Hey! Howard thanks for the mail. Yesterday I took a gamble and asked my boss for $6000 raise per year. I was willing to leave if he did not give. He gave it without any problem I can't believe it. SO I will stick there for a bit longer. Although all my original points still apply it's little bit easier with more money. I will now DEFINETELY buy a laptop this weekend to make sure that I continue improving in Maya and using every second to learn.I am looking at the Dell Precision M60. Toshiba I can't because they won't install English OS etc for me.