A number of internet dealers are selling "factory refurbished" computers that come with XP and are cheaper.

Obviously, one never knows whether the refurbish was completely successful until one gets them running, but there is usually a warranty.

I am certainly not going to buy anything with Vista - 32- or 64-bit. Literally the only people I've heard or read say anything good about it are those who are involved in the sale or promotion of it, or of computers with it installed.

You Mac types: how easy is it to move old word processing files (specifically, WordPerfect 6 and later) over from your PC? I understand there is a version of WP for Mac, but is there file compatibility?

Peter