HP, surprisingly, has the lowest cost of ownership according to the survey published in this article. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3626373.stm or http://tinyurl.com/3f9om -- Tom Brandt Northtech Systems, Inc. 130 S. 1st Street, Suite 220 Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1343 http://www.northtech.com/ * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *