Looks like I'll at least go w/ Pro. Any laptop I get would be used on the network. I could end up doing just about anything on one for my use. For Alice, she's less likely to do typical home version things (absolutely no game playing) but you don't want to get one where she absolutely CAN'T. Thats what bugged me about Vista and is what I'm afraid of. It's kind of like when the national speed limit was 55mph. That didn't mean you made cars so the brakes didn't work at greater speeds.