Thanks for the replys. My main goal is to have a machine that has all bases covered. No matter what I was planning to do that day, be it burn cds, play dvds, defrag my HDD,etc. Total security protection, application coverage, driver coverage, etc. I was putting up so many apps because I couldn't decide which ones to use and which are better suited to use. I'm just basically looking to have it all, if thats even possible.