[pnosko]

Well, I appreciate your insight, but I think I will stick with Fusion and bet that they will lap Parallels in short order.

Any suggestions for a webcam? There appears to be no standalone isight camera.

Also, how useful is the AirPort Extreme card in a desktop? The store apparently found a machine that came very close to the configuration I wanted, and already has that card in it. I figured it's not too useful since I have a hub where this box will go. If it can serve other devices, it may be useful down the line since my wire/less router is in the basement.