Hey hellgelb.. thanks for the write-up and good luck with that MBA, where are you doing it at? ..oh and I almost forgot to say, nice to see that I'm not alone spec'ing those porches to while away the 'slower' times! I certainly have to agree with you with regards to the escalating power requirements...id convinced myself that id only be happy with nothing less than a X51 and it only took one drive in a Cayman-s to shatter that myth..something tells me that a 987 (no s) would equally suffice.. heres to dreams!