I know the Toshiba is, that's in your signature, I was talking about the Inspiron 8100.

The Toshiba should do just fine with XP on it for music making, but what I was saying was, IF you can afford it, IF you don't need the portability, and IF you don't mind learning a new OS (which isn't that hard) then going with the desktop I suggested would make a very nice replacement for the Toshiba as your music computer, AND, you can move the Toshiba to the duties being handled by the Dell.

However, if you're using the Toshiba as a portable computer, you could also still use the desktop as a music machine, as well as the Toshiba for portable gigs, and still have a nice music computer...or two!

Gary

I'm blessed watching God do what He does best. I've had a few rough years, and I'm still not back to where I want to be, but I'm on the way and things are looking far better now than what they were!