum of 1gig of ram - especially for largish sample-banks. Also required is an extra harddrive and a case for transportation (forklift not included - the above system weighs in at almost 100 pounds!!!) It doesn't really have any software on it, that isn't either freeware in the first place. All of this bulky, ugly-looking stuff for the low, low price of just 7,485$! Now, let's examine what we can get for that kind of money: My Alternate System: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=83-102-610&DEPA=0 - An AMD64 3500+ pc with one gigabyte of ram, a 200g harddrive, and all the trimmings .1668 $ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-016-046&depa=1 - A Planar 17" touchscreen LCD monitor 758 $ http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=23-134-025&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE - laptop-style keyboard and touchpad 54 $ http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=22-140-151&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE - maxtor 200 gig 7200 rpm drive.103 $ That's got the basics more-or-less covered: Touchscreen, really fast computer, tiny keyboard with trackpad. And I'll bet you it's easier to lug around. So, how much was that? It totals out at $2,582.99. Leaving you with about a cool 5 grand. You could buy a decent car with that money. or ten macMinis. Or a killer soundcard and a trip to Bermuda. Or a chapman Stick. Or, if you desperately want to spend: Spend on one of these: http://www.symbolicsound.com/cgi-bin/bin/view/Order/WebHome - An awesome Kyma, with extra processing board, MotorMix controller( - doesn't get much better than a motormix), a carrying case and a Wacom board!!! - all of this KYMA-stuff is 4937.00 $ SO: BAD-ASS PC SYSTEM W. TOUCHSCREEN: 2583 $ BAD-ASS KYMA SYSTEM : 4937 $ - vs. the measly nEKO 64.... tsk. Of course you shouldn't run out and spend all that money, that's partly my point - that no-one in their right minds would buy 8000$ worth of computer gear in one go, why should nEKO be treated any differently? Andreas PS: the suggestion I made for an alternate, way cooler system is of course a BYOMK, bring your own midi keyboard, but those are cheap as chips.. PPS: oh great, now I*VE got a major case of G.A.S. for the Kyma system. *sigh*. PPPS: What ever you do, don't buy a nEKO! mwsmart@insightbb.com wrote: Hey Kris, maybe you can help me...I'm having a severe GAS attack for one of these: >><http://www.openlabs.com/products/product_info-nekoseries.htm> >> >>Please talk me out of it! >>... >>Anyway, if I had this neKO beast, I could do it all inside there, then >add my >>synthesized big band horns AND Hammond organ keyboard sounds to it using >the >>Native Instruments' B4 program. The thought of it is making me drool. >Please >>tell me that this thing is way overpriced and how I could build an >equivalent >>setup way cheaper. Stop me before it's too late. Thanks! >> >>Mark Smart >>http://www.marksmart.net >>