Andrew valiantly leaps forth with: > Tsk tsk - there you go sniping at Macs again. Sigh. 'tis my nature (said the scorpion) > Real men use Sony CRT's! > Imacs of any description were not designed for serious photography. hehehe, say it ain't so (they chorus) > LCD's are a convenience gadget, like bread making machines. > (Overpriced, underperformed and ultimately pointless). > Watched an attractive young women (my other hobby) struggling to > process my order for floor tiles yesterday on the nice new black Dell > with LCD screen. We came to the conclusion that a Dickensian ledger > would be much faster and more reliable. pencil & paper V Laptop argument? you'll get none of that from me ;-) > "Ah, but it's much more convenient and useful when it's working > properly," commented her sidekick. > "And when exactly is that, Glen," she replied. > My heart warmed to her (she already had the rest of my vital organs). > > As your friend stated that the machine was to perform a specific task > and it won't, he needs to get seriously nasty with the store and > Apple. Apple are usually pretty responsive if you do it right. The > son of a friend had a G4 desktop lemon - when it failed the third > time they replaced it. might be worth a try.. > How's the weather mate? effin hot, and yours? k