If there'd be enough good apps for Linux I would choose it. Going with w2k now... i did try linux once... but similarly, no good softwares(i mean as good as windows) is available for it.... and i only had the maya for windows CD... XP may have multiuser but Linux/Unix is true multitasking and true multiuser....trust me check it out It may not be GUI but man is it powerful....I run both Linux and XP Pro.....and I have not found something that there wasn't a tool for in Linux. And hey what can be better than the ability to make your own tools and programs for Linux :banana: