WB627 - ignore the little 'voice behind you' until you have done a search for 'Apple problems', on line! Your thoughts on W7 are good - just be aware that MS won't be supporting it much longer (devastating news (not!) and the constant nagging to 'update' may not necessarily be in your best interests! I use W7 64 Pro and will continue to do so until it no longer works (ignoring further updates!) and then convert to one of the Linux varieties.