Hi, i don't know why you guys jump for maya 7? Has A LOT of bugs... and i have used it at my work (2XOpteron 64 dual core) and i had very very nasty problems that took a lot of time to fix. And i have sugested to my supervisor to use Maya 6, and since then EVERYTHING it's ok! (i've worked in maya 6 one year and half). Conclusion: If you have plugs and stuff that goes ok on a previous version why canging it?Does it realy worth the price?I know that there are a lot of good stuff in 7 & 8, but also a lot of bugs that drive into late the whole pipeline.