Crimson - To answer the need for speed question - when you just compiled an mp3 layout and want burn yourself an audio CD for the car and have to leave in 10 minutes, a fast burner comes in handy. I have an 8X burner and can burn a full CD in 9 minutes vs. 20 minutes for a 4X burner. Of course this is a pure luxury, but very cool. The same argument can made about anything involved with computers, like CPU's. You can argue that I didn't need to go from a 350 to a 500 to a 933.
LJ