Thanks for both your input chaps.... much appreciated! I wanted to make sure I didn't get a system that would under perform, for what was needed and as it happens, I am pretty much on the same page as both of you, so that's a relief. With regards to AMD v Intel, I always thought that Intel were the better performers, but I was reading an article/test this morning which showed the AMD A8 seriously outperforming the Intel i5. Again, thanks for the replies, I feel a lot happier now! Cheers....