Terminator: This is what I thought, but ive read people in this thread stating they want to upgrade from w2k to OS X. That would seem like a costly proposition.

In my case, I run a Win2K machine that is my "multimedia" machine (vid cap, games, etc.). It does a fair (not great but fair) job. I've pretty much decided not to follow the XP route, so at the point that Win2K won't work anymore (lack of drivers/support, problems with key apps, whatever) then my plan is not to run OS X on that box (given that I can't) but to buy my first-ever Mac -- unless by that point Linux video capabilities are so much better that it presents a superior alternative.